A summary of the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) meeting held on 3 March 2010 is available. The meeting gave an opportunity for interested parties and members of the public to observe how this government advisory committee operates, and to follow the debate on a range of animal feed issues.
The Food Standards Agency has published the agenda and papers for the meeting of the Scores on the Doors Working Group on Consistency Issues on Thursday 11 March.
The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) is holding an open event on novel foods in London on Wednesday 21 April 2010. Anyone can attend, including members of the public.
Tesco has withdrawn four varieties of its sandwiches with ‘use by’ dates of 5 March 2010 and 6 March 2010, because the lettuce used in the sandwiches might be contaminated with slug pellets.
The Agency has today published a paper on the enforcement of food law by UK local authorities in 2008/09. The paper, which includes enforcement activity data that has been collected using a new monitoring system, will be discussed by the FSA Board at its open meeting next week.
The Agency has today published a paper, which will be discussed at an open Board meeting next week, setting out proposals for front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling. The Agency is proposing a flexible approach to implementing a single front-of-pack label to help consumers make healthier choices when they buy food.
The agenda and papers for this Wednesday’s FSA open Board meeting have been published. The meeting is being held in Cardiff on 10 March 2010. It will begin at 9am and will be chaired by Agency Chair Jeff Rooker. You can attend in person, watch it live online or listen-in via a free phone number.
The Food Standards Agency has published new research looking at people?s attitudes to emerging food technologies, including genetically modified (GM) food, high pressure treatment, gas filled packaging and hypothetical foods that have health benefits.
Waitrose has recalled packets of its own brand Natural Roasted Peanuts with a ‘best before’ date of 3 July 2010, because they may contain small pieces of rubber. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
Morrisons has recalled tubs of its own-brand Toffee & Pecan ice cream with a ‘best before’ date of April 2011, because the product may contain pieces of black rubber. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.