Introduction As the saying goes, “if it is not safe, it is not food”. Wednesday, 7 June 2023 is World Food Safety Day. It is …
World Food Safety Day 2023 – a time to review, reflect and respond Read More »
Food fraud not only leads to economic loss, which could affect the financial viability of a food business, but can cause significant public health risks. …
Combatting fraudulent practices in the agri-food chain Read More »
A recent welcome addition to the food safety culture ‘library’ is PAS 320:2023, ‘Developing and sustaining a mature food safety culture – Guide’ published in …
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking views on updates to its Technical Guidance on food allergen labelling and information requirements. Responses must be received …
Protecting consumers using “May Contain” statements Read More »
In March 2021, Regulation 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs was amended by Commission Regulation 2021/382. The amendments introduced new provisions relating to allergens, the …
The Food Standards Agency has opened a public consultation on the provision of precautionary allergen labelling (e.g. ‘main contain’) on foods sold in England, Wales …
Food Standards Agency (UK) consultation on precautionary allergen labelling Read More »
The European Commission has published its public consultation on the revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers. The …
EU public consultation on changes to food information rules Read More »
I was delighted to present a live webinar today (28th January 2021) for MBL Seminars on the subject of Brexit and food law. I used …
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) has recently published the latest edition of the Consumer Protection List. The List which is published at regularly intervals sets …
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) reports that during 2012 it took 112 enforcement actions against businesses for non compliance with consumer protection legislation. This includes …
Consumer Protection Enforcement – 2012 Annual Report published by the NCA Read More »
