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cost, consistency and modernisation at heart of uk food inspection review
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the uk has confirmed it is to review the way official food safety controls are carried out in a bid to simplify the system, ensure consistency across sectors and centralise responsibility under four national bodies. the food standards agency (fsa) said at its board meeting this week it is to undertake a far-reaching rethink on the system for charging for inspections at food business operations (fbo). its recommendations are scheduled to be considered by the body as early as this summer. agency chiefs made the decision to launch the review after considering a report that said the current charging arrangements are inconsistently applied across sectors and there is no strong link between the fees paid and compliance with food safety legislation. it added the present system actually discourages greater responsibility by fbo for delivery of official controls. cost recovery and centralisation the food watchdog’s chair, jeff rooker, said the reassessment would seek to modernise the uk’s current system. “the uk food sector is one of the most sophisticated and developed in the world,” he said. “the current official control delivery arrangements do not mirror the modern food supply chain with food businesses ranging from multinationals and global brands to single artisan producers operating across local authority boundaries.” but the report also fully acknowledged that a “ key principle” of the review was to make the inspection regime cost effective, the fsa aiming for full recovery of its costs. rooker echoed this yesterday when he said: “the heart of the fsa’s role is protecting public health from risks, which may arise in eating food, including the way it is produced or supplied. in the current climate of financial pressures it is timely to consider how best we can secure consistency and sustainability in this fundamental public health protection function.” in effect, this is likely to result in an extension of the number of fbos subject to inspection charges. under the current regime, fee for official inspections apply at slaughterhouses, meat cutting sites and fish processing plants - but not at registered food and feed establishments, nor dairy processors or fish cutting facilities. the fsa has anticipated that any changes to the fees system could trigger industry opposition but said changing the present system could result in a failure to improve food safety and compliance by businesses. it would also run the risk of not being able to influence eu policy, which is currently being re-examined. objective rook pledged the review would be “ objective with no pre-determined outcome”. it would look at a range of options, including a more centralised model with one body in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland responsible for carrying out scrutiny of fbos in their countries. ”the review will be undertaken by fsa staff but overseen by an independent representative. it will be done in partnership and seek the co-operation and involvement of other public health organisations, individuals, other government departments, professional bodies and consumers across the uk,” explained the fsa chair. the agency board to scheduled to consider the progress of the review and any proposals for action at its july 2011 meeting.
Source :foodqualitynews.com
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January
2011
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rochdale metropolitan borough council has rolled out the fsa’s food hygiene rating scheme. more than 150 local authorities in england, wales and northern ireland are now publishing more than 100,000 ratings at food.gov.uk/ratings. other local authorities will be rolling out the scheme over the next few months.
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good food hygiene is getting easier to spot in wales with the launch today of a bilingual advertising campaign from the food standards agency. designed to promote awareness of the food hygiene rating scheme, the consumer advertising campaign runs in wales throughout march 2011. the advertising shows the scheme\'s bright green and black rating sticker and the web address food.
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the agency has announced a further round of grant funding for local authorities in england and northern ireland adopting the national food hygiene rating scheme. the scheme helps consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, cafés, takeaways, hotels and food shops. the scheme has been gathering momentum since it was formally launched on 30 november 2010 – a total of 57 authorities in england, wales and northern ireland are publishing ratings at food.
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nsw primary industries minister, steve whan, has announced that dining out in nsw is set to become even safer, with the food safety supervisor law moving into its next phase from friday october 1. “the 12-month implementation period for certain food businesses to appoint their own food safety supervisor, trained to ensure safe food handling practices begins tomorrow,” said mr whan. “poor food handling accounts for over a third of foodborne illness outbreaks in nsw, and costs the community around $416 million each year.
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a report into the mass outbreak of e. coli in wales calls on the uk's food regulator to look into whether there should be more legislation and guidance on plant inspections. the report, an outcome of a food poisoning outbreak that killed one boy and resulted in the closure of a manufacturer, could lead to more stringent inspections policy and a review of the rules giving local authorities the power to shut down plants.
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