The salt content of vegetarian sausages and burgers can often be
the same as, or even higher than, their meaty equivalents,
according to a recent survey.
In a move to further the cause of those who want to legally make
smokies - blowtorched 'skin on' sheep - the UK regulator has
commissioned research into medicines used to control external
parasites and flies on the animal.
People on low incomes consume just as much unhealthy food and drink
as the general population, and so bad diets are the result of
personal choice, according to a study published by the UK
regulator Sunday.
The practice of making smokies -- blowtorched sheep meat -- can be
done hygienically under controlled plant procedures according to a
report by the UK food regulator.
Four days after announcing the recall of twenty-five chocolate
products due to salmonella contamination, Hershey's and the
Canadian food inspection agency (CFIA) still refuse to reveal the
exact source and cause of the contamination.
The UK's food regulator has published a draft law for quick-frozen
foodstuffs, amending existing requirements on sampling procedures
and official methods of temperatures analysis.
A new Which? report on cereal nutrition, has found many popular
breakfast cereals including those for the more health conscious
palette to be high in salts, sugars, and fat.
The UK's food safety regulator says it will use more social science
studies to determine priorities for reducing foodborne illness,
increasing healthy eating and targeting enforcement measures.
Two UK companies have teamed up to provide an online system for
tracing food ingredients and products throughout the global supply
and production chain.
The decision by Unilever to slash the salt content of its
ubiquitous Pot Noodle snack underlines the current trend in the UK
- but is this trend based on sound science or just political
pressure?
The FSA's backing of a 'multiple traffic light' (MTL) labelling
initiative comes a day after the UK food industry promised a
voluntary guideline on daily amounts (GDA).
In the run up to the introduction of new EU regulations, the death
of a boy from E. coli and the subsequent closure of a UK processor
highlights the increasing regulatory crackdown on hygiene at food
plants
As part of the forthcoming implementation of new EU regulations,
the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a plan to
increase its oversight of imported food and feed arriving at
Heathrow Airport.
Not all strains of bacteria used in probiotic products on the UK
market survive through the entire digestive system, conclude study
results published this week by the Food Standards Agency, although
at least one strain in each of...
The UK government has announced a regulation overhaul across many
industries, including the food sector, promising less inspections
and more incentives for firms with a good record on quality
standards, but a crackdown on those breaking...
A new nutrition bar chart on every pack of Kellogg's breakfast
cereal, enabling Britain's consumers to check salt, sugar and fat
content against guideline daily amounts, may cause confusion amid
too many conflicting systems,...
Driving research in the area of chemical contaminants, nutrition
and microbiology the UK's food agency is calling for scientists to
fulfill a batch of new research requirements.
Pushed by a UK minister, food makers handed in plans at the weekend
to slash the salt content in processed foods but the industry has
criticised the government move, suspecting political
spin,reports Lindsey Partos.
A new study has revealed that organic milk has more health benefits
than previously predicted. The findings show that organic milk has
higher Omega fatty acid content than conventional milk. Organic
farmers are calling for official...
Consumers in the UK can eat their porridge safe in the knowledge
that their oat products are free from harmful toxins - mycotoxins -
after an extensive survey in the UK found very low traces, if none
at all, of the contaminant in...
Labelling issues on the cards again for manufacturers as the UK's
food safety agency this week launches a consultation on the use of
alternative phrases to 'may contain' on food labels.
The UK's Food Standards Agency has published details of an
investigation and audit, carried out by UK scientists which shows
discrepancies in current testing methods for shellfish toxins.
Shake-up for salt use in processed food continues with UK food
agency unveiling a new salt model to investigate the effects of
reducing salt content in different food groups on consumers.
The UK's FSA has published guidance notes to accompany the new
cocoa and chocolate product regulations in an effort to achieve a
'more consistent application and enforcement of the regulations'.
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is one of many industry bodies to have
urged the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to exercise caution over the
cessation of the Over 30 Months Scheme (OTMS). The scheme has
already resulted in the destruction...
The UK Food Standards Agency has made recommendations to the
European Commission pushing for new measures to prevent very high
levels of unnecessary water being added to chicken and an end to
'ripping the consumer off'.
The Food Standards Agency has today published its strategy report
aimed at tackling the problem of Campylobacter for intensively
produced chicken in the UK.
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has called for public sector
caterers and their suppliers to reduce the amount of salt used in
their food production and supplies of processed snacks and foods.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has added its voice to the
calls for more information on sodium content, in particular about
the dangers of high levels of salt in the diet.
British food manufacturers have pledged to cut the levels of salt
in breakfast cereals, soups and sauces over the next few years, a
positive response to growing concerns over salt content.
Food manufacturers in the UK were criticised this week labels after
the findings of a new report from the National Consumer Council
suggested that current labelling was confusing and misleading.
The Americans for Country of Origin Labelling (ACOL) organisation
has lambasted a US government report which is said to make over
inflated cost estimates for the implementation of new labelling
procedures.
