All FSA articles
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NewsFSA rejects pressure group campaign to remove nitrites from foods
The Food Standards Agency has stood by its opinion that there is “no evidence” that removing nitrites makes processed meat safer.
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NewsPrecision fermentation programme launched by FSA
A research programme looking at precision fermentation has been launched by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in collaboration with Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
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NewsFour men found guilty of placing unfit meat back in food chain
Four men have been given custodial sentences for diverting meat not fit for human consumption back into the human food chain.
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NewsFSA “recognises value” of support for small abattoirs
At its June board meeting, FSA debated the operation and purpose of the current Meat Charging Discount Regime.
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit granted new powers
FSA’s National Food Crime Unit has been equipped with specific investigatory powers under The Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
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NewsAIMS calls for regulatory reform
In his keynote address to the AIMS 25th anniversary conference, executive director Jason Aldiss appealed for changes to the meat inspection regulatory regime.
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NewsCardiff food wholesaler found guilty of putting unsafe meat on the market
Owner of Universal Foods Wholesale Limited Hamil Miah has been convicted of falsely distributing chicken as halal meat.
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NewsFour men convicted of diverting unfit meat back into the supply chain
Four individuals and a business were found guilty of placing unfit meat on the market following an investigation by NFCU and Southwark Council.
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NewsMeat industry concerned over potential increases in meat inspection charges
Industry body AIMS has expressed its serious concerns over the prospect of an inflation-busting rise in meat inspection fees that it says will come into force today 1st April.
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NewsAIMS calls on DHSC to review FSA meat inspection system
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers has published a report in which it suggests up to £22 million in potential savings could be made to benefit the UK meat industry.
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NewsAIMS challenges FSA levy charges
Roythornes Solicitors, acting on behalf of AIMS, has commenced legal action challenging the charges that the FSA are levying on the meat industry.
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NewsFSA launches regulatory programme for cultivated meat
The Food Standards Agency has announced the launch of a new regulatory programme for cultivated meat.
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NewsFSA webinar to assess bird flu risk in UK beef
The Food Standards Agency is set to host an online seminar covering the risks of bird flu in beef and dairy.
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NewsFSA appoints businesses to supply vets and meat inspectors
The Food Standards Agency has appointed Eville and Jones and Hallmark Meat Hygiene to supply vets and meat inspectors for the delivery of Official Controls in meat plants.
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NewsAIMS finds ‘Our Food 2023’ report “misleading”
AIMS has said it “strongly disagrees” with recent claims from the FSA and FSS that food standards will drop without the constant presence of veterinarians in meat establishments.
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NewsWarning that proposed increased abattoir costs by FSA are “excessive and dangerous”
AIMS veterinary director, Peter Hewson, has warned that the FSA’s proposed changes to increase OV and inspectors would: “Single-handedly destroy the foundations of the meat industry.”
