Government - Regulations
From 1st January 2006 food businesses must obey a new EU food safety regulation that requires a food safety management system based on HACCP principles to be in place. Businesses must be aware of the requirement of new regulations and make sure the correct training is put in place for all employees involved in these systems.
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(02-01-2008)
Small traditional poultry producers and growers who use glasshouses could find their businesses under threat from EU rules lumping their businesses into the same pollution control bracket as power stations, the NFU has warned.
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(20-12-2007)
EU bosses have announced new restrictions to be imposed on imports of Brazilian beef.
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(22-10-2007)
The European Commission has voted to ease restrictions on meat and livestock exports to Europe, three weeks after the last foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) case in Surrey.
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(03-10-2007)
A strategy for improving animal welfare in England has been published. The Animal Welfare Delivery Strategy applies to all vertebrate animals under the care or control of humans.
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(29-05-2007)
The British beef industry is to press the European Commission to pave the way for a return to beef being sold on the bone from animals aged up to 30 months throughout Europe, rather than just Britain alone.
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(26-03-2007)
The food standards agency (FSA) will scrap the controversial traffic light front-of-pack labelling scheme next year if it is proved to be unpopular, it has been revealed.
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(21-03-2007)
A supermarket has been fined £18,000 for selling a meat ravioli product that had been wrongly labelled as suitable for vegetarians.
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(16-03-2007)
British consumers are now demanding traceable meat according to latest food industry figures from TNS.
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(02-03-2007)
Results of a Which? study has shown four out of five people would be concerned if ingredients added to meat products were less prominently labelled.
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(28-02-2007)
A rapid response veterinary expert team is being rolled out by The European Commission to tackle outbreaks of animal disease such as bird flu in Europe or elsewhere.