Food Standards Agency’s

• Latest levels of AMR bacteria in chicken published 18th February 2020
  We have published the results of two surveys monitoring antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in chicken.
• Food Standards Agency launches new campaign to encourage NI people to ‘Check the Label’ on food items 17th February 2020
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland (NI) has launched an integrated marketing campaign across NI to encourage people to ‘Check the Label.’ The campaign is designed to educate and motivate consumers to make healthier informed choices when food shopping by looking at nutritional labels on pre-packed foods.
• Food Standards Agency sets deadline for the CBD industry and provides safety advice to consumers 13th February 2020
  The FSA has set a deadline for CBD businesses to provide more information about CBD products and their contents. It also advises vulnerable groups not to take CBD, and healthy adults to take no more than 70mg a day.
• FSA welcomes sentencing in US DNP trial 11th February 2020
  The Food Standards Agency welcomes the sentencing of a man who unlawfully sold DNP, resulting in the deaths of three people.
• FSA welcomes the successful prosecution of Country Tastes Ltd t/a Neil Powell Catering, a cutting plant in Hereford 3rd February 2020
  We welcome the successful prosecution of Country Tastes Ltd t/a Neil Powell Catering. The company pleaded guilty to an offence concerning dirty plastic re-usable trays from September 2018 at Hereford Magistrates Court on 27 January.
• Contract for FSA Delivered Meat and Dairy Official Controls awarded to Eville and Jones Ltd 29th January 2020
  The contract for Official Controls delivery in approved meat and dairy establishments in England and Wales will be delivered by Eville and Jones Ltd, on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) from 30 March 2020.
• FSA January 2020 Board meeting now available online 23rd January 2020
  A recording of the January 2020 Board meeting is now available.
• FSA consults on updated guidance following change to allergen labelling law 23rd January 2020
  The FSA today published a consultation on updates to its existing technical guidance to reflect changes to food allergen labelling legislation in England which comes into effect on 1 October 2021.
• Belfast Trust Achieves Calorie Wise Gold Award 22nd January 2020
  The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is recognised with a Calorie Wise Gold Award for displaying calorie information on all menu items in restaurants across five of its hospital sites.
• FSA Board: ‘Protecting the consumer interest comes first’ 22nd January 2020
  The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board yesterday confirmed its approach to future trade negotiations featuring food and feed, contributed to the development of the National Food Strategy, and signed off a long-term strategy to improve life for people with allergies and intolerances.

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