by theEHP | Apr 27, 2011 | Food Safety
A shop selling uncertified caviar has been ordered to pay nearly £5,520 by a court. Osborne Richardson reports that the Iranian-run business Zaman was found to be supplying outlets with caviar of an unknown source. Read full article here Source: Osborne...
by theEHP | Apr 27, 2011 | Food Safety
Ten primary schools in Stirlingshire, Scotland have failed food hygiene checks in the past year, it has emerged. The Stirling Observer reported that the results came as part of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Food Hygiene Information Scheme, which also rates...
by theEHP | Apr 26, 2011 | Food Safety
Joint work by the Food Standards Agency, the police, trading standards, environmental health officers and customs officials work together to crack a nationwide counterfeit vodka fraud that could have endangered people’s lives. The manager of the limited company that...
by theEHP | Apr 24, 2011 | Food Safety
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has rejected media reports that it plans to scrap Best-before labels in a bid to cut the 8.3m tonnes of food thrown away by households each year. A DEFRA spokesman told FoodProductionDaily.com that...
by theEHP | Apr 24, 2011 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Research, Store
University of Arizona study, showed that PET plastic films infused with apple and one of the antimicrobial ingredients both demonstrated the ability to inhibit development of the bacteria. The film’s natural ingredients may also garner greater consumer approval, added...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Research, Store
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a report of consumers’ views on the use of nanotechnology in food and food packaging. The focus group research, which asked participants about their views on nanotechnology in late 2010 and early 2011, was carried...
