A review of the food hygiene ratings system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resulted in 12 recommendations.
The assessment of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA),
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Tourists, locals shouldn’t expect inspection scores on England’s restaurants; only half use stickers
Almost half of businesses in England don’t display their food hygiene ratings, according to figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Rates of displaying stickers visible from outside the premises was 52 percent in England,
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USDA gives gives green light to raw pork from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s raw pork exports to the United States may continue after a favorable on-site audit of that country’s meat inspection system by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
FSIS let Northern Ireland’s Chief
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OIG says USDA reviews of exporting countries are inadequate
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines,” said early-American philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
But in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at
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Two British food executives imprisoned for horse meat scheme
Two British food company executives are behind bars for the the role they played in Europe’s 2012 scandal that saw horse meat passed off as beef.
Andronicos Sideras, owner of Dinos and Sons Ltd., and
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Northern Ireland’s FSA opens comment period on novel foods
Comments, that began on April 4, 2017 and continue to June 27, 2017, are being taken by the Food Standards Agency for Northern Ireland about enforcement of novel foods by food businesses.
The agency says
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USDA Doing More "Species Testing" on Imported Beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food safety unit is going to do more “species testing” on imported beef products from Iceland, Ireland, Poland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, but it will be doing more
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Six More Cases Confirmed in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Belfast Restaurant
Six more people are confirmed to be victims of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened almost 300 people in Northern Ireland. One restaurant, Flicks, has been named as the source of the illnesses.
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Northern Ireland’s Largest E. coli Outbreak Tapers Off After Restaurant Closure
An estimated 290 people are now thought to have been sickened in what has become the largest E. coli outbreak to affect Northern Ireland. Health officials announced Wednesday that 124 cases have been confirmed and
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282 Now Ill in Northern Ireland’s ‘Worst Ever’ E. coli Outbreak
The number suspected ill in an E. coli outbreak connected to a Belfast restaurant has risen to at least 282, Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency announced on Tuesday. The number ill consists of 119
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Northern Ireland’s Largest E. coli Outbreak Hits 269
Update: Since this article was originally published, eight more cases of E. coli O157:H7 were confirmed to be part of this outbreak, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 98. There are an additional
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