FSA Science news
Article Type: Food facts - January 2010 From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 40, Issue 2.
The following has recently been published by the Food Standards Agency. The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food has, after public consultation, published a report on increased incidence of listeriosis in the UK(see: www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2009/sep/acmsflisteria).
The following on feed controls has also been published, available at: www.food.gov.uk/consultations/consulteng/2009/foodfeedregs09
Guidance notes on legislation protecting dairy designations, available at: www.food.gov.uk/consultations/consulteng/2009/legislationdairy
Guidance notes on labelling fat spreads, including margarine and butter,available at: www.food.gov.uk/consultations/consulteng/2009/labellingonspreads
Over three quarters of people (77 per cent) are not aware that bread and breakfast cereals are among the top salt-contributing foods in our diet, reveals a new Food Standards Agency survey, available at: www.food.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/2009/oct/salt
The European Food Safety Authority has published its opinion on a wide variety of health claims submitted by food businesses from across the UK and other EU Member States, available at: www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2009/oct/efsa
