Food Standards Agency
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The FSA promotes the microbiological safety of food throughout the food chain. It is responsible for the strategy for reducing foodborne illness, promoting a hazard analysis-based approach to food safety management and providing guidance for producers, retailers, caterers and the general public. It also deals with microbiological food hazards and outbreaks of foodborne disease.
As part of the Agency's foodborne disease target and strategy to control campylobacter in UK-produced chickens, a campaign was launched in January 2004 to help improve hygiene measures on broiler farms and ensure that best practices are followed at all times.
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is a bacterium that is the cause of a chronic gastrointestinal infection called Johne’s disease in cattle, and other ruminants.
Eggs are a rich source of protein and contain vitamins and minerals such as vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin B2 and iodine. But some eggs contain salmonella bacteria, which can cause serious illness, especially among elderly people, babies, toddlers, pregnant women and people who are already unwell.
Flood water can be contaminated with sewage, animal waste and other waste, from drains or the surrounding area, and so could be contaminated with harmful bacteria or chemicals. Although, the water is usually very diluted and so the risks of getting ill are low. Following simple hygiene practices should be enough to avoid getting ill from flood water.
The Agency has updated its website with details of a meeting held in January 2007 to discuss issues relating to the labelling of powdered infant formula milk as 'non-sterile'.
Food Standards Agency guidance on managing farm manures to help reduce the number of consumers that get food poisoning from ready-to-eat crops.
How the Food Standards Agency measures trends in foodborne illness.
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