More than 5,200 consumer complaints about food safety were submitted to a dedicated service in Belgium in 2024.
The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) consumer contact point received 5,222 complaints. This is up from 4,865 complaints in 2023.
In 2024, 21 complaints per working day
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Almost half of respondents to a survey in Northern Ireland have been served raw or undercooked meat at a barbecue.
The poll revealed 45 percent of barbecue-goers in summer were given items such as burgers, chicken and sausages but left them untouched because of the risk of food poisoning.
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Continue Reading Irish survey highlights barbecue food safety risks
More than three-quarters of Irish people don’t know the correct temperature to cook their turkey, according to a survey.
Among respondents in the Republic of Ireland, 27 percent were concerned about undercooking the turkey and being sure it was safe to eat while 7 percent were worried about overcooking and
Continue Reading Irish survey shows gaps in turkey cooking knowledge
More than half of Northern Ireland’s home cooks are unclear about how to barbeque meat to the correct safe temperatures, according to recently released survey results.
Results revealed that 55 percent of participants didn’t know what temperature meat should be cooked to. Responses ranged from 30 degrees C to 260
Continue Reading Survey finds people unsure of safe meat cooking temperatures
A quarter of home cooks are nervous about cooking the Christmas meal, according to research by “safefood.”
The online poll of more than 300 adults across Northern Ireland in late November also found that one in six people aged between 18 and 34 years old will be cooking their first
Continue Reading Northern Irish home cooks nervous ahead of Christmas meal
Only one fourth of businesses in England with food hygiene ratings of zero to two are displaying their numbers, according to FSA research.
Almost three quarters of those with a 5 are displaying their rating compared to 45 percent with a 4 and 31 percent with a score of 3.
Continue Reading Only a quarter of firms with low hygiene ratings display scores
Between USDA’s on-site verification audit of the United Kingdom’s meat inspection system July 15-Aug.2, 2019, and last Friday’s public release of the report, Britain left the European Union.
The report, which contains “no systemic findings,” does acknowledge the audit was conducted before Jan. 31, 2020, when the UK implemented Brexit
Continue Reading New equivalency audit for UK meat was completed under EU regulations
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), was done between October 2018 and January 2019 by John Barnes, a food safety consultant
Continue Reading Recommendations made in food hygiene ratings system review
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, 87 percent in Wales and 84 percent in Northern Ireland. Display became mandatory in Wales
Continue Reading Tourists, locals shouldn’t expect inspection scores on England’s restaurants; only half use stickers
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 Veterinarian Robert Huey know the draft final report of the audit was available by letter
Continue Reading USDA gives gives green light to raw pork from Northern Ireland
