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FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. The FSA provides advice and information to the public and Government on food safety from farm to fork, nutrition and diet. It also protects consumers through effective food enforcement and monitoring. WEBSITE SPONSORS
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 Board agrees single front-of-pack label planThe Agency´s Board, at an open meeting held in Cardiff today, agreed to the implementation of a single approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling that will best help consumers make healthier choices when they buy food. Sainsbury´s withdraws some mandarin jellySainsbury´s has withdrawn pots of Mandarin Jelly because of a packaging error. Pots a with a ´use by´ date of 14 March 2010 actually contain Mandarin Royale (a dessert with layers of sponge, jelly and topped with cream), which contains milk, egg and wheat gluten. FSA Board meeting now liveWe are now webcasting today´s open Board meeting at the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff, being chaired by Agency Chair Jeff Rooker. You can also listen-in via a free phone number, 0800 0730228. Invitation to novel foods open eventThe Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) is holding an open event on novel foods in London on Wednesday 21 April 2010. Anyone can attend, including members of the public. Scores on the Doors Working Group agenda publishedThe Food Standards Agency has published the agenda and papers for the meeting of the Scores on the Doors Working Group on Consistency Issues on Thursday 11 March. ACAF open meeting 3 March 2010A summary of the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) meeting held on 3 March 2010 is available. The meeting gave an opportunity for interested parties and members of the public to observe how this government advisory committee operates, and to follow the debate on a range of animal feed issues. FSA Board meeting papers publishedThe agenda and papers for this Wednesday´s FSA open Board meeting have been published. The meeting is being held in Cardiff on 10 March 2010. It will begin at 9am and will be chaired by Agency Chair Jeff Rooker. You can attend in person, watch it live online or listen-in via a free phone number. Agency publishes proposals for better labelsThe Agency has today published a paper, which will be discussed at an open Board meeting next week, setting out proposals for front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling. The Agency is proposing a flexible approach to implementing a single front-of-pack label to help consumers make healthier choices when they buy food. Local authority enforcement monitoring data publishedThe Agency has today published a paper on the enforcement of food law by UK local authorities in 2008/09. The paper, which includes enforcement activity data that has been collected using a new monitoring system, will be discussed by the FSA Board at its open meeting next week. Next Page | Last Page | |
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