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Seafood firm fined for breaking food safety rules

By News Desk on May 8, 2023

A food business in the Republic of Ireland has been convicted of violating food safety rules.

O Cathain Iasc Teoranta based in the town of Dingle, in the county of Kerry, was found to have…

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Dead mouse found at McDonald's. Picture: Waltham Forest Council

Separate hygiene breaches prompt fines at McDonald’s and Subway in UK

By News Desk on May 4, 2023

McDonald’s has been hit with a fine of more than half a million dollars after a mouse infestation was found at one of its branches in England.

The fast food chain was fined £475,000 ($596,500)…

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Public and businesses share thoughts on the food hygiene rating system

By Joe Whitworth on May 2, 2023

Different stakeholders have shared positive and negative opinions on the food hygiene rating system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The research covers the views of local authorities, businesses, and consumers on the Food Hygiene…

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EU escalates enforcement action against Romania

By Joe Whitworth on April 21, 2023

The European Commission has stepped up legal action against Romania for failing to follow rules on the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Romanian authorities have established national laws that are not in line with food hygiene requirements…

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FSA shares latest findings on consumer food safety practices

By Joe Whitworth on March 11, 2023

Insights into people’s food safety approach when in the home, eating out, and ordering online have been provided by a survey.

Food and You 2 is a survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

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UK group updates hygiene advice for butchers

By News Desk on February 5, 2023

An association for butchers and small abattoirs in England and Wales has updated food hygiene advice.

National Craft Butchers (NCB) has reviewed existing assured advice and launched a food safety management system for butchers.

Since…

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Hygiene concerns raised by takeaway rule change during COVID-19

By News Desk on December 30, 2022

Measures making it easier for food businesses to operate as takeaways during the COVID-19 pandemic led to issues around food hygiene, according to scientists.

Researchers analyzed the effect COVID-19 had on the North East hot…

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Updated hygiene guide launched for caterers

By News Desk on December 1, 2022

An updated version of a hygiene standards guide for the catering sector has been published by a trade group in the United Kingdom.

UKHospitality represents more than 730 companies operating around 85,000 venues across the sector in England, Scotland…

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A third of English sites not showing food hygiene score, finds survey

By Joe Whitworth on October 13, 2022

A third of food outlets in England don’t display a food hygiene rating but the figure has decreased over recent years, according to a survey.

In Northern Ireland and Wales, businesses are legally required to…

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Councils finding more problems during business inspections

By Joe Whitworth on June 22, 2022

An increase in problems at food outlets and a rise in new registrations are hampering local authority efforts to get back to pre-pandemic performance on food checks.

A report at the Food Standards Agency’s business…

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