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UK public want imports to meet domestic standards

By News Desk on November 8, 2020

Two-thirds of people in the United Kingdom want future meat and dairy imports to be up to the same standards as those produced domestically, a survey has found.

The Yonder poll, commissioned by Eating Better,…
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Food standards amendment backed in UK Ag Bill

By Joe Whitworth on September 27, 2020

An amendment to the Agriculture Bill on food import standards has been approved in the United Kingdom.

Other proposed changes include asking the government to think again on the use of pesticides, climate change targets,…
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UK repeats desire to protect food standards in U.S. trade talks

By News Desk on July 2, 2020

The second round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom has ended with food standards, including safety, still high on the agenda.

Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) took place from…
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Which? renews mandatory hygiene rating call

By Joe Whitworth on April 28, 2020

A consumer group wants mandatory display of food hygiene ratings across the United Kingdom so people can make informed choices when dining out.

Which? said it was concerned consumers are at risk of being left…
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UK public concerned about lower meat standards in future trade deals

By News Desk on March 1, 2020

More than four fifths of people are concerned about laws on meat quality standards being relaxed so trade deals can be secured with the United States and other countries, according to Unison, a union in…
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NAO report finds problems with UK food safety system

By Joe Whitworth on June 13, 2019

The food safety and standards system in the United Kingdom is showing signs of “strain,” according to a report by the country’s National Audit Office (NAO).

The report discusses the effectiveness of current regulations to…
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Survey shows decrease of campylobacter in UK fresh chicken

By News Desk on June 15, 2017

The British Food Standards Agency on Wednesday published the latest results from its survey of campylobacter on fresh, shop-bought, United Kingdom-produced chickens, reporting a drop of almost 10 percent compared to 2016.

Across the market,…
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Cookbooks in the kitchen called ‘bio-hazard waiting to happen’

By News Desk on October 27, 2016

A U.K. food safety expert says that cookbooks have so much potentially harmful bacteria clinging to their pages that they should be banned from the kitchen. According to Richard Conroy, home cooks are underestimating the…

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UK Stores Pressured to Reduce Campylobacter on Fresh Whole Chicken

By News Desk on January 21, 2015

The Consumers’ Association in the United Kingdom, which goes by the brand name Which?, is following up on the recent release of fresh whole chicken Campylobacter contamination rates by supermarket chain by asking chief executives…
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