Several egg packers have been fined in England for fraud and altering the best-before dates on products.
Prosecutions occurred between January and March 2025 and involved offences under the Egg
Australians have been urged to look before they cook and read the safety advice on food labels.
The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) issued the call ahead of Australian Food
Foodborne illness was the most important food safety issue identified in a consumer survey in Australia and New Zealand.
The first Consumer Insights Tracker by Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Norway is hoping for an exemption to European rules on shelf-life labeling of eggs, partly because of its good Salmonella record.
In December 2022, an EU regulation entered into force
The Foods Standards Agency (FSA) is looking into what support charities and groups providing food may need to ensure food safety.
The agency commissioned Ipsos UK to look at the
Research in the United Kingdom has revealed five themes around consumer attitudes and behaviors toward eating food past the use-by date.
These include date labeling confusion, treating use-by dates as
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has taken to social media to tackle potential confusion caused by a food waste campaign that encourages consumers to smell, look and taste to determine
Food Standards Scotland’s festive food safety campaign is focusing on “use by” and “best before” dates.
This year’s notice is reminding consumers to pay attention to food labeling
A way to help food businesses know when to apply the “use by” or “best before” date on products has been developed by European experts.
The “use by” date is
Consumers are still at risk from recalled Greenbelt microgreens after Canadian officials updated the best-by date on the products, which could be contaminated with Listeria.
Instead of the previously reported
