Restaurants Blog

The General Advisory Committee on Science (GACS) is issuing an open invitation to its fourth meeting, which will be held in London on 8 September.

When new European food hygiene legislation came into affect in January 2006, the European Commission made a commitment itself to provide a report by May 2009 that looked at the experience gained from the implementation of the hygiene package by all interested stakeholders.

The Food Standards Agency is today warning consumers not to drink certain brands of clay-based products, following test results that show unsafe levels of arsenic and lead. The brands are listed below.

The Food Standards Agency has today published all the agendas and papers of the Better Regulation Advisory Group.

The FSA reported yesterday that, on 5 August 2009 at Abertillery Magistrates Court in Wales, Asphalia Food Products Ltd was found guilty with respect to two separate charges of placing a novel food onto the European market in breach of the Novel Food and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations 1997. The FSA has learnt today that the company has taken steps to withdraw the affected food supplements.

As Muslims observe Ramadan, the Agency is reminding consumers to avoid drinking Zam Zam water of uncertain origin, as it may contain high levels of arsenic.

On 5 August 2009 at Abertillery Magistrates Court, in Wales, Asphalia Food Products Ltd was found guilty with respect to two separate charges of placing a novel food onto the European market in breach of the Novel Food and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations 1997.

The Agency’s local authority audit reports for Barrow, Gedling and Mole Valley are now available online.

The Agency has been notified that a bullock aged over 48 months has entered the food supply without having been tested for BSE. However, as specified risk material (SRM) was removed, and it is unlikely that the bullock was infected with BSE, any risk to human health is extremely low.

The Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC) is inviting industry stakeholders and members of the public to its open meeting at 10.30am on Wednesday 14 October at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff. The VRC is the independent advisory committee that oversees the UK’s residue surveillance of veterinary medicines in food.