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 million ($2.2 million) per year, which
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The pressures on local authorities and food laboratories were among the issues discussed at the latest Food Standards Scotland (FSS) board meeting.
One plan to resolve the situation is for a nationally funded official laboratory
Continue Reading Local authority resources and lab capability on Scotland’s food standards agenda
Scotland is planning a new food sampling strategy to tackle challenges associated with the current approach to testing.
The proposed model has four strands of surveillance managed and funded by Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and
Continue Reading Food testing gets overhaul in Scotland; feeder mice issue revisited
Public analyst laboratories are facing a number of challenges but there are also opportunities, according to the president of the Association of Public Analysts (APA) in the United Kingdom.
APA members are appointed public analysts
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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 Agency (FSA) did a small
Continue Reading FSA research confirms sampling decline
A catering company in Wales has been fined in relation to five people who became ill from eating mackerel in July 2019.
DM Catering (Pembs) Ltd. was fined £2,550 ($3,300) by Haverfordwest magistrates in late
Continue Reading Company fined after five suffer food poisoning from fish
There has been a significant reduction in food sampling across Scotland in the past few years, according to a report.
An analysis of information from the Scottish Food Sampling Database (SFSD) indicated there had been
Continue Reading Large decline for food sampling in Scotland
A group of experts has identified persistent issues with allergen testing and depleted resources, skills, scientific capability and sampling as key drivers influencing the food and feed sector.
A total of 43 stakeholders including representatives
Continue Reading Experts identify focus areas for Government Chemist program
Gaps in capability to perform some chemical analyses have been identified in a review into official laboratories in the United Kingdom.
The review assessed the capacity, capability, and governance of the U.K. official food and
Continue Reading Chemical analysis gaps found in UK lab review
The number of official samples taken and food standards controls in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has declined from last year, according to statistics published by the Food Standards Agency.
Figures cover food law enforcement
Continue Reading Figures show decline in sampling and food standards controls
