Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Campylobacter from chicken has increased in the United Kingdom in the past two decades, according to a report.
The report, from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and published by the
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has outlined plans to support the existing laboratory network which it says is in a “precarious position”.
The agency has obtained funding of £2.1 million ($2.2 million) per year, which
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Salmonella in breaded chicken and ethylene oxide were two of the main incidents handled this past year by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The FSA was notified of 2,336 food and feed safety incidents in England, Northern
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Krispy Kreme has been fined more than £200,000 ($234,000) in England after a sharp piece of metal was found in a doughnut.
The company pleaded guilty to three food hygiene and safety offenses earlier this
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Groups have called for a system that monitors fatal allergic reactions in the United Kingdom to receive continued support.
The British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) is leading the request for additional funding
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There has been a decline in consumer handwashing from mid-2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on results from a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey.
Between April 2020 and January 2022, the proportion who reported handwashing
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Lidl has reported Campylobacter in chicken levels above the FSA’s target for the second quarter of 2022.
The supermarket chain recorded 8 percent of birds in the highest category which is up from 2 percent
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Authorities in the United Kingdom have repeated a warning about Listeria in fish as part of an outbreak involving three deaths.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and the UK Health Security
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The Foods Standards Agency (FSA) is looking into what support charities and groups providing food may need to ensure food safety.
The agency commissioned Ipsos UK to look at the journey food takes from suppliers
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Potentially hazardous shellfish have been seized in the United Kingdom while officials in New Zealand are urging people not to eat illegally sold mussels.
In the UK, Operation Pearl discovered shellfish being illegally harvested from
Continue Reading Seafood safety on radar of authorities in UK and New Zealand