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Public and businesses share thoughts on the food hygiene rating system

By Joe Whitworth on May 2, 2023

Different stakeholders have shared positive and negative opinions on the food hygiene rating system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The research covers the views of local authorities, businesses, and consumers on the Food Hygiene…

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Public health officials take steps to ensure the safety of soft Queso Fresco type cheeses

By Coral Beach on March 24, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration has developed a new strategy to improve the safety of soft Queso Fresco cheeses in response to several outbreaks traced to such cheese.

In 2021 the FDA investigated a deadly…

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FSA assesses the impact of advice to local authorities during COVID-19

By Joe Whitworth on February 16, 2023

Guidance from the Food Standards Agency helped local authorities handle food-related work during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an assessment.

In June 2021, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) provided local authorities with a plan for running…

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FSIS and fixing the problem

By Dr. Michael Fisher on November 28, 2022

Editor’s note: This is part four of a four-part series.

In the previous three articles, I described what I consider the underlying causes of the devolution of FSIS as an organization. Any fool can criticize.

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Audit calls for change to food safety system in Poland

By Joe Whitworth on February 3, 2022

The food safety control system in Poland “leaves much to be desired,” according to the country’s Supreme Audit Office (NIK).

NIK analyzed nine of its inspections carried out in the past six years and five…
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Danish control finds food transport violations

By News Desk on January 23, 2022

Danish authorities have found a quarter of companies don’t follow the rules when collecting or delivering food.

A Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) control campaign from May to September 2021 looked at the transport…
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FDA will continue scaled back inspections for foreign food through March

By News Desk on January 22, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration has extended the previously announced temporary changes to its inspectional activities to ensure the safety of its employees and those of the firms it regulates.

The reduction of inspections comes…
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Study examines impact of FSMS on compliance with food safety rules

By News Desk on January 5, 2022

The frequency of official controls should not be reduced solely based on the existence of a certified food safety management system (FSMS), according to a recent report on a study.

Results from 1,484 official inspections…
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Faces of Food Safety: Meet David Vasquez of the FSIS

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on November 29, 2021
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David Vasquez, supervisory consumer safety inspector (SCSI) at Establishment (Est.) M675 in Hereford, Texas, has been with FSIS for 28 years. He supervises 20 food inspectors (FI), 4 consumer safety inspectors (CSI) and 2…
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Irish food agency details serious challenges in 2020

By Joe Whitworth on October 22, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and resource issues severely challenged the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in 2020, according to the agency’s annual report.

Food inspections, sampling and enforcement orders all declined but food and…
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