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
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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,”
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),
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,
Continue Reading Tourists, locals shouldn’t expect inspection scores on England’s restaurants; only half use stickers
The Local Government Association of the United Kingdom is warning that food safety will be undermined when Brexit begins next year, and continuing forward, if federal authorities don’t take action to ensure uninterrupted access to
Continue Reading Local officials say Brexit could undermine food safety in U.K.
Ten years after the death of 5-year-old Mason Jones from E. coli O157:H7, Lord Justice of Appeal Patrick Elias has decided to let the 2010 inquest into the boy’s death stand. Elias found there
Continue Reading UK High Court: 2010 Inquest into Boy’s E. Coli Death Will Stand
Health officials in England are tracking an outbreak of E. coli O157 linked to prepackaged salad that has sickened 38 people. The Verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) cases were first identified in early August 2015 by
Continue Reading 38 Sickened in UK E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Prepackaged Salad
British public-health investigators are tracking the source of a Salmonella outbreak which has put nine people in the hospital and sickened 57. Those who became ill range in age from an infant to an 87-year-old.
Continue Reading Nine Hospitalized in British Salmonella Outbreak
The report from the so-called “supershedders” conference on the future of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) research — held recently in Scotland — is out. It identifies key knowledge gaps and recommends areas for future research.
Continue Reading E. coli Conference: Research Should Focus on the Source
Just before the 2012 Summer Olympics, restaurants in London are publicly posting their inspection ratings for the first time.
It’s not an A-to-F letter grade like those now seen in many locations in the United
Continue Reading London Restaurants Post Food Inspection Scores
Sharon Mills, the mother of 5-year-old Mason Jones, who died in 2005 in the largest-ever E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Wales, has been nominated for Mum of the Year.
Mills, 36, is being recognized for
Continue Reading Food Safety Advocate Nominated as 'Mum of Year'
