Food Standards Agency
Reporting on guidance, enforcement activity, and regulatory updates from the UK’s independent food safety authority. This section covers hygiene ratings, allergen regulations, labelling requirements, and food safety standards, providing essential insight for operators, chefs, and F&B professionals working to stay compliant and maintain consumer trust across restaurants, pubs, catering operations, and food production environments.
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Jul- 2019 -1 JulyCatering Companies
Supplier at centre of listeria outbreak goes into liquidation
The Good Food Chain, the company which was investigated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) following a recent listeria outbreak, has announced it has gone into liquidation and will cease trading. On Wednesday 26 June, the sandwich maker was found to not be the source of the outbreak and the…
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneGovernment
FSA continues to look into Listeria outbreak
The Food Standards Agency (FCA) is continuing its investigation into the listeria outbreak, which killed five people. The evidence suggests that all individuals ate the affected products in hospitals before the withdrawal took place on 25 May. The same strain of listeria was identified in meat produced by North Country…
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17 JuneAdvice
Food hygiene – why the right stock rotation strategy is vital
A business’ food hygiene rating is one of the main concerns for diners looking for somewhere to eat out – that’s according to the latest public survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA)*. Achieving and displaying a good hygiene score is a commercial necessity for a food-serving venue or a…
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10 JuneFood and Drink
Listeria and pre-packed sandwiches link probed following deaths
Public Health England (PHE), The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Public Health Wales (PHW), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and a number of local authorities are investigating the source of listeria infections linked to pre-packed sandwiches. Six seriously ill hospital patients in England were found to be suffering…
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May- 2019 -9 MayCafes and Coffee Shops
FSA backs mandatory ingredient labelling on food
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised that increased allergen information should be provided on pre-packed direct sale food to “give consumers greater confidence in the food they eat”. The board also set out priorities as part of an ambition to make the UK the best place for food hypersensitive…
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7 MayAdvice
Health and safety considerations in catering industry
Health and safety must be an important consideration for anyone who is working in the catering industry. Whether you are in the kitchen, working machinery or in the front of house of a restaurant it is important that safety and risk reduction are always at the front of your mind.…
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Apr- 2019 -17 AprilFood and Drink
FSA urges vigilance in light of food hygiene rating scam
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has urged food businesses to be vigilant after it was made aware of a scam in Wales and England which references both the FSA and the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS). Three local authorities in Wales and one in England have received reports of a…
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Mar- 2019 -11 MarchAdvice
Is your business allergy aware?
Statistics show a steep rise in the number of people suffering with allergies across the UK. According to Mintel 44% of British adults now suffer from at least one allergy, with one in 100 people being diagnosed as coeliac. Since December 2014, the law changed and means a business can…
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Jan- 2019 -30 JanuaryAdvice
How to succeed in mobile catering
There are many reasons why people want to get into the world of mobile catering. It might be that you want to work for yourself and have a passion for great food, because it’s fun and you want to show off your cooking prowess or because it’s a fairly low…
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Oct- 2018 -17 OctoberFood and Drink
Restaurants ‘getting away with fish fraud’ experts claim
Restaurants have been “getting away” with passing off catfish as cod due to the seafood testing being intelligence-led, experts have claimed. The term “fish fraud” describes the passing off or mislabelling of seafood products as a more expensive type to boost margins. In 2017, seven of 91 samples sent to…
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