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Ireland sees a large increase in food poisoning complaints

By News Desk on March 23, 2023

Public complaints to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) advice line went up this past year with a sharp rise in food poisoning reports.

There were 4,058 complaints from consumers in 2022, with about 1,200…

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The Ferrero Salmonella incident drove the rise in public questions

By News Desk on March 17, 2023

The Ferrero Salmonella contamination incident led to a sharp rise in consumer requests for information, according to data from Belgium’s food agency.

On average, 45 complaints and questions are received by the Federal Agency for…

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Belgium sees spike in complaints relating to food sold online

By Joe Whitworth on March 2, 2023

Belgian authorities recorded 240 complaints in 2022 about the sale of food products online, according to a new report.

The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) has inspectors specializing in e-commerce…

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Survey finds Irish people unsure how to make food complaint

By News Desk on June 17, 2022

Many people in Ireland do not know how to make a complaint to authorities about unfit food or poor hygiene practices, according to a survey.

Research commissioned by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)…

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Oatly recalls drink because of Bacillus cereus; 2 sick with 27 other complaints filed

By Joe Whitworth on April 1, 2022

Oatly has blamed a quality issue for recalling an oat drink in two European countries.

The company has received 29 complaints and two people reported stomach illness.

Detection of Bacillus cereus led to the recall…
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Public food complaints in Ireland up in 2021

By News Desk on March 6, 2022

There was a rise in the number of consumer complaints to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) advice line in 2021.

A total of 3,414 complaints were made, with 36 percent relating to unfit…
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Belgian hotline received nearly 4,000 food complaints in 2021

By News Desk on February 23, 2022

The Belgian food agency’s consumer contact point received almost 4,000 complaints in 2021.

The 3,929 complaint count is up slightly from 3,605 in 2020, but this reflects the re-opening of caterers, restaurants and takeaways after…
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Irish agency highlights key food safety lessons during COVID-19

By Joe Whitworth on December 16, 2021

Four lessons have been identified involving regulation during COVID-19 by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

They include the role of early warning and emerging risk systems to help authorities respond quickly to new…
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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…
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Rise in consumer food complaints noted by FSA

By Joe Whitworth on December 1, 2020

The number of public complaints about food and food sites spanning three countries has increased, according to a report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Local authorities recorded nearly 71,000 complaints about food safety…
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