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McCoy's multi-bag crisps recalled due to pieces of plastic
KP Snacks Ltd are recalling certain date codes of 4 variants of McCoy's multipack crisps due to possible contamination with small pieces of plastic.
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The Food Standards Agency is an independent UK government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
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1997
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KP Snacks Ltd are recalling certain date codes of 4 variants of McCoy's multipack crisps due to possible contamination with small pieces of plastic.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has welcomed the decision by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to dismiss a complaint against a food hygiene advertising campaign.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the second wave of its biannual survey exploring the public’s attitudes and reported behaviour on food safety issues.
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Gima UK Ltd has withdrawn various Bodrum branded dried fruit products because they contain sulphites which are not mentioned on the label.
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The world's biggest ever study of allergies - spearheaded by the University of Manchester (UK) - has officially launched.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been informed by Lancashire County Council (UK) that it has identified 100kg of horse meat imported from Hungary labelled as beef.
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Nestlé are recalling some of their Kit Kat Chunky bars and an Easter egg due to seven people reporting small pieces of plastic in the bars.
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Edward Gray of Dudley Ltd, also known as Teddy Grays, is recalling certain date codes of their sweet products because of a possible rodent infestation at the manufacturing premises.
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Asda has withdrawn its Smart Price Potato Salad (250g) with a 'use by' date of 26 March 2013, because it might contain peanuts.
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Testing has shown that samples of beef burger products made by The Burger Manufacturing Company (BMC), have tested positive for at least 1% horse meat.
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Peter Marks, group chief executive of Co-op has undertaken a number of radio and TV interviews following the extensive media coverage of the discovery of horse meat found in a range of their products.
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Lancashire County Council (UK) has withdrawn a pre-prepared cottage pie from 47 school kitchens after provisional tests indicated it contained traces of horse meat.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the first set of industry results from beef products that have been tested for the presence of horse DNA.
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Dyfed-Powys Police have made arrests at both meat plants inspected by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on Tuesday.
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The Food Standard's Agency's (FSA) most recent tests on the presence of phenylbutazone (bute) in horses slaughtered in the UK checked 206 horse carcasses. Of these, eight tested positive for the drug.
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As part of its ongoing investigation into the mislabelling of meat products, the FSA and police have entered two meat premises, one in West Yorkshire and the other in West Wales (UK).
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The FSA has issued a further statement about the horse meat issue which suggests the resent discoveries of horse meat in beef products is due to negligence or deliberate contamination.
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As part of its ongoing investigation into mislabelled meat, the FSA has confirmed that the meat content of beef lasagne products recalled by Findus has tested positive for more than 60% horse meat.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed with the food industry to publish the results of industry testing of meat products, to provide a clearer picture of standards in the food chain.
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The FSA has tested a quantity of frozen meat currently detained in a cold store on the premises of a company called Freeza Meats in Northern Ireland, which is potentially linked to Silvercrest.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has received the results of tests conducted on samples taken from the Dalepak plant by North Yorkshire Trading Standards.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a statement on bute in horsemeat. Horses that have been treated with the drug phenylbutazone or ‘bute’ are not allowed to enter the food chain.
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The FSA has confirmed its intention to prosecute Selfridges Retail and the farmer who supplied the company with raw drinking cow milk for sale, Stephen Hook, for breaches of food hygiene regulations.
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The FSA has been made aware of footage filmed by Hillside Animal Sanctuary which showed animal welfare offences carried out by slaughtermen in a UK abattoir, High Peak Meat Exports.
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The retailers and UK processor that were named in the investigation by the FSAI into horse and pig DNA in beef products have provided additional information to the FSA.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has met this with representatives from the food industry (producers, processors and retailers) from all parts of the UK.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the findings of research looking at consumer attitudes to the labelling of genetically modified (GM) food and the use of 'GM-free' labelling.
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Recommendations on the transparent use of risk assessment in decisions on food safety have been welcomed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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New research in human volunteers has shown that molecular changes to our genes, known as epigenetic marks, are driven mainly by ageing but are also affected by what we eat.
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Research to find out what allergen information is currently being provided for loose foods, such as those sold in restaurants, is being undertaken by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) before a new EU re
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The FSA is warning consumers not to eat certain peanut butter and peanut-based products, which have been imported from the US, because of possible contamination with salmonella.
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The FSA's board has been presented with an update on the progress of the Food Hygiene Delivery Programme (FHDP).
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Urgent advice has been issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to the public following the deaths of two people believed to have taken a ‘fat-burner’ substance in tablet or powder form.
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Myprotein has recalled its own-brand Free Range Liquid Egg Whites with a 'best before' date of 8 February 2013, because salmonella has been detected in a batch of the product.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is urging people to be aware of the dangers of liquid nitrogen, following information that it may be being used in alcoholic drinks on sale in the UK.
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In the two years since the introduction of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) in Wales, hygiene standards in food businesses are improving, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding visitors to the Czech Republic of the continued ban on the sale of domestic (Czech) spirits containing more than 20% alcohol.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people travelling to, or recently returned from, the Czech Republic to steer clear of locally-produced hard spirits.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) board has agreed the future approach to working with the industry on delivering meat official controls and how this should be paid for.
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A risk profile on toxoplasma in the food chain by the ACMSF has recommended that further studies are needed to establish the importance of food-borne routes of infection and identify the risks.
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Following an assessment by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), products containing the sports supplement DMAA are to be removed from sale in the UK.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has written to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) seeking clarification of its opinion on the production of smoked skin-on sheep meat – also known as 'smokies'.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding consumers, especially pregnant women, about the dangers of ingesting clay, clay-based ‘detox’ drinks and supplements.
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The FSA is advising people not to consume products containing the substance DMAA, after a number of people across the world have reported adverse reactions linked to products containing DMAA.
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Molecular biology could revolutionise the way in which food-borne disease outbreaks are investigated, according to the FSA, enabling faster and more accurate identification of the organisms.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed that certain farmed fish destined to be eaten raw in dishes like sushi no longer need to be frozen before use to protect consumers against parasites.
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Almost three out of four people are prepared to take a chance with food safety when eating out, according to a survey of more than 2,000 people carried out for the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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Jon Averns, the City of London Corporation's director of port health and public protection, has welcomed the launch of a new London-wide Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
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Burger King has reintroduced, in a small number of its restaurants, some of the food colours that have been associated with possible hyperactivity in young children.
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With Ramadam beginning shortly, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding people that they should consider avoiding drinking bottled water described or labelled as Zam Zam water.