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FSA looks at consumer attitudes to buying food online

By Joe Whitworth on January 25, 2023

Factors such as the seller and the product type influence consumer trust in the hygiene and safety of food sold online, according to research.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned research to understand consumer attitudes…

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FSA looking into risks from online food sales

By Joe Whitworth on January 13, 2022

Efforts to quantify the level of risk posed by food sold online are at an early stage, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom.

In a paper presented at the latest…
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Survey explores trend of buying food from online, home sellers

By News Desk on March 22, 2021

More than a third of people in the United Kingdom were unaware that takeaways and food businesses were required by law to undergo safety and hygiene checks, according to a survey.

People in the UK…
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Four convicted for fake food poisoning claim

By News Desk on March 2, 2021

Four people have been convicted in England for making a false holiday food poisoning claim.

Two men and two women from Middlesbrough were sentenced to four months in prison, after issuing fraudulent compensation claims for…
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Briefly: Raw truth for pets — Fair food — Yelp all about it

By News Desk on January 17, 2018

Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the…
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UK’s Food Standards Agency Monitoring Tweets to Detect Outbreaks Sooner

By News Desk on November 13, 2015

The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reportedly been systematically checking for Twitter hashtags such as #sick and #barf in order to identify potential foodborne illness outbreaks. According to the agency’s chief scientific adviser, FSA…
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Could Yelp and Twitter Become Tools to Detect Foodborne Outbreaks?

By James Andrews on September 18, 2014

Social media platforms such as Yelp and Twitter have significantly altered the online landscape for restaurants. Now anyone with an Internet connection and an opinion can broadcast their thoughts to others interested in visiting. But…
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How Health and Food Safety Risk Communicators Can Engage Social Media

By News Desk on August 8, 2014

“With the ubiquitous nature of social media in current society, health and food safety risk communicators should be taking advantage of these platforms to provide information and engage the public,” reads a recent article in…
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It's Not All About the Science

By Aurora Saulo on October 30, 2013

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2013 edition of Food Safety Magazine. The author has provided a number of references listed at the end of the article. “GMO health risks,”[1] “The sweet lowdown:…
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Social Media Apps Use Twitter to Track Illness Outbreaks

By Beth Krietsch on August 19, 2013

The opportunity to use social media platforms to report and track foodborne illnesses is becoming increasingly feasible as more and more people use social media to discuss the ins and outs of daily life. In…
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