A review of the food hygiene ratings system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resulted in 12 recommendations.
The assessment of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA),
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Lactalis issues three recalls in a week for different incidents
Lactalis has made three separate recalls in the space of one week in England and Australia.
The recall in England involves a cheese potentially containing Listeria monocytogenes. Two recalls in Australia of milk are because
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Tourists, locals shouldn’t expect inspection scores on England’s restaurants; only half use stickers
Almost half of businesses in England don’t display their food hygiene ratings, according to figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Rates of displaying stickers visible from outside the premises was 52 percent in England,
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Four sentenced after guilty pleas in fake holiday food poisoning claim
Four people have been sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, after admitting to making a false holiday sickness claim.
Michael Jameson, 43, Claire Weir, 35, Jane Weir, 38, and Janet Weir,
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LGA calls for display of food hygiene ratings in England
The Local Government Association (LGA) has renewed calls for all businesses serving food in England to be forced to display food hygiene ratings.
Recent figures have shown half of businesses in England do not display
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E. coli a factor in death of British tourists while on vacation in Egypt
E. coli infection played a role in the deaths of two British tourists in Egypt, according to the country’s authorities.
John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley in England, died while on holiday at the Steigenberger
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FSA study reveals antibiotic-resistant bacteria levels in pork and chicken
The amount of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria found in pork and chicken on sale in the United Kingdom has been revealed by a Food Standards Agency survey.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was detected in a proportion
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Analysis shows source of E. coli outbreak was leafy greens
Increased use of ingredient-based analyses is being promoted by researchers after the method was used to identify the source of infection in an E. coli outbreak.
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Campylobacter in chicken liver parfait nearly killed British man
A British man who was admitted to intensive care after an awards banquet in October lost the use of his limbs, his speech and the ability to blink — leaving his eyes wide open and
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Local officials say Brexit could undermine food safety in U.K.
The Local Government Association of the United Kingdom is warning that food safety will be undermined when Brexit begins next year, and continuing forward, if federal authorities don’t take action to ensure uninterrupted access to
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Dozens on school trip sent to hospitals; norovirus suspected
Four dozen British teens and three adults ended up in hospitals in Washington D.C. this past weekend during a school trip that began in New York City.
Although all of the students and adults were
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