The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has dropped criminal action against meat supplier Russell Hume because of a “technical legal error” made during the investigation.
The investigation into the meat supplier
Premises operating as illegal cutting plants, counterfeit alcohol, allegations of extending use-by dates, and relabeling overseas products were among cases dealt with this year by a food crime unit.
The
Red meat, fish, alcohol and wild shellfish have been highlighted as high risk and vulnerable to food crime in Scotland.
Food Standards Scotland’s Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit
The Food Standards Agency is currently more concerned about issues relating to food standards than hygiene, according to the authority’s chief executive.
Emily Miles, chief executive of the Food
More than 1,000 reports of food crime were made to the National Food Crime Unit last year, according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
A CIPS
The boss of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit has spoken of the need for industry input to tackle problems and urged patience for those eager to hear results
The food safety and standards system in the United Kingdom is showing signs of “strain,” according to a report by the country’s National Audit Office (NAO).
The report discusses
The Food Standards Agency is ready for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union with a new approach to understand risk and more surveillance, according to the authority’s
Food safety, plastic packaging and blockchain were key topics discussed at an industry event this past week. The Future Food Conference was hosted by the British Standards Institution (BSI) in
The United Kingdom’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is doing a bit of outreach this year. The 2-year old unit for busting food crimes is inviting people to fill
‘Food Crime Confidential’ – a reporting facility where food crime can be reported safely and in confidence, over the phone and through email has been launched in the United Kingdom.
“Food
The National Food Crime Unit set up two years ago by the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom is about to get its first outside review. Set up in
