CFA’s Director General Karin Goodburn continues her programme of presentations, starting on 5 September at a gathering of 36 Local Authorities from across the East Midlands. She will be speaking on the topic of food safety and the EU Listeria regulations. Also this month Karin will present at the 21st International Symposium on Problems of Listeria and Listeriosis. The conference brings together the global Listeria research community and other food and health stakeholders to discuss new discoveries and opportunities to understand and control Listeria. Later in September (17) she will be the keynote speaker at the SOFHT conference on The Practical Management and […]

  CFA is saying a reluctant farewell to Helen Hyde this month. Helen has been with the Association since 2014. A pioneer in working virtually, she has provided invaluable support on a wide range of projects from monitoring the massive Listeria database and collecting E. coli data, to organising FSA site visits and SUSSLE training days. Karin Goodburn says: “Having known Helen for many years with SOFHT I was eager to bring her knowledge and scrupulous approach to work to CFA. It’s been a pleasure having her in the team for the last 10+ years. She has been consistently professional, […]

CFA members redistribute millions of food items, including chilled ready meals, sandwiches, desserts, pies and soups. In 2023, 12.4 million meals (up by almost 3.4 million onthe previous year) went to those in need through partners such as Company Shop and FareShare. Since 2017 approximately 50 million meals have been redistributed by our members. This is in line with CFA’s target for waste reduction with members helping to deliver against the UN’s Environment Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals 12.3 food waste target of a 50% per capita reduction in food waste by 2030 (based on our 2012 level). CFA continues to […]