Friday 3 July 2009

Northern Ireland Press Releases

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Northern Ireland people urged to cut saturated fat from their diets to help prevent heart disease Tuesday 10 February 2009 The Food Standards Agency today launches a major public health campaign in Northern Ireland to raise awareness of the health risks of eating too much saturated fat. Consultation on meat hygiene charging gets underway Friday 19 December 2008 The Food Standards Agency today launched a 14-week consultation on proposals to reform the charging system for official controls (inspections), in approved meat businesses in the UK. The Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland wishes you a happy and healthy Christmas Monday 15 December 2008 We're giving you a free seasonal screensaver complete with some timely reminders. Pork incident update Thursday 11 December 2008 Following the Food Standards Agency's recent announcement that Northern Ireland pork is not affected by contamination and remains unaffected by the contaminated feed incident, the Republic of Ireland authorities have now put in place measures to restore supplies of Irish pork and bacon. 'Home grown' stars throw weight behind healthy eating calendar Wednesday 3 December 2008 Local celebrities including TV star Christine Bleakley are helping to spice up the 2009 eatwell calendar. Produced by the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland (FSANI) the calendar is packed full of recipes from famous faces, as well as budget busting tips to make food shopping in 2009 easier on the bank balances of local consumers. FSA Board Agrees Meat Charging Proposals Thursday 17 July 2008 The Board of the Food Standards Agency today agreed to recommend new proposals to reform the charging regime for the regulation of the UK meat industry. At its meeting in Cardiff, the Board also reaffirmed its support for small rural abattoirs as the new charging policy develops. Northern Ireland coldstore found guilty of breaches against hygiene legislation Wednesday 25 June 2008 The Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland (FSANI) has welcomed today's decision, at the County Court division of Fermanagh, to uphold the conviction of a meat coldstore in County Fermanagh for offences under food hygiene legislation. The company has been fined a total of £6,500 for breaches of these regulations. New research for National Food Safety Week 2008 Friday 6 June 2008 A survey released today by the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland (FSANI) and safefood to mark National Food Safety Week (9-13 June 2008) revealed that almost a quarter (24%) of people in Northern Ireland risk food poisoning because of how they do their grocery shopping.

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