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Yahoo News Item

Growing public concern could foster significant change in European food safety systems, and increased regulations and testing volumes should follow suit, according to “Food Micro, Sixth Edition: Food Microbiology Testing in Europe,” a new market report from Strategic Consulting, Inc., a leading knowledge resource for industrial diagnostics.

Europe is a substantial market for food safety microbiology testing. The population of the 27 countries of the European Union is 500 million, nearly 60% greater than the US population. Altogether, EU countries performed an estimated 275 million food micro tests in 2011. In comparison, there were 213 million such tests conducted in the US in 2010.

I am not sure of the figures but it would be very interesting to see what proportion of the European testing the UK undertook.

Growing public concern could foster significant change in European food safety systems, and increased regulations and testing volumes should follow suit, according to “Food Micro, Sixth Edition: Food Microbiology Testing in Europe,” a new market report from Strategic Consulting, Inc., a leading knowledge resource for industrial diagnostics.

PR Web Article

FSA Recall Notice 

Fish Smoker Bleiker’s is recalling one batch of its Traditional Oak Smoked Scottish Salmon because one pack in this small batch has been found to contain Listeria. The batch number is ‘55x’ with a ‘use by’ date of 23 November 2011. If you have bought the product being recalled, do not eat it. No other products are thought to be affected.

According to an article from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) the recent Salmonella outbreak in Denmark was traced to tomato’s from a producer in Southern Italy. The Salmonella serotype found was Salmonella Strathcona previously not found in Denmark. There were 24 known cases in this outbreak there is none of the product left on the shelves and it is thought that the outbreak is finished.

The BSA has announced that it is going to adopt the FSA Food Hygiene Rating System. The BSA are rolling the scheme out and will require members to operate to level three, this will provide a controlled monitoring system and highlight the importance of food safety and manufacturing.

Article Bakery Info

FSA – Food Hygiene Rating System

BSA – Website