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
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)
An increase in problems at food outlets and a rise in new registrations are hampering local authority efforts to get back to pre-pandemic performance on food checks.
A report at
There are signs that local authorities are getting back on track with food work amid the pandemic but there is still large uncertainty, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Food Standards Scotland has opened a comment period on plans to change the way food standards issues are handled with a new enforcement notice.
The comment period on the new
Only a quarter of British people trust food from the United States, according to a survey.
Research conducted online by YouGov with more than 3,500 adults across the United
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out a plan of how local authorities can get back to food hygiene and standards work after dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
The
Some products have gone through an English port without the necessary controls, according to the Food Standards Agency’s chief executive.
Emily Miles said the items came through the European
More than half of local authorities in England are not taking on trainees or apprentices in environmental health because of funding and capacity issues, according to a survey.
The Chartered
Accuracy of remote assessments was a key concern raised by most local authorities, according to an evaluation of the technique’s use during the pandemic.
Local authority officers feared information
Food testing has decreased in recent years because of budget and resource pressures and some local authorities do little or none of it, according to FSA research.
The Food Standards
The number of public complaints about food and food sites spanning three countries has increased, according to a report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Local authorities recorded nearly
