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The UK ends strict controls for beef and poultry from Brazil

By Joe Whitworth on August 1, 2023

The UK has lifted reinforced inspections on meat products from Brazil after analyzing the country’s control system.

The decision covers consignments of beef, poultry, and meat products and preparations exported from Brazil to England, Scotland…

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Forum focuses on UK import controls

By News Desk on June 24, 2023

Members of the logistics and port health sectors have discussed food import controls at the first in a series of stakeholder forums.

More than 20 importers and agents joined one of Britain’s biggest port health…

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English checks uncover illegally imported food

By News Desk on February 15, 2023

Potentially illegal meat and eggs have been discovered after officials stopped a vehicle in England.

The suspected illegally imported products were discovered in a white van going from Romania into Great Britain, via the Port of…

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Study shines a light on conflicts of interest in UK food policy advisory committees

By Joe Whitworth on January 12, 2023

Two academics have looked at the scale of declared conflicts of interest (COIs) in UK food policy-making agencies.

Erik Millstone, from the University of Sussex, and Tim Lang, of the Centre for Food Policy, City…

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UK bans some feeder rodents because of Salmonella outbreak; children particularly at risk

By Joe Whitworth on February 23, 2022

The United Kingdom has banned imports of feeder rodents from Lithuania because of a Salmonella outbreak in humans.

An ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis has been linked to mice imported from Lithuania used as animal…
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UK moves to allow gene-edited crops

By News Desk on September 30, 2021

The United Kingdom government is to change the rules relating to gene editing to allow use of the technology.

The plans were published as part of the government’s response to the gene editing consultation by…
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BSE found in cow in England

By News Desk on September 20, 2021

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

By Joe Whitworth on August 3, 2021

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

By Joe Whitworth on April 27, 2021

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

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…
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