Most recent press releases
Caerphilly Senior Citizens To Join The Breakfast Club
Wednesday 12 December 2001
About 50 senior citizens will meet for breakfast tomorrow (Thursday) in a healthy eating initiative sponsored by the Food Standards Agency Wales.
Survey uncovers added water in restaurant and take-away chicken
Wednesday 12 December 2001
Some restaurants and take-aways may be serving their customers chicken which only contains 54% chicken, despite labelling that claims a higher meat content, according to a joint investigation by the Food Standards Agency and 22 local authorities across the UK into chicken sold to the catering trade. The survey also revealed that 35 out of the 68 samples were mislabelled.
Big drop in salt levels in bread
Thursday 29 November 2001
Agency plans to work with other food industry sectors for same healthy result
Parents worry about misleading health claims
Thursday 29 November 2001
Parents are concerned about misleading health claims made for foods targeted at children, according to research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency.
Food Safety On The Agenda
Tuesday 27 November 2001
Consumers invited to FSA's Advisory Committee for Wales open meeting in Cardiff
FSA workshop seeks to bridge the dietary gap
Monday 19 November 2001
A diet dominated by chips, crisps and sugar is putting some of our children and young people at greater risk of coronary heart disease and cancers, simply because their social and economic circumstances lend their families to choose less healthy alternatives.
FSA brings funds and food for thought to Cardiff information day
Monday 19 November 2001
The Food Standards Agency Wales will be bringing funding and food for thought to an Information Day in Cardiff next week. The Agency has given Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan a £1,050 grant towards the ‘Keep Well, Keep Safe’ event to be held at the All Nations Centre next Thursday, 22 November (11am to 3pm).
Machynlleth Group Wins Funding For Senior Citizens' Luncheon Club
Thursday 1 November 2001
Community action group CAMAD (Community Action Machynlleth and District) will be holding its first luncheon club for senior citizens next week, thanks to funding from the Food Standards Agency Wales.
Food Standards Agency consults on draft Welsh Language scheme
Friday 19 October 2001
The Food Standards Agency has prepared a Welsh Language Scheme setting out how it proposes to deliver services in Welsh. Comments from Welsh speaking and other members of the public who may be affected by the scheme are invited.
School children will be FSA soap stars
Tuesday 2 October 2001
Primary schools across Wales will be 'cleaning up' next week as the Food Standards Agency Wales distributes 10,000 bars of soap in a bid to encourage pupils to adopt a healthy attitude to hand washing.
Secondary school pupils will get food for thought
Thursday 27 September 2001
Secondary school pupils across Wales will be able to explore the different concepts of good food, healthy eating and nutrition using a new CD-ROM being distributed by the Food Standards Agency.
Food labelling and nutrition on the agenda at Newport
Wednesday 22 August 2001
Food labelling and nutrition will be on the agenda next month when the Food Standards Agency's Advisory Committee for Wales brings its open meeting to Newport.
Food poisoning linked with outdoor eating
Monday 20 August 2001
The Food Standards Agency Wales is warning picnic and barbecue enthusiasts that they are more likely to risk food poisoning from the end of May. This coincides with an increase in outdoor eating, changes in eating habits for the summer and the start of the holiday season.
Salmonella in retail chicken drops to all time low, but the battle with campylobacter continues
Thursday 16 August 2001
Salmonella contamination in chickens on shop shelves in Wales and across the UK has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded - meeting the Food Standards Agency's reduction target well ahead of schedule, according to figures released today.
Pantomime fun at the National Eisteddfod
Thursday 2 August 2001
Cinderella and her Ugly Sister will be leading the fight against salmonella, listeria and food poisoning at next week's National Eisteddfod in a bid to promote understanding of food safety.
Healthy eating grants available to over 65's voluntary groups
Thursday 26 July 2001
Community and voluntary groups working with the elderly are being invited to apply for funding from the Food Standards Agency Wales. Up to 20 grants of £500 are up for grabs towards one-off events or initiatives focussing on healthy eating.
Food watchdog gives clear warning on misleading labels
Wednesday 25 July 2001
Consumers are being misled by meaningless descriptions like 'country style' and the sloppy use of terms such as 'fresh', 'traditional' and 'home-made' on some food labels, according to a new report published today by an advisory committee to the Food Standards Agency.
Beef safety leaflet for shoppers
Wednesday 18 July 2001
A free and handy shopper's guide to beef safety and BSE has been produced by the Food Standards Agency and the Consumers Association. 'BSE and Beef' / 'BSE a Chig Eidion' tells consumers what is being done to protect them from the disease and what the different labels found on meat mean.
Spanish olive-pomace oil products to be recalled
Tuesday 17 July 2001
The Food Standards Agency today issued new advice to industry on food products that may contain potentially contaminated olive-pomace oil from Spain.
Local authority audited to raise food safety standards
Tuesday 17 July 2001
The Food Standards Agency Wales has completed an audit of Cardiff County Council's food law enforcement activities. The audit, which is the first in a three- year rolling programme for the whole of Wales, will allow the Agency to compare the authority's performance against a UK-wide standard introduced in April this year.
Initial dioxin and PCB test results generally satisfactory: further investigation at one farm on Anglesey
Thursday 21 June 2001
Initial results of dioxin and PCB tests carried out on eggs, unbulked milk, grass and soil from farms near selected Foot and Mouth pyres are within the expected range and do not cause concern, the Food Standards Agency said today
Tremorfa school's food safety panto fun
Monday 18 June 2001
Children at St Albans Roman Catholic Primary School, Tremorfa, Cardiff have been learning all about good food hygiene thanks to the Food Standards Agency Wales' wacky kitchen pantomime.
Everyone's catered for during food safety week
Thursday 7 June 2001
Salmonella, food hygiene, bubbles and slime will soon be on offer at a number of Cardiff primary schools - but only to promote understanding of food safety. Wacky Kitchen pantomime characters 'Sal' and 'Giene' will be helping children grasp the basic principles of food hygiene during a series of events to coincide with Food Safety Week (11-17 June.)
Don't gamble on food safety in the home says Food Standards Agency
Thursday 7 June 2001
Gambling on 'use by' dates, storing food in the fridge incorrectly, failing to take adequate steps to avoid contamination when preparing food and not cooking items thoroughly enough at home run the risk of food-related illnesses, says the Food Standards Agency Wales.
Food Standards Agency's Advisory Committee Wales to meet at Llandrindod Wells
Thursday 31 May 2001
The Food Standards Agency's Advisory Committee for Wales will be holding an open meeting at Llandrindod Wells next week, and anyone with an interest in food safety, nutrition and food-borne illnesses is welcome to attend. The meeting starts at 10am at Pavilion Conference Centre next Wednesday, 6 June.
New advice on milk from animals grazing near to pyres
Friday 25 May 2001
The Food Standards Agency previously issued advice about the food safety implications of dioxins produced by pyres. Today, (Friday), the Agency issued new information for certain groups of consumers and to dairy farmers to provide them with the latest advice on milk from animals grazing near to pyres.
Welsh butchers warned of licensing deadline
Monday 21 May 2001
Time is running out for butchers, grocers, supermarkets and other shops in Wales selling both raw meat and ready-to-eat foods to apply for a butcher's licence. The Food Standards Agency is warning that licence applications must be made to Local Authorities by 1 June to ensure compliance with the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Butchers' Shops) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000 by 30 June.
Agency probes welsh consumers on attitudes to food
Monday 5 February 2001
Less than a year after launch, the UK Food Standards Agency has completed a wide-ranging investigation into public attitudes to food safety, shopping and diet.