2 Sisters Food Group Fined for Breaching Food Safety Laws
UNITED KINGDOM – 2 Sisters Food group have been ordered to pay more than £110,000 over a failure to maintain foods safety standards. Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC) discovered that chicken products...
View ArticleCantaloupe Farmers Charged In Connection With Deadly Listeria Outbreak
UNITED STATES – A 2011 deadly outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes has resulted in criminal charges brought against two Colorado brothers who own the farm where the illness stemmed from. The outbreak...
View ArticleSalmonella Outbreak in Brisbane, Australia
AUSTRALIA – Eggs are being blamed for a salmonella outbreak linked to Melbourne Cup functions in Brisbane which has left a woman dead and more than 220 people ill. Seven people have needed hospital...
View ArticleSantora Wrapping Film Recalled
GREECE – Hellenic Food Authority (EFET), following the Official Control Program for Food Contact Materials proceeded to official sampling of a wrapping film used as food contact material. The product...
View ArticleOver 10,000 Prosecuted Over Food Safety Violation In China
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) reported that between 2011 and 2013 over 10,100 people have been prosecuted for production and sale of substandard and poisonous food. According to data...
View ArticleGuidance On Labelling Of Fruit Juices
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published guidance on labelling of fruit juices and related products. The document ‘Labelling of Fruit Juices and Related Products’ takes into account...
View ArticleFSA Shut Down Illegal Meat Plant In The Northern Ireland
Food Standards Agency (FSA) in cooperation with The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Stormont’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has shut down a suspected illegal animal...
View ArticleTop Restaurant In Ireland Closed Down For Breaching Food Safety
Town Bar and Grill Restaurant has been, among ten other food businesses, closed down by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in February for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the...
View ArticleFood Poisoning Fells Attendees At US Food Safety Summit
A US food safety summit in Maryland earlier this month has become a cautionary tale after more than 100 attendees came down with suspected food poisoning. Most of those affected complained of...
View ArticleBRC Issue 7 Quality Manual Published
We have published the BRC Standards Issue 7 Quality Manual. The manual describes how manufacturers will comply with the requirements of the BRC (Issue 7, January 2015). The manual also includes: Codes...
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