A UK model favoring a culture of dialogue between public authorities and the feed industry along with a recently implemented reward scheme for compliant feed businesses is being hailed as a potential system for adoption Europe wide.
Hazard control procedures in UK feed mills need to be enhanced, found a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) review of the systems in place to verify that UK feed operators identify and manage risks effectively.
The Irish pork crisis has consumers staring at the prospect of an empty table at Christmas, and industry doing sums on how much the so-called ‘biggest meat crisis since BSE’ is going to cost. It’s no wonder new questions are being asked of food safety...
The UK regulator this week released industry guidance on a
regulation due to come into force 14 December, which impose
higher fees on companies that fail to follow food safety
rules.
The UK has revised its regulatory guidance on food safety,
traceability, and recalls in a bid to help processors lower the
cost of complying with EU regulations.
Yesterday a court ruled to condemn meat from a Northern Ireland
coldstore as part of continuing investigation by the UK food
standards agency into illegal health labeling.
Processors who received meat and poultry from Euro Freeze in
Northern Ireland are currently checking the status of their
products after the company was closed down by the UK's food safety
regulator.