Researched: The new Allergen regulations.
On December 13th 2014 the new ‘Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011′, or more commonly known as the Allergen regulations will come in to force. This new directive is Europe wide, in one form or another and was born in Brussels. Effectively, the EU have established that there are fourteen major allergens that … Read more
Public concern about food issues – FSA report
Food safety & hygiene has never been higher on the public agenda than ever before. With a number of food poisoning outbreaks making the mainstream news channels, undoubtedly due to the meteoric rise in the media of names such as Heston Blumenthal & Rene Redzepi. Twice a year, May & November, the FSA (Food Standards … Read more
Organic food & the dirty dozen.
A couple of years ago, I spent some time working in an organic led catering environment; restaurant, cookery school- you get the idea. It’s a high profile place with exacting standards of customer care, and within its management there is an almost cult like belief that organic was best in every way. I was keen … Read more
Horsemeat… The scandal so far
So three weeks after I first posted about the horsemeat scandal or #Horsegate, & it still runs on, in fact it’s getting worse. But the one thing that remains a constant is me calling for the State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs resignation. Mary Creagh MP made such an outlandish comment at the … Read more
