11 Sep 1998
| by BEN ARNOLD
According to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), 23 million work
days are lost through food...According to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), 23 million work
days are lost through food poisoning each year. The sixth National Food
Safety Week aimed to raise public awareness over the importance of food
safety and hygiene in order to lower such statistics.
Objectives
To convey ...
21 Aug 1998
| by GRAHAM PASKETT
to claim victims and cause problems for farmers
and food retailers....to claim victims and cause problems for farmers
and food retailers.
E-coli was another genuine disaster. The debate about genetically
modified foods continues to rage. Now we have major newspaper ...
and Food
and the National Association for Crohn s disease claimed the health risk
was minimal to non ...
19 Jun 1998
| by RICHARD HARRISON
When Prince Charles spoke out against genetically modified foods,
Monsanto turned the attention...When Prince Charles spoke out against genetically modified foods,
Monsanto turned the attention ...
Public
Relations.
Will Monsanto and the other giants in the genetically-modified (GM) food ...
luck, but nevertheless exploited the situation -his Daily Telegraph
article gave the GM food ...
21 Nov 1997
| by TINA FOTHERBY
and sparked numerous TV reports.
The drive - which calls for a code of practice to ensure the food ...
.
The report was backed by the Consumers Association and the National
Food Alliance. Both provided third party endorsement, as did the
Government with Food Minister Jeff Rooker and Consumer Affairs Minister ...
24 Oct 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
The European Commission has brought in the Rowland Company in
Moscow to raise awareness of a food...food safety project in the area affected
by the Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986.
Consumers are being exposed to food contaminated with radioactivity and
heavy metals like lead. They ignore safety warnings because they do not
currently trust the reliability of food testing, according to Rowland ...
17 Oct 1997
| by PETER SHELDON GREEN, managing director,
Organic food at vastly inflated prices has been steadily finding
its way into supermarkets...Organic food at vastly inflated prices has been steadily finding
its way into supermarkets in increasing quantities for some time now
Gestures have been made towards ecological issues with the offer of
paper bags, dump bins for recycling plastic carriers and the like. All
perfectly good and ethical ...
28 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
to protect the European Union s
consumers against food safety threats is to increase information
rather...to protect the European Union s
consumers against food safety threats is to increase information
rather ...
given
responsibility for seven scientific, veterinary and food
committees previously under ...
veterinary inspection
office based in Ireland which might eventually evolve into an
independent food ...
21 Mar 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
in her new role as head of food safety....in her new role as head of food safety.
In an exclusive interview with PR Week, Bonino said ...
was to provide them with all the necessary information about food
preparation and distribution. Information ...
.
Bonino was handed responsibility for food safety earlier this month
after the European Parliament ...
07 Feb 1997
| by SUE BEENSTOCK
The Government is to appoint a food safety expert in the wake of
recent food scares....The Government is to appoint a food safety expert in the wake of
recent food scares.
Lee Tomkins
Ruder Finn
It would provide a focus for concerns about food safety and give ...
move, but it won t stop the self-appointed representatives
of food safety desperately trying to make ...
23 Jan 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
Chelgate has set up a food issues division within its consultancy
as a response to the Government...Chelgate has set up a food issues division within its consultancy
as a response to the Government s new Food Standards Agency. The new
division is headed by senior counsellor Bob McKinley, a former head of
food safety at the predecessor of the FSA, the Food Safety Directorate.
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