Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Advisory Committee on pesticides (ACP) is searching for five new members, including one who should represent the food standards agency. Independent scientific advice on the safe use of pesticides offers the ACP.

The ACP is looking especially members with expertise in the following areas: Toxicology, public health and pesticide residues. The Agency candidate should have knowledge on chemical issues of food security, the assessment of risks to the consumer. Candidates for this position should be as well the Agency targets the consumer takes precedence and be open and accessible.

The Committee meets seven times a year in York. Appointments are for three years, from January 12 2012. closing date for applications, Monday, October 17, 2011.

For information or an application pack please visit the ACP Web site.

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Consumer-to-understand good hygiene practice for the storing and preparation of vegetables, reminds after two e. coli outbreaks of the food standards agency (FSA).

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Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Lindt and Sprüngli has withdrawn some of its Lindor white chocolate truffles because they possible traces of hazelnuts and almonds, which a risk to humans, the allergic to or intolerant, hazelnuts or almonds are included. The Agency has issued a warning.

Anyone who is an allergy or intolerance of nuts recommended not to eat the affected packs of the product.

The product is withdrawn:

Lindt Lindor white chocolate truffles, 200 g

Four batches of the product mentioned above were made in a row, where hazelnuts and almonds were used, but the affected areas were marked with "may contain traces of nuts". The company has withdrawn from sale the most appropriate batch and will be remnants relabelling.

Customer notes have been issued, that someone who bought it return one of these products to the store for a full refund. Lindt and Sprüngli in also a consumer helpline set up: 0208-6024100.

In addition the company will inform the relevant allergy organizations, who will tell their members about the withdrawal.

No other Lindt and Sprüngli products are known to be affected.

Sometimes, there is a problem with food, which means that it should not be sold. Then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'remembered' (when customers are asked to return the product). Sometimes need to food are withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk for the consumer, because the allergy labelling is missing or is incorrect or if it other food allergy risk.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

The food standards agency in Scotland has today announced that the changes have made to the rules for seafood sampling to Dounreay nuclear site, the monitor radioactivity. The changes will reduce waste, and to continue to protect the public health and the environment.

Site operator Dounreay site restoration Ltd (DSRL) had informed the Agency, that excess seafood was removed from the restricted zone from sampling in 1997 introduced and applied for a review. In response, the FSA and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) agreed a new process with them. This collected sufficient material for radiological analysis, excess be returned seafood and non-food species for the environment is to.

1997, In the wake of the discovery of the radioactive particles around Dounreay were limited to fish and collect seafood from a zone two kilometers radius at the end of the pipeline liquid discharge Dounreay centered. These restrictions were by the then Scottish Office arrangement under the food and Environment Protection Act 1985 ("FEPA order") created. In order to assess vulnerability to food, one was "sampling consent" published, making the site operator and SEPA to seafood within the FEPA zone.

At the time, there was little information about the particle or the risk that they could be on the food chain. The process was therefore very careful and it was not possible for fish and seafood, which are required for analysis, returned, there was a possibility that this could mean, resettlement radioactively contaminated material into the sea. This by-catch was therefore returned to the country and disposed of in landfills.

According to FEPA name was the extensive research under advice by the independent Dounreay particles Advisory Group of SEPA furnished. This offered a wealth of data about the particles and their changes in the marine environment, so that they now better understood much. With this data, the Agency published a risk assessment in March 2009, that the food chain risk was minimal.

Sampling will be DSRL, crabs and lobster mainly catch is carried out every month by setting the nets. 2010 Was taken over by more than 900 crabs and more than 200 lobster a surplus, end up in height of almost 40 kg of crab and about 30 kg lobster meat into landfills. Only about 10 crab and lobster five every month are enough to provide meat for the analysis.

The revised agreement can all excess animals to the sea is to be returned. These include pregnant animals, animals that are sold to small and non-food species.

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Monday, October 3rd, 2011

The Agency has updated its product line, that associated with possible hyperactivity in children do not contain the six food colours.

Product lines produce another company the colors have been added to the list for free: Simon Howie food.

The list of companies, products have never, which contained six colors and have redrafted companies who remove their product ranges, the colors. The colors that are identified by a University of Southampton study funded by the food standards agency:

Sunset yellow FCF (E110) quinoline yellow (E104), Carmoisine (E122) Red allura red (E129) TARTRAZINE (E102), Ponceau 4R (E124)

The Agency is the product areas promote the food industry to participate in the voluntary ban notice. The voluntary ban was agreed by the Ministers in November 2008.

Consumers who are particularly concerned about the presence of colors should further labels, in particular for products with long shelf-life, where the availability of the reformulated products may vary.

"All food producers, retailers or caterers, to notify Benedict Duncan, e-Mail should be that their brands or products are free of these colors on the details, the Agency: mailto:benedict.duncan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk"

The Agency website will be updated regularly as new information is made available.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

P & B Foods Ltd is Heera milk powder pointing out, because it has been packaged in unapproved premises. The Agency has to remember a product note issued.

The product is zurückgerufen:

Product: Heera milk PowderWeight: 200 g and 700gBest before: all date codes

The company is recalling all batches of the milk powder, and messages are to retailers and wholesalers who will supply the product. If you have purchased the affected milk it back to your next shop for a full refund.

No other P & B Foods Ltd products are known to be affected.

If it a problem with food, which means that it not was, to be sold it can be that 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'remembered' (when customers return the product). The food standards agency is product withdrawal notice information and product recall information consumers noticed that and know local authorities on issues relating to food. In some cases a ' food alert for action ' issued. This allows local authorities to information on specific measures for consumers.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Consumer-to-understand good hygiene practice for the storing and preparation of vegetables, reminds after two e. coli outbreaks of the food standards agency (FSA).

"Unfortunately, it is a myth that you do damage a little bit of dirt not"

In Germany an outgrowth was connected this summer outbreak with more than 3,000 cases of O104 Escherichia coli infection eventually fenugreek seeds. Cases were also in a number of other countries, including France.

From December to August 2011, 250 cases of infections with e. coli O157 PT8 in the UK were reported. This outbreak is now over, and was not related to the outbreak in Germany, which is a different strain of e. coli. The health protection agency has today reported that there is a connection between the disease and treat some loosely raw vegetables at home, although it is safe to eat when properly treated soil may have had on you with harmful bacteria.

The FSA has considered research into these outbreaks, consumer attitudes and behaviour towards food safety when preparing vegetables. It shows:

The perceived risk of poisoning by vegetables was low, while most consumers in question provided were restricted more carefully when dealing with Meatthere consciousness, that was a cross-contamination of vegetables to other food was a food safety Riskraising awareness of the danger of bacteria in the soil would help people who understand why she should wash and vegetables properly without unnecessary concern

Dr. Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist at the food standards agency, said: ' Unfortunately, it is a myth that a little dirt do you harm; Ground can sometimes carry harmful bacteria, and although food producers clean have good systems vegetables, the risk can never fully be eliminated. Control of infection of e. coli O157 is based on an awareness of all possible sources of bacteria and high standards of hygiene, where it can exist.

' Outbreak of this disease is a timely reminder, be sure to wash that all fruits and vegetables, salad, including, before you eat it, unless they ready marked are to-eat, to ensure that they are clean. It is also important to thoroughly wash hands boards, knives and other utensils as chop also clean after the preparation to prevent vegetables to cross-contamination.'

Escherichia coli, known as e. coli, is a type of bacteria in the digestive tract of many animals, including humans found. The most strains are harmless, but some strains can cause serious illness.

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