Monday 10th March 2014

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Food Safety

FSA calls for increased EHO powers

Stuart Spear05/03/2014 - 12.00

The Food Standards Agency is to investigate increasing local authority powers to seize food where there are concerns over its authenticity, following the horsemeat scandal.

Housing

Rare powers used to demolish outbuilding

Tom Wall05/03/2014 - 13:00

Hillingdon has become only the third local authority in London to use demolition powers to order the destruction of two illegal outbuildings.

Public Health

PHE to combat northern health inequality

Stuart Spear05/03/2014 - 12.00

PHE to investigate health inequality in the North as fears grow of growing economic disparity.

Food Safety

FSA hunts firms buying illegal meat

Tom Wall05/03/2014 - 13:00

Food Standards Agency investigators and the police are searching for businesses supplied by a suspected illegal slaughterhouse in Northern Ireland.

Regulation

Primary authority reaches thousand mark

Stuart Spear05/03/2014 - 12.00

One thousand primary authority partnerships with many more in pipeline as trade associations sign up.

Climate Change

Water world

Gary McFarlane05/03/2014 - 13:00

Gary McFarlane warns flooding is becoming more likely as the world warms and urges EHPs to get involved in reducing carbon emissions.

Food Safety

Poundstretcher fined £32,000

Stuart Spear05/03/2014 - 12.00

Poundstretcher has been ordered to pay a fine of £26,000 and £6,000 in costs following a mice infestation.

Food Safety

Horsegate prof takes aim at government and industry

Tom Wall19/02/2014 - 13:00

The professor tasked with reviewing the UK's food supply networks after horsegate has warned ministers, officials and food industry executives that he will ‘shoot a cannon’ at them if they wait until his final report is published in the late springtime before taking action.