Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds countermeasures

Question for written answer to the Commission Diane Dodds (NI) 25th September 2014 Subject:ย  Securing a safe and transparent food chain The UK recently announced the establishment of a body tasked with combating crime within the food chain, the Food Crime Unit. This is very clearly a development resulting from the horse meat scandal. Within … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds countermeasures

Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 42)

Here's my article's selection of the week: EU -ย EU project seeks to improve GM food safety testing, by Caroline Scott-Thomas+, on bakeryandsnacks.com: an EU-funded project that aims to improve safety testing for genetically modified (GM) foods has published its first results. UK -ย FSA promises probe after sheep's milk protein found in UK goats' cheese, by … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 42)