All Hygiene & Safety articles
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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.
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NewsFive arrested as part of FSA food crime investigation
FSA’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) officers, together with police, attended a location in London recently where they discovered unrefrigerated vans containing 48 sheep carcasses.
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NewsChesterfield Poultry advances inspection standards with newly qualified PIAs
Chesterfield Poultry has made “significant strides” in its operations by transitioning from FSA meat inspectors to its own team of Plant Inspection Assistants (PIAs).
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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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NewsAIMS requests Government funding for ASF testing on behalf of Ukraine
AIMS along with Mykola Babenko, CEO of the MIA in Ukraine, has called on Baroness Hayman to provide the Ukrainian pig industry with Government funding.
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NewsNSA calls for urgent Government action on illegal sheep imports
NSA is calling for “decisive Government action” to address the rise in illegal sheep meat imports.
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NewsIsle of Man Meats disposes of £40,000 worth of meat
Isle of Man Meats has reportedly thrown away around £40,000 worth of meat after a freezer failure.
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NewsPoultry business fined after faking disease certificates
A poultry business has received a £50,000 fine for falsifying Salmonella testing certificates.
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NewsFSA says meat from Kent cutting plant "may be unsafe"
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that products supplied by a Kent cutting plant should be removed from the market because of "food safety concerns".The FSA has asked businesses stocking Block and Cleaver meat products to recall them from sale. | Picture: ING Images.The Block and Cleaver cutting plant ...
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NewsPlant-based wrap recalled as E.coli outbreak linked to salad leaves
Following updated information regarding the E.coli outbreak in ready to eat products, plant-based food company This! has recalled its This! Isn't Chicken and Bacon Wrap product because of possible contamination.This! has recalled its plant based wrap, while Greencore and Samworth Brothers pulled ready to eat wraps, sandwiches and subs from ...
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News"Minimal risk" associated with isolated BSE case on Scottish farm
A farm in Ayrshire has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), with the Scottish Government confirming that the animal did not enter the human food chain.The Scottish Government confirmed that the infected animal had not entered the food chain.The case was identified as a result of routine surveillance ...
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News"Minimal risk" associated with isolated BSE case on Scottish farm
A farm in Ayrshire has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), with the Scottish Government confirming that the animal did not enter the human food chain.The Scottish Government confirmed that the infected animal had not entered the food chain.The case was identified as a result of routine surveillance ...
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NewsQMS campaigns for better safeguarding against ASF
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has stressed the importance of taking preventative measures against African Swine Fever (ASF), forming a new Feral Pig Working Group while taking part in global consultations.QMS has formed a Feral Pig Working Group in order to control populations of feral pigs.Andy McGowan, QMS board member and ...
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NewsDPHA seizes 3.4 tonnes of illegal meat days before BTOM implementation
Over 3.4 tonnes of illegal meat was seized at the border in Dover over the weekend, just days before the implementation of the latest phase of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM).DPHA said the illegal meat included 54 sheep carcasses, found in two vehicles from Romania.The seizures came from a ...
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NewsNFU Scotland welcomes mandatory legislation to tackle Avian Influenza
National Farmers' Union (NFU) Scotland has welcomed the announcement of new legislation requiring all bird keepers to register their flocks.Robert Thompson, chair of the NFU Scotland Poultry Working Group.The mandatory requirement follows a long-running campaign driven by the "continued threat" of Avian Influenza to Scottish poultry, and orders all bird ...
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NewsManchester abattoir fined for food safety violations
An abattoir in Greater Manchester has been ordered to pay substantial fines after being convicted on 11 food safety charges.Higginshaw Abattoir Ltd, based in Royton, Oldham, was ordered to pay £12,000 after being found guilty of charges relating to the dispatch of over-temperature meat. The law states that meat must ...
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NewsVets require support from Government to ensure food security - FSA
In response to the shortage of vets in the UK, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has given evidence to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) about the implications of such shortages.Emily Miles, FSA chief executive.Giving evidence to EFRA in a hearing, FSA CEO Emily Miles said: “Our Official ...
