Sharp Rise in Product Recalls Businesses are moving quickly to recall faulty products, reputation management seen as more critical than ever, total recalls in 2006 rose 8% to 179, recalls for consumer goods rose 20% Guardian Five supermarkets have recalled hoummus made by Bakkavor, fear of salmonella 19.02.07 BBC, Consumer Rights, Retail Law
Industry Food Labels Are Misleading Report from the National Heart Forum today will say that Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) is misleading, system developed by Tesco, Nestle and others to indicate levels of salt, sugar and fat, intended to cut across FSA 'traffic lights', adult portions 'routinely' used on products targeted at children 15.02.07 Guardian, Retail Law
Put Fat Kids in Care Feeding children unhealthy foods, high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS), is no different to physical assault, says Russell Viner, consultant paediatrician at Great Ormond St, obese children should be put in care 29.01.07 Daily Mail, Children in Care, Children's Rights
Fat Kids Govt accused of lacking strategy on child obesity, no funding and no programme to meet objectives, minister responds that time needed to measure impact of food labelling changes and restrictions on advertising 25.01.07 Times, Department of Health, Advertising, Media Law, Retail Law
New Food Labelling Scheme Tesco, Somerfield and Morrison are launching guideline daily amounts (GDA), system to label food showing sugar, salt, fat, scheme rivals 'traffic lights' being promoted by Food Standards Authority and supported by Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Asda 04.01.07 BBC, Retail Law, Supermarkets
No Cheese, Please Cheese has been included in list of foods to be restricted in advertising to children, according to FSA model it is less healthy than crisps or burgers 03.01.07 Daily Mail, Advertising
May Contain Nuts Local officials are threatening to force cancellation of village Christmas party unless organisers display warnings that mince pies contain nuts and suet, check temperature of chocolate and submit santa to review by Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) 05.12.06 BBC, Health & Safety, Local Authority Law
Retailers Switch Off Traffic Light Labelling Food and Drink Federation says 20 major retailers, including Tesco and Morrisons, intend to subvert Food Standards Agency plan for 'traffic light' labelling on fat, salt and sugar, will use alternative Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs) 30.11.06 Guardian, Retail Law
EU Rules on Nutritional Standards European Commission has reached a common position on rules on health and nutritional claims, proposed regulation aims to give legal certainty by specifying the conditions for the use of nutrition and health claims, prohibiting certain claims and scientifically evaluating the use of claims 13.07.06 Law Now, Agriculture Law
Food Labelling The Food Standards Agency recommended the controversial 'traffic light' labelling scheme which uses red, amber and green to denote different levels of fat, sugar and salt in packaged food 26.03.06 Law Now
Nutrient Profiling The FSA has been developing a voluntary signposting scheme for packaged foods and a nutritional
profiling model which aims to reduce the advertising of unhealthy food directed at children 21.12.05 Law Now
Sudan 1 Recall The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recall of products potentially containing the illegal red food dye, Sudan I, has risk management implications for all food producers and retailers, and not only those of the hundreds of food products affected 25.02.05 Law Now, Sudan 1, Retail Law
Food Advertising Mcdonalds sued twice for not informing its customers effectively on the fat content of its food 17.02.05 Law Now, Advertising
McLibel ECHR handed down judgment today in the epic legal battle between Helen Steel and David Morris and the multi billion dollar McDonald's empire. The application by Steel and Morris was billed as a major attack on the UK law of libel 15.02.05 Michael Simkins, Libel , McLibel Case
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Cadbury Prosecution for Salmonella Birmingham City is to prosecute Cadbury for breaches of food safety and hygiene regulations at Marlbrook, Herefordshire plant, led to outbreak of salmonella and £3m clean-up, faces unlimited fines, executives could be jailed for up to two years 24.04.07 BBC, Health , Manufacturing
Fat Child To Be Removed Connor McCreaddie, 14 stone and eight years old, could be taken into care following child protection conference today, family claims intolerance to fruit and vegetables but persistently miss medical appointments 26.02.07 Times, Children in Care, Children's Rights, Family Law
Cadbury Faces Salmonella Prosecution Cadbury likely to be charged with producing food unfit for human consumption, failing to notify Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA), relates to salmonella found in chocolate bars 13.02.07 Guardian
Sugary Drinks Center for Science in the Public Interest is to lead lawsuit against soft-drink machines in schools, says the send wrong signal in Age of Obesity 07.12.05 NY Times
Pork Pies Northern Food goes to High Ct today for judicial review of Defra decision to support Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Assn for EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), claim region is artificial 01.12.05 Times, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Chinese Chicken Food Standards Agency is rushing to trace hundreds of tonnes of meat illegally imported from China, origins hidden with false labels 30.11.05 Guardian, Fraud
£1.2m Meal Margaret-Ann Reynard awarded £1.2m, contracted salmonella from Chinese meal, led to crippling through reactive arthritis and 10.11.05 Times, Personal Injury Links
It Ain't Feta ECJ has upheld EC decision on Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status for feta, saying it can only apply to regions of Greece, Yorkshire-based Shepherd's Purse had argued it was such common use as to be generic 26.10.05 BBC, Intellectual Property Links, Trademark Links
Biscuit v Cake Mousse is food and chocolate is confectionery, one VAT liable and one VAT free - but what is a chocolate covered biscuit sold with a pot of mousse? 24.10.05 Telegraph, UK Tax Links, VAT Links
