Exclusive: Former FSA chief Tim Smith understood to have warned Department of Health that revealing food poisoning contamination rates could provoke a food scare and damage the industry.
The former head of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), who went straight from his job as regulator to a lucrative...
The news is enough to put you off your Sunday roast.
We revealed that seven out of 10 supermarket chickens are contaminated with the potentially deadly campylobacter bug.
The Food Standards Agency, which tested 1,995 birds, now says tackling campylobacter is their No 1 food-safety...
A new study published by the Food Standards Agency in the UK finds that most of the chickens sold in that country test positive for the presence of Campylobacter bacteria. The study is the first part of a year-long survey of Campylobacter on fresh chickens. The FSA states that its number one food...
With the high cost of turkey during the Holidays, some people are looking into serving Chicken as an alternative during Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom. Although that seems like a practical idea, you might have to think otherwise when it comes to food safety. According to BBC, more than...
More than 70% of fresh chickens being sold in the UK are contaminated,” BBC News reports.
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) investigation found worryingly high levels of contamination with the campylobacter bug, which can cause food poisoning, on chickens being sold across the country. The Guardian...
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