The horse meat scandal refuses to go away, Findus have now been caught up in it with the revelation that their "beef" lasagne contains up to 100% horse meat!
Unsurprisingly they have withdrawn the product from sale, and have issued an apology.
The offending product was made by French food supplier Comigel.
Criminal activity is suspected, and whilst saying that there was no evidence the horsemeat was unsafe, the
Food Standards Agency (FSA) has ordered it be tested for traces of an equine drug which is
harmful to humans (phenylbutazone).
All food companies have now been ordered to test their beef products.
Let's see what comes out of the woodwork!
The solution is simple, stop buying ready made meals produced in factories and use only fresh ingredients from trusted local butchers.
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Cloned Beef
Cloned Beef
Despite initial denials by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) it has now been forced into a humiliating admission that meat from the offspring of a cloned bull was slaughtered, sold and eaten last year in Scotland.
Food from a cloned animal, or the offspring of a cloned animal, is illegal, according to the FSA.
Despite initial denials by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) it has now been forced into a humiliating admission that meat from the offspring of a cloned bull was slaughtered, sold and eaten last year in Scotland.
Food from a cloned animal, or the offspring of a cloned animal, is illegal, according to the FSA.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Organic Food No Better For You
Organic Food No Better For You
Despite sky high prices, and the perception by the gullible that it is better for you, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stated that organic food is no more healthy and provides no significant nutritional benefit compared with conventionally produced food.
Needless to say, those organisations that make a nice living out of selling overpriced organic food dispute the findings.
Despite sky high prices, and the perception by the gullible that it is better for you, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has stated that organic food is no more healthy and provides no significant nutritional benefit compared with conventionally produced food.
Needless to say, those organisations that make a nice living out of selling overpriced organic food dispute the findings.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Traffic Lights
Traffic Lights
The government is going to push food firms into adopting a single system of nutritional labelling. Currently there are three different systems being used for products in the UK.
Around 20,000 food and drink items carry one system that shows guideline daily amounts of key nutrients, but which doesn't show the traffic light colour-coding system recommended by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants red, amber and green colours on all products to indicate the levels of fat, salt and sugar contained in processed foods.
Eight retailers, 16 manufacturers and four service providers are using this system.
The third system uses a mixture of guideline daily amounts and traffic light colours.
Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, will announce the need for a "single, simple and effective approach to food labelling used by the whole food industry".
The government is going to push food firms into adopting a single system of nutritional labelling. Currently there are three different systems being used for products in the UK.
Around 20,000 food and drink items carry one system that shows guideline daily amounts of key nutrients, but which doesn't show the traffic light colour-coding system recommended by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants red, amber and green colours on all products to indicate the levels of fat, salt and sugar contained in processed foods.
Eight retailers, 16 manufacturers and four service providers are using this system.
The third system uses a mixture of guideline daily amounts and traffic light colours.
Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, will announce the need for a "single, simple and effective approach to food labelling used by the whole food industry".
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
The Dangers of Seaweed
The Dangers of Seaweed
Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reportedly considering measures to cut back on the consumption of a type of seaweed called hijiki, which allegedly contains high levels of inorganic arsenic.
Hijiki is used primarily in Japanese food.
On July 28 2004, the FSA issued a warning that advised people not to eat the seaweed.
"A survey carried out by the Agency found that hijiki contains inorganic arsenic, a form that occurs naturally in some food and can increase people's risk of developing cancer if eaten regularly".
Hijiki is a distinctive, almost black, shredded seaweed, that is used mainly as an appetiser or starter in some Japanese restaurants.
Following the warning, the FSA has recently urged the food and wholesale industries to discuss effective measures to restrain consumption of hijiki.
The day will come when we will not be allowed to eat anyhting!
Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reportedly considering measures to cut back on the consumption of a type of seaweed called hijiki, which allegedly contains high levels of inorganic arsenic.
Hijiki is used primarily in Japanese food.
On July 28 2004, the FSA issued a warning that advised people not to eat the seaweed.
"A survey carried out by the Agency found that hijiki contains inorganic arsenic, a form that occurs naturally in some food and can increase people's risk of developing cancer if eaten regularly".
Hijiki is a distinctive, almost black, shredded seaweed, that is used mainly as an appetiser or starter in some Japanese restaurants.
Following the warning, the FSA has recently urged the food and wholesale industries to discuss effective measures to restrain consumption of hijiki.
The day will come when we will not be allowed to eat anyhting!
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Italian PM Insults Finnish Cuisine
Italian PM Insults Finnish Cuisine
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, managed to upset the Finns on Tuesday by insulting the cuisine of Finland; which Italy beat to host the new European Food Safety Authority.
Berlusconi told local dignitaries, ahead of the inauguration of the EFSA in the northern Italian town of Parma:
"I've been to Finland and I had to endure the Finnish diet so I am in a position to make a comparison,"
At the opening ceremony European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, would have the chance to sample Parma's famous smoked ham, Berlusconi said; and see for himself that it was better than traditional Finnish food.
Quote:
"Barroso today will be able to taste our 'culatello' as opposed to smoked herrings from Finland,".
Berlusconi reportedly told a summit of European leaders in December 2001:
"Parma is synonymous with good cuisine. The Finns don't even know what prosciutto is."
I would advise the PM not to make so free with his insults. I have worked in Finland, and can tell him that the Finns are not to be messed with.
Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, managed to upset the Finns on Tuesday by insulting the cuisine of Finland; which Italy beat to host the new European Food Safety Authority.
Berlusconi told local dignitaries, ahead of the inauguration of the EFSA in the northern Italian town of Parma:
"I've been to Finland and I had to endure the Finnish diet so I am in a position to make a comparison,"
At the opening ceremony European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, would have the chance to sample Parma's famous smoked ham, Berlusconi said; and see for himself that it was better than traditional Finnish food.
Quote:
"Barroso today will be able to taste our 'culatello' as opposed to smoked herrings from Finland,".
Berlusconi reportedly told a summit of European leaders in December 2001:
"Parma is synonymous with good cuisine. The Finns don't even know what prosciutto is."
I would advise the PM not to make so free with his insults. I have worked in Finland, and can tell him that the Finns are not to be messed with.
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