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Urgent warning to Irish shoppers in Tesco and Marks and Spencer over safety risk in two popular products
The two products – one a chicken curry, the other a popular brand of chocolate-covered nuts – both contain undeclared allergens
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Pandemic era gives rise to all sorts of anxiety, and food producers and regulators have to redouble efforts to win consumers trust.
published : 14 Dec 2020 at 12:30
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The spread of Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains and international trade across the region. The implications for food supplies have been considerable, with public concern growing about the safety of what we eat and drink.
Given how nervous the pandemic has made people worldwide, and the proliferation of inaccurate information about how the coronavirus spreads, it doesn t take much these days to set off a safety scare. A good recent example was found in China, where traces of the coronavirus have been found on packaging of some imported frozen seafood.
December 11, 2020 8:10 am
A joint investigation by authorities discovered an unsupervised food business preparing to slaughter geese to sell for Christmas, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The investigation was conducted by the FSAI and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, as well as the local authority in Co. Carlow, where the business was found.
A compliance notice was subsequently served on the entity in question, the authority added.
In a brief statement on the matter, the FSAI said:
Investigation by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Kilkenny County Council found an unsupervised food business preparing to slaughter geese for the Christmas market.