Red Tractor Recognised as a Mark of Quality and Food Safety

The Red Tractor symbol which now features on many packs of British meat has been shown to be having an impact on consumer choices, with over half of people surveyed saying that it positively influenced their buying decisions.

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Northamptonshire Community Group to Take Food Hygiene Course

A community group in Northamptonshire that hosts regular coffee mornings have received a grant to help fund the food hygiene training needed to continue these coffee mornings.

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Pop Star’s Coffee Shop a Flop in Hygiene Ratings

Pop singer and reality TV star Peter Andre has got yet another number one – unfortunately it’s a one out of five in the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene ratings for his coffee shop, which opened in East Grinstead last November.

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Food Standards Agency Calls for Research into Norovirus

The Food Standards Agency has called for research to be done into the Norovirus vomiting bug, with a specific focus on how the virus continues to survive when it comes into contact with the surfaces that food is prepared upon or with food itself.

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FSA Creating Food Hygiene Winners in Time for Olympics

Unlicensed burger, hot dog and fish and chips sellers are set to lose out at the London Olympics, as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is undertaking a huge crackdown on rogue operators ahead of this summer’s games.

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Food Hygiene to be in Focus at London 2012 Olympics

It has been revealed that the number of food hygiene and food safety inspections is set to increase in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games in a bid to crack down on poor hygiene from caterers and protect visitors to the Games and to the city.

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One in Five Shop Chickens Has Food Poisoning Bacteria

A shocking investigation has found that one in five supermarket chickens is contaminated with food poisoning bacteria.

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Innovative Wireless Food Hygiene Management System Launched

A revolutionary food hygiene management system, FoodCheck has been launched to wirelessly control and monitor food hygiene and safety standards, so they comply with Food Standards Agency (FSA) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) processes.

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‘Sloppy’ Hygiene at Home is the Campylobacter Culprit

A worrying recent spate of campylobacter food poisoning incidents in Wales has been linked to poor food hygiene at home, according to food hygiene industry experts.

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Product Recall for Chicken Following Food Hygiene Scare

Nationwide retail chain Spar has issued a recall of some of its chicken products following contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.

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