Increasing hand hygiene call in food industry, says Aquaint
The UK food industry is under increasing pressure to maintain and increase hand hygiene among employees, according to Aquaint.
Archives for July 29, 2015
EU grants protected status to UK Bramley apple pie filling
‘Traditional Bramley Apple Pie Filling’ has been added to the European register of Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSGs), says the European Commission.
Freedom4 centre of AsureQuality and Ubiquitome collaboration
AsureQuality and Ubiquitome are to collaborate on trialling mobile molecular testing for applications in food and primary production sectors.
OIE fears African Swine Fever will spread to Europe
The director general of the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) is “not confident” African Swine Fever (ASF) is being effectively controlled around the world, and has expressed concerns that with no treatment and no vaccine, there is a “very...
UK law to fight slavery in big firm supply chains
New legislation will require all large firms in the UK to report on their fight against slavery in the supply chain - but experts say the 'opt out' clause means its success could be limited.
Debating the sugar tax: BMJ ‘head to head’ argues the case
Experts from both sides of the sugar tax debate have set out their arguments in a ‘head to head’ article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Where do you stand on the sugar tax issue?