David Young

Dec 11, 2024 | foodmanufacture.co.uk | David Young |Mark Jones |Marc Lasok-Smith |Monika Zeiden-Lindop

The UK has introduced new rules under the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024, which mean companies could now face penalties even when they did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect they were importing/exporting items in violation of trade sanctions. The evolving sanctions landscapeSanctions are policy tools employed by governments with the aim of furthering their foreign policy objectives, or effecting change in foreign jurisdictions.

Dec 10, 2024 | foodmanufacture.co.uk | Bethan Grylls |Gwen Ridler |David Young

Around 21% of people in Scotland have purchased food via social media, with Facebook Marketplace identified as the most popular, research from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has found. Food sales via social media platforms is an increasing trend, but little is known about what types of food are being sold or around the scale and proportion of food sold this way.

Dec 10, 2024 | foodmanufacture.co.uk | Gwen Ridler |David Young |William Dodds

Viral videos have driven demand for imported sweets, with convenience stores and high-street retailers stocking these products in record numbers in response, according to The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI). However, many of these products fail to meet UK safety and legal standards, lacking proper allergen declaration or containing unauthorised additives with known health risks.

Dec 10, 2024 | foodmanufacture.co.uk | William Dodds |David Young |Gwen Ridler

In a new report entitled ‘Methane: keep up the momentum’, the Environment and Climate Change Committee has called on the government to produce a methane action plan that sets out steps for meeting its global commitment to reduce anthropogenic methane emissions, which are predominately caused by energy, agriculture and waste management. The committee is concerned that the progress has slowed in the UK after initial achievements were made.

Dec 9, 2024 | foodmanufacture.co.uk | Bethan Grylls |David Young |William Dodds

Among those affected by the summer’s E.Coli outbreak, 122 people were hospitalised. More than half were female (57%) and had a median age of 35 (ranging from 6-85 years). The STEC O145 t5:206 outbreak strain possesses a virulence gene profile (stx2a, eae+) which is associated with an increased likelihood of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) - a condition that can lead to kidney failure and death. There were seven cases of HUS confirmed across the UK.