The UK Government is proposing the addition of several foodborne and waterborne viruses, bacteria, and parasites to the list of notifiable causative agents under the Health Protection Notification Regulations, for which laboratories testing human samples are required to report positive test results.
A recent study found the majority of vegan meat and dairy alternatives available in England to be of satisfactory microbiological quality. Tofu from one producer had a Listeria problem.
The Food Standards Agency recently asked consulting and technology services provider ICF to take a look at food firms and local authority experiences of using remote assessment in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
