Food Alerts
Food Alerts are the FSA's way of letting local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, provide details of specific action to be taken.
They are issued 'For Information' where a solution to the problem has been put in place or 'For Action' where intervention by enforcement authorities is required. They are often issued in conjunction with a product withdrawal or recall by a manufacturer, retailer or distributor.
You can find our most recent Food Alerts listed below. Because of the Agency's openness remit, we also archive all previous alerts. You can find them via the search box at the bottom of this page. In many cases the food issues they refer to will have been resolved.
How to get the latest alerts
You can register to receive automatic notification of new food alerts published on this page.
You can also get food alert details sent direct to your mobile phone. To sign up to this free service, simply send the text message 'START FOOD' to the number 62372. To unsubscribe, just text 'STOP FOOD' to the same number.
You can also get our Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed for food alerts. Click on 'What is RSS' on the left of this page for details. To subscribe, copy and paste the URL below into your 'news reader':
http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/?view=rss
A list of weekly updates of rapid alerts issued by the European Commission is available here.