One case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in a cow on a farm in England.
The animal died and has been removed from the farm in Somerset, according to the Animal and
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UK project gets funding to monitor foodborne pathogens and AMR
A project in the United Kingdom has received funding for the surveillance of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance.
Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) involves the Food Standards Agency (FSA); Food Standards
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Poland promises action to reassure UK on poultry meat safety
Officials from Poland and the United Kingdom have met virtually to discuss the safety of Polish poultry meat after it was linked to several outbreaks.
Grzegorz Puda, Polish minister of Agriculture and Forestry, spoke remotely
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Risk to UK has not risen but delay on EU food checks poses challenges – FSA
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
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England considering gene editing for food
A comment period has been launched in England regarding gene editing of crops and livestock.
The plans were announced by Environment Secretary George Eustice at the virtual Oxford Farming Conference.
Gene editing is different from
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