On 19 September CFA’s Chilled Education was recognised with the FDF’s Education Initiative Award 2024.  This is the third time of receiving the Award and the Association is delighted with the glowing feedback from the judges  One declared: “I would have used the material myself as a teacher….I personally think that this entry is brilliant from the educational initiative point of view; it includes detail and production of material.”  Another praised the: “quantity and quality of resources developed and the ability to engage virtually.”   And the initiative was judged to be: “Addressing the needs of career support and utilising […]

In this issue: CFA & Policy: STEC highlight deficiencies in test methods EU Listeria regulation change confirmed Brexit update Net Zero ambition statement Talking food Millions more meals redistributed A fond farewell Chilled Education; “Wow – what a day!” New industry career paths Advocating food teaching and careers with the Food Teacher Centre and IGD Chatting careers with cadets Clocking up the hours A repeat of FDF success? CFA News 62 September 2024  

CFA continues to respond to the STEC fatal outbreak between April and June, which took the lives of two people, caused illness in nearly 300 and is estimated to have cost the industry in excess of £10m. The outbreak has prompted CFA’s call for a review of STEC test methods, the interpretation of unconfirmed results and the application and legal relevance of HPA RTE criteria for generic (non-pathogenic) E. coli. Under the advice of FSA in mid-June certain short shelf life foods (e.g. sandwiches and wraps) were recalled with media reporting the FSA’s hypothesis of salad leaves being the source. […]