This week the Food Standards Agency will dicuss proposals for a unified, but flexible system of FOP labelling that will require manufacturers and retailers to use a combination of effective labelling techniques.
Tags: food labelling, fop, FSA
The list of product ranges and companies whose products do not contain the six food colours associated with hyperactivity in children has been updated today.
Tags: Cocoa Loco, Dartmoor Kitchen, Essential Cuisine, food colouring, hyperactivity, Orexis Fresh Foods Ltd, Tom's Pies
This project to bring food hygiene and nutrition further into the education system, without putting undue extra stresses on budgets, is a fantastic step forwards in many respects.
Tags: cookit, education, FSA, primary schools
‘Are We What We Eat?’ will be a debate challenging the myths and realities behind what we read about nutrition, food hygiene and its importance in our lives.
Tags: British Library, FSA, you are what you eat
If you are starting a new food business you must register with the local authority at least 28 days before setting up. This means that most food business premises will have to be registered. If you think you are exempt from being registered, for instance where you may already be registered for food law purposes [...]
Tags: environmental health officer, food hygiene legislation, safer food better business
By promoting the concepts of being active and eating well, SmallSteps4Life is an interactive website designed to motivate young people to improve their well-being, by setting themselves achievable goals.
A series of focus groups have been conducted across England and Scotland, looking into people’s views and awareness of food labelling.
To help businesses comply with food hygiene regulations, the Food Standards Agency is launching a nationwide campaign today, designed to raise awareness of the tools available to help food businesses stay on the right side of the law.
Tags: cooksafe, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, food standards agency, retailsafe, safe catering, safer food better business
26% of teenagers believe bacon rashers come from sheep, 29% believe oats grow in trees and 17% think bread contains eggs!
Tags: food, survey, young people
Skimmed milk, which contains all “the important nutritional benefits of milk, including calcium, protein, minerals and vitamins, but with half the fat of semi” is still not widely consumed. Why?
Tags: fat, FSA, milk, saturated fat, semi-skimmed, skimmed, whole milk