Research from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed that food, water, chopping boards, cleaning cloths and security wristbands sampled from mobile and outdoor food vendors were contaminated with a range of bacteria including E.coli.
The Food Standards Agency has produced a summary of its research published in February and March 2013. The eight areas of research include an evaluation into reducing the shedding of E.coli in cattle in the UK, the safety of sous vide foods and new approaches for managing foodborne disease outbreaks.
theEHP consistently reported on Local Authority prosecutions. As part of our 2012 review, we have carried out an analysis of Environmental Health prosecution.
Recommendations on the transparent use of risk assessment in decisions on food safety have been welcomed by the Food Standards Agency.
The aim of this project was to identify high level consumers who eat large amounts of lead-shot wild-game meat in Scotland and to investigate consumption habits and behaviours of these consumers.
This review of current practices in the management of Listeria monocytogenes in the smoked fish sector aimed to develop information for food business operators and local food authorities on the key risk areas from farm to end-product for L. monocytogenes contamination and the monitoring and management of these.
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