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Food standards in focus as IAFP returns to Canada

By Joe Whitworth on July 17, 2023

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…

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FSA projects cover online hygiene ratings and COVID-19 recovery

By News Desk on July 9, 2023

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.

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FSA highlights food safety work at the CIEH conference

By Joe Whitworth on July 6, 2023

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…

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FSA targets risk-based food standards controls

By News Desk on June 13, 2023

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…

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USDA and WFP share food safety thoughts

By Joe Whitworth on June 12, 2023

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.…

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FAO sets out food safety priorities for coming years

By Joe Whitworth on March 28, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has revealed how it will try to help improve food safety over the next few years.

The FAO Strategic Priorities for Food Safety 2022 to…

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FDA and USDA opt out of the joint rule

By News Desk on March 3, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it is withdrawing the 2005 proposed rule, “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization,” in response to comments received in 2005 after the publication…

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Codex adopts outbreak guidelines; other standards debated

By Joe Whitworth on February 17, 2023

A long-awaited report on decisions taken at the latest Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting has finally been published.

The United Nations food standards body met in Rome in November 2022. Codex is an initiative of the…

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FSA sets out plan to fill gaps in lab system

By Joe Whitworth on September 30, 2022

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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UK reviews COVID and Brexit impact on food standards

By Joe Whitworth on June 30, 2022

A reduction in food business inspections and the delay in full import controls are two major issues identified by a recent report on food standards.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) report…

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