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Posted: 17 April 2020
UPDATES: Rising food waste during lockdown has prompted new guidance for consumers and businesses on storage, labelling and leftovers, helping protect household budgets while reducing unnecessary waste.
Posted: 18 February 2020
UPDATES: A takeaway in Derby has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,900 after pleading guilty to selling unsafe food, following a prose.
Posted: 28 January 2020
UPDATES: Research by Unchecked.uk and The Times has found undeclared allergens in nearly one in five tested food samples, raising concerns that reduced local authority sampling is putting allergy sufferers at risk.
Posted: 16 January 2020
UPDATES: Ask Italian has been fined £40,000 after Swansea Trading Standards found its premium lobster and king prawn dish contained only a small amount of lobster alongside white fish and filler.
Posted: 07 January 2020
DEVELOPMENT: A near-fatal allergic reaction to contaminated dip became the foundation of a landmark prosecution. This CPPD module examines food allergen law, investigation techniques and the lessons officers can draw from a complex and high-profile case.
Posted: 06 September 2019
UPDATES: Newly published Food Standards Agency enforcement statistics provide a national picture of food law activity, offering valuable insight into inspection programmes and local authority enforcement performance.
Posted: 16 August 2019
UPDATES: A government campaign on African swine fever prompts renewed calls for vigilance as Trading Standards, farmers and food businesses work to prevent the disease entering the UK through imported pork products.
Posted: 12 August 2019
UPDATES: An investigation into adulterated saffron uncovered large quantities of fake spice entering the UK supply chain, demonstrating the value of targeted testing and international cooperation against food fraud.
Posted: 06 August 2019
UPDATES: A Bradford businesswoman was fined after making unlawful health claims for products marketed with promises ranging from weight loss to virus protection, reinforcing the rules governing nutrition and health claims.
Posted: 09 July 2019
UPDATES: Birmingham issues its first emergency prohibition order to stop a restaurant serving customers with food allergies after a diner suffered a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction linked to poor allergen controls.
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