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Repealing EU laws poses ‘significant risk’ to food standards, says watchdog

Scottish consumers have been cautioned over the potential for “major” impacts on food safety and standards if legislation on retained EU law is progressed in its current form. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) issued the warning after Thursday’s ...

23 Sept 2022 at 11:36

Scotland

Warning over loch’s shellfish after raised levels of toxins identified

A “raised” level of toxins found in shellfish from a loch in the Western Isles may make the seafood unsafe for humans to eat. The region’s local authority warned consuming produce such as mussels, cockles, or razor fish from West Loch Roag ...

21 Jul 2022 at 22:46

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 ...

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 ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Food watchdog widening sphere from safety to health and sustainability

The UK’s food watchdog is to widen its sphere from safety to the health and sustainability of products sold in the UK in response to changing consumer priorities. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said its focus remained on ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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