Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

This week an EU-survey found that Britons are more worried about animal welfare than food safety. The survey was conducted for the European Food Safety Authority and it polled the opinions of nearly 26,700 people from Europe. This included 1,300 individuals from Great Britain. In the study, more Britons announced concerns for the poor treatment [...]

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This week the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessed 808 “general function health claims”, including opinions on probiotic yoghurts, such as Yakult. To date, the EFSA has assessed over 1,700 claims from a list of 4,637 that have been sent to the European Commission and Member States, which are responsible for authorising such claims.. The [...]

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