Acrylamide in Food – Guidance for Caterers
Food businesses will be required to put in place specific measures to minimise acrylamide levels in certain foods under new...
Primary Authority Partnerships – what are they and are they a good thing?
Primary Authority Partnerships exist to provide businesses with consistent legal advice that they can rely on and also provides regulators...
KFC received £1 million fine for gravy spillages
Two incidents involving gravy spillages have resulted in KFC pleading guilty to offences under the Health and Safety at Work...
List of approved suppliers for rare burgers published
Since March 2017, suppliers of rare burgers (or minced meat intended for burgers that will be eaten less than thoroughly cooked...
Norovirus risks from food handlers behaviour
A new study commissioned by the FSA, looking at food handler behaviours, has revealed the highest risk areas for the...
EU proposal to charge food businesses for EHO inspections
EHOs will be expected to charge large and medium sized food businesses for hygiene inspections under plans to ensure official...
EHOs can now charge for food hygiene rating re-scores
Currently, in England, Food Hygiene Ratings can only be reassessed by an Environmental Health Officer after a minimum of three...
Pest activity results in lower food hygiene ratings
Environmental Health Officers are following the new Food Hygiene Rating Scheme brand standard very closely when it comes to finding...
HSE to focus activity on stress in the workplace
The Health and Safety Executive is to boost its activity to help companies tackle stress in the workplace. HSE's head...
Free food hygiene training app a success
Audrey Deane reports how the uptake of the offer to trial the new food safety gaming app has been very...
New findings on food allergens
Over 3000 adults were surveyed across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the latest Food and You survey. This report is...
17% decline in Campylobacter
New figures from UK surveillance bodies show a 17% decline in the number of laboratory reports of human cases of...
Food fraud and illegal meat supply prosecutions
Two recent cases of food fraud and illegal meat supply have emphasised the importance of knowing who your suppliers are...
FREE food hygiene certificate offer
The creators of ground-breaking app, A Game to Train, which uses immersive gaming technology to train staff to a Level...
E.coli infections more of a concern than MRSA
The Department of Health are very concerned about the rise in the number of people suffering from E.coli infections with...
