Food hygiene law and regulatory framework for artisan and small scale producers. Registration, approval, HACCP, products of animal origin, unhygienic food.

The Food Standards Agency abandons raw milk prosecution – did the penny finally drop?
The Food Standards Agency abandons raw milk prosecution – did the penny finally drop?

In January earlier this year the Food Standards Agency (FSA) announcedthat it was to prosecute Steve Hook, the pioneering Dairy Farmer of the Year 2012 finalist, of Hook and Son and Selfridges for selling raw milk by means of a vending machine. The news came as no great surprise since Hook and Son’s regular newsletter on 15 January foreshadowed the FSA’s announcement in a brief Stop Press statement:

Food Standards Agency highlights key issues for consumers and diners – impressions matter
Food Standards Agency highlights key issues for consumers and diners – impressions matter

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) released details of its regular survey of public concerns about food related issues earlier this month. The survey is based on research involving a representative sample of 2,076 adults carried out in November 2011.

Cutting red tape in the use of community halls selling or serving food
Cutting red tape in the use of community halls selling or serving food

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is, as a part of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’, carrying out a consultation on  how food law applies to community halls, including village and church halls, which are used for the preparation, sale or supply of food. The idea is to come up with proposals that will reduce the legislative burden on those using community halls for events involving food.