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... the uk food standards agency (fsa) issued an alert about the problem yesterday due to the health implications of coeliacs consuming the product

... the uk food standards agency (fsa) issued an alert about the problem yesterday due to the health implications of coeliacs consuming the product ... 1 in the uk and the no ... this strong brand will enable us to consolidate our market position in our key markets of the uk and germany, and lay the foundations for further growth with exported swiss products ... " the brand sells about €65m per year, mostly in the uk and germany ... according to kantar worldpanel the uk gluten-free market was worth more than €120m in 2010 ... the gluten-free labeling issue has been highlighted on the coeliac uk website, where information is gathered about eating habits for those who have issues with gluten foods ... the website states: “coeliac disease (pronounced see-liac) is not an allergy or simple food intolerance

... the uk food standards agency has invited researchers to come up with innovative approaches to answer key food safety challenges ... the fsa usually issues calls for evidence to address specific research questions, but is piloting a new approach to commissioning research by identifying innovative approaches which may provide significant leaps forward in addressing strategic challenges in the food industry ... the uk agency has identified four key challenges: ensuring imported food is safe to eat, including early identification of emerging risks using novel methods in managing outbreaks of foodborne disease improving compliance of food businesses with food safety laws obtaining better data on costs to industry that will be used to inform agency policies to find out more about the research opportunities, or to tender ideas, the fsa said researchers and industry members need to register as a supplier on its electronic tendering system found here

... uk stakeholders, consumers and interested parties have until october 3, 2011, to give input into how medical foods should be regulated in the european union after a recent european commission proposal to scrap the category altogether ... in calling for input the uk food standards agency noted the proposal would drop from the parnut regulation (as it is called) categories such as slimming foods, lactose-free and gluten-free foods and just focus on medical foods, infant and follow-on formula and infant foods

... food quality and safety testing group, intertek, has gained a food testing presence in the uk for the first time through the acquisition of food analytical laboratories (fal) for £6m ... fal provides chemical testing for companies that develop, produce and distribute food, functional foods and drinks to monitor the presence of residues, pesticides, pathogens, allergens and antibiotics so that they conform to uk and eu regulations ... renamed intertek fal, the new business will help intertek expand its uk portfolio in these areas, sarah ogilvie investor relations manager, intertek group told foodproductiondaily ... however, good food quality and safety across the supply chain should consist of a combination of different control elements such as testing, auditing and certification, said ogilvie ... it has bought brussels-based research, development & consulting , a company that assesses businesses environmental impact, and uk-based qinetiq uk fuel and lubricants testing business (oaltb), a fuel and lubricant analysis consulting company ... the takeovers come as the food safety group peported strong growth for the six months ending 30 june 2011

... food quality and safety testing group, intertek, has gained a food testing presence in the uk for the first time through the acquisition of food analytical laboratories (fal) for £6m ... fal provides chemical testing for companies that develop, produce and distribute food, functional foods and drinks to monitor the presence of residues, pesticides, pathogens, allergens and antibiotics so that they conform to uk and eu regulations ... renamed intertek fal, the new business will help intertek expand its uk portfolio in these areas, sarah ogilvie investor relations manager, intertek group told foodproductiondaily ... however, good food quality and safety across the supply chain should consist of a combination of different control elements such as testing, auditing and certification, said ogilvie

... half-portions of fruit and vegetables in processed and other composite foods will count towards the target of ‘five-a-day’ under a new uk industry scheme ... members of the uk food industry, including coca-cola, greencore, heinz, innocent, pepsico, and united biscuits, in addition to the british nutrition foundation, the food and drink federation, together with supermarkets wm morrison, marks and spencer, and tesco, agreed to the new guidelines which aim to help consumers increase their intake of fruit and vegetables ... the guide, published by igd, (which can be found here ) provides a set of principles for businesses to communicate the fruit and vegetable content of composite food products that contribute half, one or more of the five portions consumers are recommended to eat or drink each day ... labelling the number of portions in composite foods helps consumers increase their five-a-day intake and encourages food businesses to add more fruit and vegetables to their products,” said joanne denney-finch, igd chief executive ... “under the auspices of igd a working group consisting of nutritionists from the food industry, trade associations and ngos has agreed these guidelines which help consumers to do just that,” she said ... guidelines as part of the new voluntary code, industry members have agreed limits to the amount of sugar, salt and saturated fat allowed in a composite food labelled as contributing to your five-a-day – a move which they say will to help move consumers towards a healthier and more balanced diet

... coli 0104:h4 can now be eaten raw as long as the label indicates they are ‘ready to eat’ or ‘ready to wash’, said the uk food standards agency as it amended its advice to consumers and caterers ... the food safety body had issued the warning earlier this month after the european food safety authority (efsa) announced that fenugreek sprouts imported from egypt were the likely source of the deadly e ... but the uk body yesterday told consumers they could resume eating raw sprouts if labels on packaging decalred they were ready-to-eat or ready to wash ... ” officials also urged caterers to source their supplies of sprouted seeds only from producers that have recognised food safety and quality control systems in place ... coli o104:h4 food poisoning have been reported in the uk linked to the outbreak in the bordeaux region of france ... a uk firm was linked to the french outbreak as it had bought the suspect fenugreek seeds via the german importer of the affected batch

... the uk food and drink federation (fdf) has welcomed a nutrition and dietary habits survey published this week by the uk government which found positive shifts in key areas including trans-fat consumption levels ... 9% of food energy, significantly below recommendations of 2% ... responding, uk food and drink federation (fdf) director of food safety and science, barbara gallani, said:“the survey shows there are now very low level of trans fats in our diets, less than half of the government’s recommendations, which clearly indicates how effectively the industry has responded to this public health requirement by voluntarily reformulating products

... the european food safety authority has said it has no safety concerns about the use of two substances in food contact materials following requests from the uk ... 05 mg/kg food, it added ... 974, is for use as an antioxidant in all polymers at a maximum content of 1500 mg/kg polymer for contact with all food types at any time/temperature condition ... the referral to the parma-based body was made by the uk food standards agency (fsa) on behalf of the applicant chemtura corporation, usa ... 05 mg/kg food - including the hydrolysis product 3,4-dihydroxy-1-butene - and is only used as a comonomer for evoh and pvoh copolymers ... fcms containing the copolymer as an inner layer are intended to be used with all types of foodstuffs under conditions of long term storage at room temperature whereas the copolymer layer in direct contact with food is intended for dry and fatty foods only, said the cef panel ... overall migration limit from evoh or pvoh copolymers in direct contact with aqueous foods may be exceeded the dossier was submitted on behalf of nippon gohsei, japan, by the uk fsa to read the full opinion click here