Skip to content
Sponsored by Marler Clark
Sponsored by Marler Clark, Inc., PS
Food Safety News logo

Food Safety News

Breaking news for everyone's consumption

Menu

HomeOutbreaksRecallsDirectoryEventsAbout UsMedia KitContact Us
Search
Close

Food Safety News

BREXIT

Subscribe to BREXIT
dreamstime_food testing lab sampling

Report reveals pandemic and Brexit impact on UK food microbiology lab

By News Desk on October 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and EU exit put “pressure” on the United Kingdom’s main lab for food microbiology, according to an annual report.

The UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology is Public Health England.
Continue Reading Report reveals pandemic and Brexit impact on UK food microbiology lab

Brexit concept

UK further delays border control checks on EU food imports

By Joe Whitworth on September 16, 2021

The United Kingdom has again pushed back border control checks for some food products imported from the European Union.

The UK government cited the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses and supply chains for…
Continue Reading UK further delays border control checks on EU food imports

Brexit concept

UK border posts in race to be ready for EU import checks

By Joe Whitworth on July 9, 2021

Concerns have been raised again that several border control posts in the United Kingdom may not be ready by January when checks on some imports from Europe are scheduled to come into force.

Physical checks…
Continue Reading UK border posts in race to be ready for EU import checks

dreamstime_micro_food standards_food safety_meat

Impact of COVID-19 and Brexit on public analysts and food safety testing discussed

By Joe Whitworth on July 1, 2021

Public analyst laboratories are facing a number of challenges but there are also opportunities, according to the president of the Association of Public Analysts (APA) in the United Kingdom.

APA members are appointed public analysts…
Continue Reading Impact of COVID-19 and Brexit on public analysts and food safety testing discussed

Government Newswire Feeds

FDA
USDA
CDC
CFIA
dreamstime_meat world global trade

Risk to UK has not risen but delay on EU food checks poses challenges – FSA

By Joe Whitworth on April 6, 2021

The overall risk to food safety has not increased as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

The authority officials also said the agency has…
Continue Reading Risk to UK has not risen but delay on EU food checks poses challenges – FSA

Mark Booth FSANZ FSA IFRA 2021

FSANZ and Codex speak at FSA regulatory analysis conference

By Joe Whitworth on March 25, 2021

Risk in food safety, the coronavirus pandemic, and the role of regulators were among topics discussed at a recent virtual event organized by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Sessions on day one of the first…
Continue Reading FSANZ and Codex speak at FSA regulatory analysis conference

Customer In Restaurant Complaining To Waitress About Food

Irish complaints include hair, snails, moths, stones, live insects in food

By News Desk on February 24, 2021

Consumer complaints in 2020 included hair in foods, glass in soup and insects and rodent droppings in products, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

In total, 2,772 grievances were handled by the…
Continue Reading Irish complaints include hair, snails, moths, stones, live insects in food

Brexit concept

Warning of border disruptions as UK and EU seal trade deal

By Joe Whitworth on December 30, 2020

The United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a trade deal just days before the end of the transition period; countries in UK will be on their own.

People in the UK voted to…
Continue Reading Warning of border disruptions as UK and EU seal trade deal

Food Safety Handwritten With Red Marker

Call for evidence on food safety framework

By Joe Whitworth on December 5, 2020

A House of Commons committee in the United Kingdom has called for evidence after the publication of a common framework for food safety.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee request for written submissions is…
Continue Reading Call for evidence on food safety framework

rules illustration

Clarity urged for post Brexit food safety policies

By Joe Whitworth on November 14, 2020

Members of a parliamentary committee have called for greater clarity about food safety after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee is looking at how the Food…
Continue Reading Clarity urged for post Brexit food safety policies

Post navigation

 Newer PostsOlder Posts 

FSN Editors Show/Hide

  • Dan Flynn
  • Coral Beach
FSN Writers & Contributors​

Stay Connected

RSS Facebook Twitter Subscribe LinkedIn

Subscribe by email

Events Calendar

Food Recalls

  • 40 thousand pounds of lamb recalled because of lack of import reinspection
  • Florida company recalls more than 6 tons of illegally imported pork rinds
  • Sedgwick releases Q1 U.S. product recall index report including FDA and USDA data
  • Energy drinks recalled in Canada because of high levels of caffeine
More Recalls

Editorials & Guest Opinions

Publisher’s Platform: If you visited a Taco Bell in Everett or Lake Stevens on May 22 or 23 you have less than 2 weeks to get a Hepatitis A vaccine

By Bill Marler on May 30, 2023

All you can eat – Insights into the enduring prevalence of food safety litigation

By Guest Contributor on May 30, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Thank you to Susan Mayne for leadership at CFSAN

By Guest Opinion on May 28, 2023
More Op-Eds
Letters to the Editor

Latest from Twitter

Tweets by @foodsafetynews

Food Safety Guides

  • Cooking Temperatures
  • Cross-Contamination
  • Foodborne Pathogens
Find Your Health Department
Restaurant Inspections
eFood Alert Blog
Marler Blog
Marler Clark, Inc., PS logo
1012 First Avenue
Fifth Floor
Seattle, Washington 98104-1008
RSS Facebook Twitter Subscribe LinkedIn
  • Consumer Education
  • Enforcement
  • Events
  • Food Policy & Law
  • Food Recalls
  • Food Safety Guides
  • Foodborne Illness Investigations
  • Nutrition & Public Health
  • Opinion & Contributed Articles
  • Science & Research
  • Sustainability
  • Technology
  • Victim Stories
  • World
  • Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
  • For Foodies
  • Government Agencies
  • Lawsuits & Litigation
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Local Food
  • Media Kit
Copyright © 2023, Marler Clark, Inc., PS. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy PolicyLegal StatementAdvertise
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo