Stricter labeling rules on certain food products in Scotland will apply beginning later this year.
The legislation requires businesses to include the product name and a full ingredients list, including allergen information, on foods classified
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Predictions are hard enough during normal times and even though there are several vaccines for Coronavirus, 2021 isn’t going to be the average year.
I do feel safe enough writing that there will be
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Food businesses in England and Northern Ireland will have to include full ingredients labeling on pre-packaged foods by summer 2021.
The new law was announced by Michael Gove, Environment Secretary, and is known as “Natasha’s
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Two people in England died after having allergic reactions linked to eating at Pret A Manger in different incidents.
Celia Marsh, 42, from Wiltshire, died in December 2017 after eating a “super-veg rainbow flatbread” which
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European member states have sent clear signals that staff resources for official controls are increasingly limited, according to a report.
Any potential further reduction risks negatively affecting the levels and quality of controls and capacity
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A food chain assurance system in the United Kingdom is to undergo an overhaul to maintain consumer trust following criticism aimed at it and incidents in the sector.
Red Tractor is a food standards program
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Editor’s note: This essay is a 2017 runner up for the “Publisher’s Award” and was written as part of a food safety litigation class at the University of Arkansas Law School taught by Bill Marler
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Wisconsin and Utah dairy operations and a cheese factory in Pennsylvania received warning letters recently made public by the Food and Drug Administration.
LeRaysville Cheese Factory Inc. in LeRaysville, PA
The Philadelphia district office of
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New labeling guidance from the USDA that is designed to decrease waste by resolving consumer confusion about “best by” and “sell by” dates on food may also boost in-home food safety practices by providing more
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Editor’s note: These are the prepared remarks delivered by Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety 2014-2019, this past week. Many of the challenges and actions he describes mirror situations in the U.S.
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