CFA-led Listeria guidance supported by FSA and FSS tops 1,500 downloads

12 May, 2026

CFA’s guidance Assuring Safety of Ready-to-Eat Food (RTE) in Relation to Listeria monocytogenes and Regulation 2073/2005 has been downloaded more than 1,500 times since its launch in January 2026 – reflecting the demand across industry, enforcement and the wider food sector for authoritative, practical guidance ahead of the change to the law on 1 July 2026 in the EU and other jurisdictions applying EU law, e.g. Northern Ireland. This guidance is a major update of the 2010 CFA/BRC/FSA shelf life guidance and was developed by the CFA-led Industry Listeria Group in direct response to questions arising from the amendment to […]

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Supporting the circular economy: ENABLER project

9 May, 2026

CFA has provided a letter of support for ENABLER, a new research consortium led by the universities of Cambridge, Loughborough and Newcastle, applying for funding under the EPSRC Network Plus Reimagining Circularity programme. ENABLER’s mission is to create a circular data ecosystem that enables trackable, comparable and actionable insights for circular practices – addressing the fragmented and inconsistent data landscape that currently limits progress toward a circular economy. The project brings together academia, industry and policy communities to co-create robust data, metrics and frameworks, with artificial intelligence at its core. CFA’s support reflects the alignment between ENABLER’s objectives and CFA […]

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CFA and IFST: Special Interest Group involvement

8 May, 2026

CFA continues to support the work of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) through its Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Karin Goodburn MBE Hon FIFST is a member of the Food Safety SIG and the Consultations Triage Group. The Food Safety SIG engages on hot topics, contributes to relevant publications and organises webinars and events. Dr Rachel Hackett FIFST is a member of the newly formed Food Sustainability SIG, established to translate issues and share developments relating to sustainability across the food sector.

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