Food Safety: New EU food labelling regulation is published
The new Food Information Regulation (FIR), designed to make food labelling easier to understand for consumers, has been published by the European Union (EU).
Food Safety: Owner fined £3,788 for cockroach-infested restaurant
Environmental health chiefs have vowed to continue to crack down on traders flouting hygiene regulations after the owner of a former restaurant found to be infested with cockroaches was hit with a court fine.
Food Safety: Home dishcloths – 90% harbour dangerous levels of bacteria
Research released earlier this year by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) reveals that over 90% of home dish cloths contain potentially life threatening bugs like E. coli.
Food Safety: 90% of Campylobacter outbreaks at catering venues due to undercooked chicken liver pate
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) have revealed that over 90% of Campylobacter food poisoning outbreaks at catering venues in 2011 were linked to chicken liver pate consumption. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding caterers to cook poultry livers thoroughly to avoid the risk of food poisoning.
Food Safety: Restaurant owner pleads guilty to food hygiene offences
The owner of a Sutton town centre restaurant has pleaded guilty to a string of offences that put the health of diners at risk
Food Safety: FSA publish research on norovirus levels in oysters
Research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) shows that a significant proportion (76%) of oysters tested from UK oyster growing beds contained norovirus. The virus was detected at low levels in more than half of the positive samples (52%).
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