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FSA sets out plan to fill gaps in lab system

By Joe Whitworth on September 30, 2022

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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Local authority resources and lab capability on Scotland’s food standards agenda

By News Desk on July 8, 2022

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…

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Food testing gets overhaul in Scotland; feeder mice issue revisited

By Joe Whitworth on April 15, 2022

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…
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Impact of COVID-19 and Brexit on public analysts and food safety testing discussed

By Joe Whitworth on July 1, 2021

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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FSA research confirms sampling decline

By Joe Whitworth on January 19, 2021

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…
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Company fined after five suffer food poisoning from fish

By News Desk on October 2, 2020

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…
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Large decline for food sampling in Scotland

By Joe Whitworth on March 27, 2020

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…
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Experts identify focus areas for Government Chemist program

By News Desk on October 25, 2019

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…
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Chemical analysis gaps found in UK lab review

By Joe Whitworth on September 14, 2019

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…
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Figures show decline in sampling and food standards controls

By Joe Whitworth on September 7, 2019

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…
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