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Cost of food ‘major future concern for three quarters of UK consumers’

The cost of food is a “major future concern” for three quarters of UK consumers and the number using a food bank has jumped from one in 10 to nearly one in six since last year, figures suggest. More than one in five (22%) of those surveyed in March ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:43

Sunflower oil shortage sees rapeseed oil added to foods without label changes

Some food products labelled as containing sunflower oil may instead contain refined rapeseed oil as the war in Ukraine affects supplies, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said. Some manufacturers have had to ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Free-range eggs can return to UK shelves from May 2

Free-range eggs will soon return to UK supermarket shelves as measures which were introduced to curb bird flu cases are due to be dropped. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced the mandatory housing ...

25 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Chicken products removed from sale in salmonella alert

A host of retailers have removed sandwiches, wraps and ready meals containing chicken from their shelves following a salmonella outbreak at a UK processing factory. Pret A Manger, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Co-op ...

12 May 2022 at 15:25

Recall of Kinder products widened amid concerns about salmonella

A recall of Kinder chocolate products amid salmonella fears has been extended to include all of those manufactured at a site in Belgium, regardless of their best-before date. Chocolate firm Ferrero has widened the recall to include ...

08 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 57 people infected with salmonella

Some 57 people, mostly young children, have become infected with salmonella in an outbreak linked to Kinder Surprise eggs. Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of the eggs as a precaution while investigations continue ...

04 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak

Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of Kinder Surprise eggs due to a link with salmonella, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said. In an alert, the agency said the recall is due to a “potential link to a ...

04 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Kinder Surprise eggs recalled after 63 people infected with salmonella

Some 63 people in the UK, mostly young children, have become infected with salmonella in an outbreak linked to Kinder Surprise eggs. Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of the eggs as a precaution while ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:25

UK’s edible insect traders call for end to post-Brexit food law confusion

Businesses wanting to sell bugs as food in the UK have warned they are in limbo because of post-Brexit trade law confusion. Ministers have been pressed to update food standards law to stop British traders falling ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Christmas mood dampened as concerns over food costs grow

A vast majority of people have said they are worried about the cost of food during Christmas and New Year, with many turning to cheaper brands and reduced items this year, a new survey has found. The Food ...

22 Dec 2022 at 12:18

Researchers awarded grant to investigate use of edible insects in animal feed

Researchers have been awarded more than £10,000 to investigate using edible insects in animal feed. With such insects hailed as a source of high protein food, experts at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) ...

06 Dec 2022 at 14:19

Covid-19 can remain on some groceries for days – study

Experts say the virus that causes Covid-19 can live on some ready-to-eat groceries for days. But the scientists have advised the risk to consumers remains very low. The tests were carried out for the ...

02 Dec 2022 at 06:40

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