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New food allergen rules for consumers

12 December 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

The 2 million people in the UK who live with food allergies will be able to buy food and eat out with more confidence because of new EU rules coming into effect tomorrow, Saturday 13 December 2014...

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FSA advice about avian (bird) flu

19 November 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

On the basis of current scientific evidence, our advice is that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers...

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FSA reiterates advice about dangers of children consuming raw drinking milk

7 November 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

In the light of three separate incidents involving six cases of E.coli O157, including five cases in children, potentially linked to the consumption of raw drinking milk, the FSA is reiterating its advice that this sort of milk should not be consumed by children and other vulnerable people...

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Update on campylobacter survey publication

8 September 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency has confirmed its plans for publishing the quarterly results from its survey of campylobacter on shop-bought chicken...

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Acrylamide and furan survey results published

2 September 2014 | By Food Standards Agency

The FSA has published the results from its latest study looking at levels of the process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a wide range of UK retail foods...

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SME food allergen labelling guidance published

4 August 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

The FSA is issuing technical guidance to help small and medium-sized businesses comply with new rules on allergen labelling and information, which take effect later this year...

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FSA investigation into poultry plants

28 July 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

The FSA has been following up the evidence highlighted by The Guardian’s investigations at 2 Sisters plants in Anglesey and Scunthorpe...