Portuguese authorities have cracked down on operators handling meat, eggs, wine, cheese and mollusks in various operations over recent months but have recently opted to go on strike.
Earlier this month, the Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) took action against a meat producer and distributor in Braga. Despite having
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More than 90 people look set to lose their jobs at the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) as part of savings plans.
The agency estimates that it will have to terminate the employment of 93 people. Dismissals are planned to be carried out by Sept. 30 and no later than Nov.
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) was involved in another two E. coli outbreaks in the United Kingdom in the final quarter of 2022.
In the first, APHA helped Public Health Wales investigate two human cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O145 linked to a private collection of
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Some food safety staff at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are being asked if they want to go on strike because of their pay.
Several hundred meat inspectors, vets, and office-based staff in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are involved, said Unison, a union in the United Kingdom.
Mike Short, Unison’s
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