Food safety
UK trade deal with Australia amounts to ‘offshoring’ pesticide use, MPs say
Select committee says ministers want to rush through deal allowing food imports that fall below UK environmental standards
Helena Horton Environment reporter
30, Jun, 2022 @4:53 PM
Lab-grown meat firms say post-Brexit UK could be at forefront
Technology, touted as low-carbon, faces long regulation process in EU but industry hopes UK will expedite approval
Arthur Neslen
19, May, 2022 @2:00 PM
More than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging
International experts who analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies warn chemicals are being consumed with unknown long-term impacts
Matt Krupnick
19, May, 2022 @12:17 PM
UK supermarkets recall cooked chicken in salmonella scare
Sandwiches and wraps from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Aldi are among products to be removed
Sarah Butler
12, May, 2022 @2:32 PM
Forget microplastics: we may have a much smaller problem
Nanoparticles are added to food, fabrics, cosmetics and drugs with few controls – and often end up in the sea. Now scientists are asking how safe they are
Anna Turns
25, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
Food Standards Agency draws up list of food products containing cannabidiol
Move intended to ensure CBD products ‘are safe and what they say they are’, says FSA’s chief executive
Geneva Abdul
31, Mar, 2022 @12:56 PM
The end of free-range eggs? Year-round bird flu outbreaks may keep hens inside
Highly virulent variants of avian flu now appear endemic in wild birds, making farms prone to outbreaks all year, experts warn
Tom Levitt
25, Mar, 2022 @6:15 AM
Free-range eggs unavailable in Britain from Monday
Hens have been indoors for months because of avian flu and their eggs must now be differently labelled
Tom Levitt
18, Mar, 2022 @6:41 PM
‘See what you have and use it up’: seven steps to organising a functional fridge
When it comes to food waste and food poisoning, a refrigerator can be a culprit or an ally. It all depends on how it is arranged
Shona Hendley
16, Mar, 2022 @4:30 PM
How to stop wasting food and save money
We throw out £2.1bn-worth of fresh fruit and veg each year because it’s mouldy, gone soft or is out of date
Zoe Wood
07, Mar, 2022 @7:00 AM
Americans exposed to toxic BPA at levels far above what EU considers safe – study
Petition urges FDA to strongly limit use of BPA, which is linked to cancer and other health problems
Tom Perkins
06, Feb, 2022 @11:00 AM
Chef sentenced after one killed and 31 left ill by undercooked shepherd’s pie
John Croucher admits contravening food regulations after incident in which woman died in Northamptonshire
Steven Morris and agency
02, Dec, 2021 @10:22 AM
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