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'Two a week' under review

Posted by jossc — 7 February 2008 at 12:16pm - Comments

Oily fish - not enough to go round

Yesterday the Food Standards Agency (FSA) finally announced that it's going to review its misguided policy advising us all to eat at least two portions of fish every week. The independent watchdog, which is charged with protecting the public interest on food safety and health issues, has been pushing the 'two a week' figure in recent years - conveniently overlooking the fact that our over-exploited fisheries can't possibly sustain the increases in fishing needed to meet this level of consumption.

Article tagged as: FSA, marine reserves, oceans, overfishing, RCEP, sustainable seafood

Greenpeace comment on FSA weekly fish consumption advice review

Last edited 6 February 2008 at 1:00am
6 February, 2008

Commenting on today's Food Standards Agency announcement that it is to review its advice on weekly fish consumption and take environmental and sustainability concerns into account, Andy Tait, head of Greenpeace's biodiversity campaign, said:

"Fish stocks are in crisis across the globe and any advice related to fish consumption needs to face up to that reality.

"The current advice has a real impact on already over-exploited global fisheries so we welcome that it is now to be reviewed."

Article tagged as: fish, fish stocks, FSA, oceans, overfishing

Food Standards Authority faces legal action over GM rice in UK supermarkets

Posted by jamie — 18 September 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

The rice contamination scandal continues to grow but the Food Standards Agency isn't enforcing the law

It never rains but it pours, and the scandal of US rice contaminated with an illegal genetically modified (GM) variety shows no signs of slowing down. In the latest twist, Friends of the Earth has indicated it intends to launch legal proceedings against the Food Standards Authority (FSA) after finding contaminated rice on sale in UK supermarkets.

Article tagged as: bayer, FSA, GM, GM food, rice, supermarkets, USA

FSA to debate GM foods in the UK

Last edited 4 April 2003 at 9:00am

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), the UK's food watchdog headed by Sir John Krebs, is currently running a debate on GM foods. Part of their debate involves holding a "citizen's jury" on whether GM foods should be available to buy in the UK, and this is being broadcast live on the web. Strangely, however, the FSA debate is being run separately from the independent GM public debate, which kicks off at the end of May.

Article tagged as: FSA, GM crops, press releases

Food standards agency attacked over breakaway GM debate

Last edited 5 March 2003 at 9:00am
5 March, 2003

Krebs debate 'as legitimate as a marriage guidance seminar run by Henry the Eighth'

Article tagged as: FSA, GM crops, press releases

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