Ireland is to look into creating a hygiene rating scheme for food businesses.
Plans were revealed in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) strategy for 2025 to 2029.
From 2025 to 2027, there will be an evaluation of the evidence relating to hygiene rating schemes for businesses and a
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A review of a system in Scotland that combined food hygiene and food standards inspections has found it is not yet working as well as it was hoped.
The Food Law Rating System (FLRS), introduced in 2019, combines the rating systems for food hygiene and food standards by which businesses
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After contracting Salmonella, a former employee at a café in an Australian state has been awarded more than $65,000 (U.S. $42,500).
The ruling from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) relates to an incident in 2017 when the 15-year-old worked at Central Café in Gungahlin.
The female
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A food safety agency has revealed that it conducted more than 103,000 inspection visits in 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) undertook 103,000 inspections during 2023, covering all food establishments within the country. They resulted in 3,391 violations and 27,895 warnings.
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Border controls, recalls and inspection data are some of the highlights from the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) 2023 annual report.
In 2023, 47 percent of the NVWA’s capacity was focused on food safety supervision. Supporters include third parties, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
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Major problems were found after a planned inspection at a meat company that is a supplier to schools and care homes in Lithuania.
A scheduled inspection was undertaken in May at the meat processing company Riamona UAB, in the Alytus district by the local State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT)
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A study has found an association between violations of food safety legislation and a company’s weak financial situation.
The work investigated the link between the financial situation of Finnish businesses and the inspection grades their food production establishments received.
According to the study published in the journal Food Control
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Singapore is making progress on a revised grading system for assessing the food safety performance of establishments.
The Safety Assurance for Food Establishments (SAFE) framework will consider an establishment’s track record and food safety management systems. It will also harmonize the grading systems for retail and non-retail food outlets, which
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidance to help national authorities design and implement risk-based food inspection systems.
Risk-based inspection aims to use resources more efficiently and modernize systems through a scientific and risk-based approach focused on food products and businesses that pose the highest risk to consumer health.
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Progress has been made on guidelines for remote audits but not on a food fraud text, according to reports from a recent Codex meeting.
The Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) met in May in Australia.
The development of draft guidelines on the prevention
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