A merry Easter tale of marmalade in the EU Here’s a happy reversal.

The EU is relaxing marmalade rules originally shaped by the UK — and now Britain may adopt them after Brexit to ease trade.
#Brexit #EU #UKPolitics #Trade #FoodStandards #TheWhipLine
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Beef ain't beef...
That's why we don't let 'merican into Oz...

#Auspol
#OzSky
#USbeef
#BeefImports
#SafeMeat
#FoodStandards

KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge as demand soars Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens

I don't eat in any of these establishments but in case you do you may not want to hear this ....
#FoodStandards #AnimalWelfare
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You can also register your interest for our discussion call (w/c 2 February) within the form.

Review the consultation documents here: buff.ly/pZ3JLTl

#FoodSafety #BRCGS #IFST #FoodStandards #FoodScience #Consultation #QualityAssurance

Signed. Keep #foodstandards in Britain high, keep inferior products out

The Guardian revealed that during trade negotiations in the spring, the government drew up proposals to reduce the amount paid by US tech companies and by applying the tax to a wider range of companies without reducing its total take. But so far the tax has remained unchanged. The US has also exerted pressure over the UK’s online safety rules, with officials promising to review their enforcement during the talks. A third area of contention has been the UK’s food safety regime, with ‘ministers admitting that the US has raised objections to it. As part of the trade deal the government agreed to lower tariffs on some US agricultural products including beef, but it has stood by its manifesto commitment not to water down farming standards.

A hearty "fuck off you fucking cunt" to the United States

#UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #USPOL #USPOLITICS #TechBros #TechFascism #Safety #FoodStandards #Technology #USUKTradeDeal

UK Apollo leaf lettuce in pre-packed sandwiches was likely cause of fatal E.coli outbreak The Shiga toxin-producing bacteria thought to have come from contaminated lettuce has been described as a growing threat by a UK health watchdog. The investigation involved BLT and chicken salad sandwiches.

How American, 'toxic lettuce'

Guess it'll child brides and gun shows next, yeah? /s

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#Food #Lettuce #FoodPoisoning #FoodStandards #UK

Trade policy must not bypass democracy. The previous government’s reckless approach damaged food, farming and environmental standards — and farmers are still paying the price.

We need scrutiny, transparency and repair.

#FairTrade #FoodStandards

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Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill review – TV so vile you’ll never touch a protein bar again ​The lockdown star pulls a Jamie Oliver and gets political, creating a ‘killer’ snack bar that’s as harmful as possible ... to show up how hellish some of those on the market are. It’s frightening vie...

Shocking viewing from #JoeWicks 👏👏👏 How the ‘big food’ industry is harming us and our children - and it’s legal 🤔 #UltraProcessedFoods #Defra #FoodStandards #cancer #heartattack #stroke👇
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#StopFishTrawling 🐟
#StopdeepseaFactoryFishing 🐟🦈🦐
#FoodStandards 🍣🍤🍱
#SaveWhalesSharkDolphins 🐋🦈🐬
##StopShipStrikes 🚢🐋⛴️🐬🛳🦈
#SaveOurSealife 🪸🪼🐚🦑🦐🦞🦀🐙🐟🐋🐬🦈
#StopFishDiscard 🐟🚫
##SaveSeaConservationAreas🪼🪸🐚🦑🐟🦞🦀🦭🐬 #NoTakeZones 🚫🐟
#KeepItInTheGround 🛢💰⛽️💰🪨💰💎💰👑💰
#DavidAttenborough 💔 #BluePlanet 🌎 #Ocean🌊

Differences between European and American Food Standards - ANSI Blog Explore key differences in food safety, additives, GMOs, and labeling between U.S. and European standards to make informed food choices.

Europe generally adopts a stricter approach to ingredient approval, while the US favors a more risk-based system. The differences between EU and US #FoodStandards encompass the pillars of #FoodSafety, quality & integrity in today’s globalized food industry.

Important thread...

#TrumpVisit #USfoodImports #TradeBlackmail #PoliticsLive #PoliticsUK #EU #FoodStandards

EU Parliament Committee Backs First-Ever Union-Wide Definition for Vinegar Move aims to protect traditional producers, ensure product transparency and unify standards across European markets as legislative process continues

FYI: EU Parliament Committee Backs First-Ever Union-Wide Definition for Vinegar #Vinegar #EUParliament #FoodStandards #TraditionalProducers #FoodTransparency

Hidden hazards in your food chain:
From dirty ice to unsafe packaging, from sneaky temperature swings to allergen traces; food safety slips happen where no one’s watching.

Strong systems prevent weak links.

#FoodSafety #FoodStandards #PublicHealth #SafeFood #SupplyChain #QualityControl

...which links to a PDF of the new
"New York City #FoodStandards for Meals and Snacks Purchased and Served". Know what you'll eat, folks in #NYCDHS and #NYCHRA shelters, jails, and #NYCHHC hospitals.
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New N.Y.C. Food Standards Could Spell Doom for Chicken Nuggets

"New N.Y.C. #FoodStandards Could Spell Doom for #ChickenNuggets", #AnnaKodé reports. "The standards, which go into effect in July 2026, apply to public schools and hospitals, and to agencies that serve older adults and homeless people, among others."
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I’m calling you out:
@lidl @tesco @waitrose @mccainfoods 🍟
Stop selling scraps as “chunky chips.” Give us what we’re paying for.
#FoodStandards #ConsumerVoice
PART 5

Our major frustration: we buy a bag of “chunky chips” and two-thirds of it is just slithers of scrap. Not chunky at all.
#FalseAdvertising #FoodStandards
PART 2

Aldi recall alert: Contaminated and allergen-risk products pulled from shelves in 37 US states The recalls are part of ongoing efforts to mitigate consumer health risks

Aldi Recalls Specially Selected Beef Burgers Over Undeclared Gluten — Nationwide Alert

#Aldi #ProductRecall #FoodSafety #GlutenAlert #CoeliacDisease #AllergenWarning #UKRecall #SafeShopping #ConsumerAlert #FoodStandards

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So i made the mistake of buying Eastman's Chicken Roll from @Tesco, I could run my finger across each slice & feel the bits of bone & other solids. When did our food standards get so bad, but it's all legal.

#Tesco #foodstandards #food #BlackRock #Vanguard #legalbutnotright

English Abattoir Fined Over £62,000 for Blocking Food Safety Inspectors On the 28th of April 2025, Yorkshire Abattoir Services Limited, based near Wakefield, England, was sentenced at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to deliberately obstructing Food…

A Wakefield abattoir was sentenced for blocking Food Standards Agency hygiene inspections. 🚫

#hygiene #foodsafety #foodstandards #wakefield #abbatoir

UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms

Consecutive UK governments dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms.
Is there anybody out there who cares for the well-being of the UK & its inhabitants?
Are MPs past & present wealthier now than when they first entered parliament?
#Politics
#FoodStandards
#Lobbying

4hago 10.59 BST Helena Horton Helena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter. US agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins finished a press conference in London where she said she would like to see the UK and the US more aligned on food standards regulation. She also seemed to soften her stance on getting the UK to accept chlorine- washed chicken and hormone-treated beef from last week when she said US agriculture was being treated “very unfairly” by countries such as the UK and that she wanted the UK to accept “all meat” from the US. Rollins told reporters the market is beginning to move away from hormone- treated beef, and that chlorine-washed chicken has almost entirely been removed from the US supply chain.

44 Our agriculture producers, our cattle producers etc, obviously are constantly watching what the markets look like, and if the markets are calling for a specific type, or they have more opportunity somewhere, then I think that we potentially do see some movement in the market. Rollins added that she wanted the US, UK and other countries to have more regulatory alignment and similar standards for agriculture. She said: M4 One thing ... I've taken from a lot of the discussions yesterday [when she met Steve Reed, the enviroment secretary] and today is that the more our two countries, and those who are aligned with our values, are regulatory aligned, meaning that we don’t have all these different systems and structures - I think that that is going to go a tremendously long way to supporting the agriculture industry.

Rollins also seemed to have softened her stance on asking the UK to accept chlorine chicken. She said: 44 Only about 5% of our chicken in America is actually treated that way, with the chlorine. So we have moved, over the last decade, completely away from the ‘chlorine chicken’. So that’s I think that’s a really important to dispel, and I'm very grateful to do that. She also said that, although pork and poultry weren't included in last week’s US-UK trade deal, they are at the top of the list for further discussions.

Gilead is hoping to flood our food supply with toxic shit, and Starmer is going to help them.

See the Yanks try the Victimhood ploy, like that grotesque Rapist President of theirs "Oh you're nasty, you're being nasty to us, it's unfair, nasty..."

Go fuck […]

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6/9 Crucially, Starmer held firm on food standards—avoiding both angry UK consumers facing chlorinated chicken and potential complications with EU trade. The week showcases "Starmerism: the steady, unflashy grinding out of incremental progress."
#FoodStandards

5/9 British beef farmers will gain access to the lucrative US market, joining a select group including Australia. Starmer emphasized there would be "no watering down of food standards," with hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken remaining banned.
#FoodStandards

5/7 In return, the US will export more beef and ethanol to the UK. However, other agricultural products like chicken are excluded due to UK/European food standards. "We had red lines. Standards in agriculture, we kept to those," said Starmer.
#Agriculture #FoodStandards

With @natcen.bsky.social we find that the general public wants to see UK policymakers pursue a #tradepolicy that balances economic growth with non-economic outcomes like protection of #humanrights & high #foodstandards rather than one that focuses on economic growth alone: citp.ac.uk/uktpr/unders...

Study shows Brexit exposed vulnerabilities in the UK’s food system A new perspective article in Foods analyzes how Brexit disrupted the UK's food standards, security, and agricultural policy. The authors argue that emerging neoliberal frameworks like neo-developmenta...

Study shows Brexit exposed vulnerabilities in the UK’s food system 📚🌾🇬🇧 www.news-medical.net/news/2025042... #Brexit #FoodSecurity #Neoliberalism #UK #FoodStandards #Agriculture #PublicHealth #Trade #Sustainability #FoodSystems @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social

Why RFK Jr wants American cereal to be more Canadian The US health secretary on Tuesday announced the country would ban eight commonly used artificial food dyes, some found in breakfast cereals.

USA petroleum-based synthetic dyes will be gradually phased out in US cereal, candy, snacks and beverages.. #foodstandards #health

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