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BRC Global Standards Food Safety Europe 2013
An excellent opportunity for food safety professionals, managers and food business owners to learn about the latest thinking in food safety assurance, including the opportunity to participate in the break-out…
Sustainability in the food industry
In an Europe which has now had 10 years of stringent food safety legislation, food companies are seeking other ways to differentiate themselves, with many choosing sustainability as the way…
As the news surrounding the horse and pig meat found in beef products continues we look at some lessons for the future: We all need to await for the outcome…
Even though Christmas itself is nearly a month and a half away the Food Standards Agency, usefully, is issuing the first warnings. Read them here and don’t be sick this…
The Hygiene Council have issued some shocking facts from a swabbing study of 140 homes in seven countries in a recent report on their website. The Hygiene Council is a…
Major US recall of hard boiled eggs
The FDA has reported a major recall of specific lot dates of hard cooked eggs in brine, sold to distributors and manufacturers, after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of Listeria…
BRC Global Standards Global Food Safety Standard Issue 6 Guidelines
Users of the BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Food Safety, now in its 6th issue, will be very pleased to note the publication of the official guidelines from TSO online….
The EFSA update reports that the Salmonella stanley outbreak affecting several EU countries is quite possibly linked to the turkey production chain, but that other meat sources cannot be ruled…
Salmonella in cantaloupe melons
Following the earlier outbreak from Listeria in cantaloupe melons there is now an outbreak from Salmonella typhimurium also linked to cantaloupe melon according to a report in Just-Food. This has…