All Hygiene & Safety articles
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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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NewsFree-range poultry labelling regulations change
Free-range poultry meat producers and processors no longer need to change how meat is labelled when mandatory housing measures are introduced.
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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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NewsGovernment stops cattle and pig imports from Austria
Following reports of a confirmed case of FMD in Hungary, close to the Austrian border, the Government has stepped up preventative measures.
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NewsFMD controls in Germany amended
Defra has announced that the import ban currently in place due to the FMD outbreak in Germany will be amended.
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NewsNSA stresses importance of biosecurity as bird flu found in sheep
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire.
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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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OpinionThose who don’t remember the past will repeat it
BMPA’s Peter Hardwick asks why lessons learnt after the 2001 foot and mouth crisis were not heeded after January’s confirmed FMD cases.
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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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NewsFMD outbreak reported in cattle in Hungary
The World Organisation for Animal Health has reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in a dairy cattle herd in Hungary.
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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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OpinionTighter import controls needed for biosecurity
BMPA CEO Nick Allen says that all meat imports from Germany should have been halted immediately following the announcement of the FMD case.
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NewsBird flu housing order comes into force in Northern Ireland
DAERA has initiated disease control measures across Northern Ireland following suspicion of a HPAI case at a commercial poultry premises in County Tyrone.
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NewsBird flu housing measures extended further
According to Defra, the avian influenza housing measures will be extended to “mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease”.
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NewsEfra inquiry to examine biosecurity controls following industry concerns
Efra has called for evidence to examine biosecurity measures for animal imports to the UK.
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NewsBird flu protection zone extended across England
Government has placed all of England under additional Avian Influenza Protection Zones, mandating enhanced biosecurity as industry calls for stricter measures.
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NewsCall for personal meat product imports ban to prevent FMD spread
AIMS has issued an urgent call for the UK Government to implement a comprehensive ban on all personal imports of meat products derived from pigs and ruminants.
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NewsWater buffalo FMD outbreak halts German meat exports to the UK
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in a water buffalo herd in Germany has placed a stop to German meat exports to Great Britain.
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NewsAPHA invests £200m in new facility to protect food chain from disease
Government has announced that the country’s fight against animal disease is to be bolstered with a £200 million pound investment in the UK’s main research and laboratory testing facility.
