A decision by Morrisons to scrap the ‘use by’ dates on its fresh milk and encourage people to use a sniff test instead sparked lively discussion in January. WRAP’s communications around this move were challenged by CFA’s Karin Goodburn, who, concerned that people may use this method for checking other food types, questioned the clarity of the messaging. She noted that the sniffing approach would not be at all appropriate to unpasteurised milk as it has gone through no risk reduction process. Morrisons’ intention is to reduce the amount of milk wasted, so they are retaining the date of production […]

                         Awards season is in full swing with CFA members honoured with some of the industry’s most prestigious prizes. Congratulations to Moy Park who scored a hat-trick at the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards with Dr Gary McMahon named Food Safety Champion (above left on right), Ursula Lavery (above right) winning the Outstanding Food & Drink Industry Leadership Award and Moy Park’s Culinary Academy picking up the Food and Drink Sector Skill Award. Cranswick plc was recognised in Food Manufacture Magazine’s Excellence Awards, winning the sustainability category. Moy […]

Anyone working in fresh produce will be interested to hear about a new resource to help with risk assessments to assure Good Agricultural Practice and food safety, including irrigation water and field worker hygiene. Food Standards Scotland have developed an invaluable online risk assessment tool for fresh produce. Its easy to use approach uses multiple choice questions and gives detailed information at the end of the assessment. And, importantly, it’s free. It can be found on the Food Standards Scotland website