Food Hygiene Recognition Scheme (FHRS)

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has dropped some proposed plans as part of updating food hygiene controls following a consultation.

Several stakeholders raised concerns about a new scoring system and frequencies of planned official controls. They would have applied in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. FSA said the plans will

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Public concern about food safety in the United Kingdom has declined based on results of a survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Results released from May this year show 41 percent of respondents were concerned about food safety in U.K. restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways and 37 percent had
Continue Reading Survey shows slight drop in consumers’ concerns about food safety in UK