A global food standards-setting body has made progress on a range of issues, including E. coli in sprouts and vegetables, Vibrio in seafood, and food hygiene in traditional markets.
The Codex Committee on Food Hygiene meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed the outstanding parts of guidelines adopted in November 2023 at
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Outcomes from a workshop have shown that people don’t want diverging food safety standards between nations in the United Kingdom, according to research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Reasons given for these views include thinking it would mean additional complications for businesses and consumers, impact trade, and lead
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has expressed concern that local authorities do not have the resources to deliver food controls.
Local authorities are responsible for enforcing compliance with food safety and standards legislation for food businesses. The FSA monitors and reports on their performance but does not decide how they are funded.
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Food agencies in the United Kingdom have raised resource concerns in a report on food standards.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) published a report reviewing food standards across the UK. It looked at whether they have improved, declined or stayed the same in 2022 and
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The majority of Codex members are satisfied with the reach and usefulness of Codex texts, according to a survey.
Findings come from the first survey undertaken in 2022 on the use and impact of Codex texts.
Ninety-eight of 189 Codex members responded to the poll. It focused on the following
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TORONTO — Food safety professionals were encouraged to have a “stocktaking moment” during the opening session of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) symposium here.
Delivering the Ivan Parkin lecture, Sarah Cahill, a long-time IAFP member and senior food standards officer at the Codex Alimentarius Commission, said people should
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The rate of food hygiene scores displayed online is very low, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) project.
FSA wants to make display of Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) ratings mandatory for businesses online. Physical display is required in Wales and Northern Ireland but not in England.
A sample
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Changes to consumer behavior, regulation, and resource issues are factors impacting food safety, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Katie Pettifer, strategy and regulatory compliance director at the FSA, recently said change is becoming a theme after speaking at the event last year on how constant change was the
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a revised model for delivering food standards controls.
These checks are carried out by local authorities or district councils to make sure food produced and sold by businesses is safe and what it says it is.
FSA said the changes will help
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Codex standards play a vital role in ensuring food safety, according to the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety.
José Emilio Esteban said standards set in Codex are science-based and the science is applicable worldwide.
“They are established at every stage in the food production process. So they cover pathogens
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