The Co-operative is recalling four types of its Truly Irresistible pasta sauces, because the products might contain small pieces of glass. All jars of the four sauces are being recalled from customers. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
The latest FSA e-News, the Agency?s monthly newsletter, has been published and is available online. The May edition ? delayed because of the General Election ? contains stories with a UK and international significance, as well as highlights of activities carried out by FSA Northern Ireland and FSA Scotland.
The Agency today publishes its ‘Annual report of incidents 2009′, which provides details of more than 1,200 investigtions into food incidents and outlines proposals for the future.
This year’s Food Safety Week runs from the 7-13 June with a focus on preventing campylobacter food poisoning by highlighting the importance of proper cooking and avoiding cross contamination.
The Agency has issued a further update on the investigation into last year’s increase in England and Wales in the number of cases of a certain type of salmonella. An outbreak in mid-August 2009 of Salmonella Enteritidis phage type (PT) 14b was possibly linked to an egg production premises in Spain.
Nestlé is recalling its Nescafé Collections coffee (100g jars only), because these products might contain small pieces of glass. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
The Food Standards Agency has written to the European Commission seeking a change in European Union (EU) law to permit production of smoked skin-on sheep meat for human consumption.
The FSA’s expert advisory committee on novel foods is consulting on its draft opinion on a company?s application to market chia seed in the UK. The seed is from a type of mint plant. A novel food is a food or food ingredient that does not have a significant history of consumption within the European Union (EU) before 15 May 1997.
The second issue of Bite, the quarterly magazine launched by the Agency to tackle challenging food-related topics, has been published and is available online. The theme of the issue is nanotechnology.
The Food Standards Agency in Wales has published a useful bilingual catalogue for anyone working with, or with an interest in food, whether it is promoting a healthy balanced diet, establishing a food business, or ensuring food is properly cooked and safe to eat.