All Hygiene & Safety articles
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NewsGovernment cancels extra border checks to make meat trade “cheaper and easier”
Government has suspended the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports from the EU and on specific animal and plant goods from Ireland ahead of its new SPS deal with the EU.
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NewsAIMS calls for greater UK meat inspection support
Dr Jason Aldiss BEM, executive director of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, has called traditional meat inspection “a costly, century-old performance that does nothing to protect public health”.
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NewsFood businesses prosecuted for selling incorrectly labelled kebab meat
Two food businesses have been prosecuted for selling products made of the wrong meat after previous warnings from Trading Standards.
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NewsIllegal meat prosecutions secured
A man has been jailed for falsely distributing halal meat to businesses in south Wales, and another has been prosecuted for the illegal sale of ‘smokies’.
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NewsParliamentarians visit Dover to witness illegal meat seizures
Members the All-Party Parliamentary Group witnessed the efforts underway to uphold the UK’s biosecurity during a visit to meet with UK Border Force.
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NewsMeat industry urges Government to rethink bluetongue restrictions
The four red meat industry bodies have written to the chief veterinary officer for England, Scotland and Wales, raising concerns regarding the negative impact of the 1st of July bluetongue restrictions.
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NewsDefra announces £1bn investment in National Biosecurity Centre
Defra has revealed that the country’s ability to prevent a future pandemic has been “significantly enhanced” with the unveiling of an investment into a new National Biosecurity Centre.
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NewsNPA has urged Government to ban the sale of pork to Eurostar passengers
The National Pig Association has called on Government to act after a Politico report found banned pork products on sale beyond security at Brussels Midi station.
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NewsWelsh Deputy First Minister reveals new bluetongue controls
Welsh Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has chosen not to align with England on bluetongue controls, instead placing restrictions on the movement of animals into Wales.
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NewsNAO report finds industry “unprepared” for major disease outbreak
Key public bodies are “insufficiently prepared” for a major animal disease outbreak and would likely struggle to cope with one, a report from NAO has found.
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NewsWOAH downgrades UK BSE status
The World Organisation for Animal Health has officially reclassified the UK’s Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy risk status to negligible.
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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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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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NewsGovernment updates foot and mouth disease restrictions
Defra has updated its restrictions on imports for personal use.
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NewsFood wholesaler accused of falsely supplying chicken as halal meat
A man has appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court accused of falsely distributing halal meat to businesses in south Wales.
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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.
