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				<title>Ground-breaking study into peanut allergy </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/may/allergy.fsa.study</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Do you have a peanut allergy? You could be part of a ground-breaking clinical study commissioned by the FSA that will identify, for the first time, how sensitivity to peanut is altered by external factors including exercise and stress. 

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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:13:32 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>FSA open Board meeting: 4 June 2013</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/may/fsa-open-board-meeting</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The next FSA open Board meeting is being held at the Agency's headquarters: Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH. It will begin at 1pm on Tuesday 4 June 2013 and will be chaired by Agency Chair Jeff Rooker. You can attend in person or watch it live online.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:55:09 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>EFSA call to renew panel membership</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/may/efsa.renew.panel</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a call to renew the membership of its scientific panel on food additives and nutrient sources added to food (ANS) and scientific panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids (CEF). ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:51:37 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Tesco recalls Simply Ginger Beer</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/may/tesco.gingerbeer</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Tesco is recalling a batch code of its own-brand Simply Ginger Beer because the product contains barley (gluten), which is not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk to those who are allergic or have an intolerance to barley or gluten. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:47:42 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>FSA to co-fund food research </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/may/food.research</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency is joining up with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to co-fund innovative research on food safety through the TSB’s competition Nutrition for Life – Providing Safe and Healthy Food.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 15:45:07 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Botham’s of Whitby withdraws its Finest Quality Plum Bread </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/may/botham-plum</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Botham’s of Whitby is withdrawing packs of its Finest Quality Plum Bread because the product contains milk, which is not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for those who are allergic or have an intolerance to milk or its constituents. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 17:02:02 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Commission proposes revisions to food and feed regulations</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/may/food-feed-proposals</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has published proposals to change the current legislation governing all official controls in the food and agriculture industries. The proposed plans will potentially affect all organisations involved in the production, manufacture, supply and regulation of food, feed, live animals, plants and plant reproductive material.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 14:46:30 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Chair of the Food Standards Agency</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/chairfsa</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health, the Ministers for Health in Scotland and Wales and the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland are looking to appoint a Chair to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 11:00:21 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Iceland recalls its 4 Chinese Pork Quarter Pounders </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/may/iceland-pork</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Iceland is recalling packs of its 4 Chinese Pork Quarter Pounders because the product contains soya, which is not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for those with an allergy to soya. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 13:46:21 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Crunch Craving Chocolate Coated Raisins recalled</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/may/chocraisins.recall</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Clandeboye Agencies is recalling a batch of Crunch Craving Chocolate Coated Raisins because they contain peanuts that are not mentioned on the label.  This makes the products a possible health risk to those who are allergic to peanuts. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 14:13:33 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Blue Dragon Wasabi Plum Shot withdrawn </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/apr/wasabi.allergy</link>
				<description><![CDATA[AB World Foods  Ltd is withdrawing all date and batch codes of Blue Dragon Wasabi Plum Shot because the product contains milk that is not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for people who are allergic or intolerant to milk or milk constituents. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 12:27:45 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Attitudes to treatments surveyed </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/decontamination.survey</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The risk of food poisoning can be reduced by using slaughterhouse decontamination treatments on raw meat. Consumers have given the FSA their views on which treatments they would find acceptable. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 12:13:39 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Asda withdraws further burgers due to sulphites</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/apr/asda-update</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Asda has withdrawn more packs of its Little Eat Beef, Cheese and Tomato Burgers, because the product contains sulphites, which are not mentioned on the label. This makes these burgers a possible health risk for people who are sensitive to sulphites.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:04:20 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Asda withdraws Little Eat Beef, Cheese &amp; Tomato Burgers</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/apr/asdaburger</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Asda has withdrawn some packs of its own-brand 6 Little Eat Beef, Cheese & Tomato Burgers because the product contains sulphites, which are not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for people who are sensitive to sulphites. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:45:13 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>April issue of FSA e-News published</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/fsa.enews.april13</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of FSA e-News, which is now available online, includes news and updates on some of the Agency’s activities over the past month.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:49:27 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Final result from UK-wide beef survey confirmed</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/final</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The FSA has received confirmation of the final result for the remaining sample taken as part of the Agency’s UK-wide sampling programme of beef products. The product had been withdrawn from sale following an initial test.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:02:09 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>EH Booths withdraws roasted monkey nuts</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/apr/ehbooths</link>
				<description><![CDATA[EH Booths is withdrawing some batches of its Whole Hearted Roasted Monkey Nuts, because the presence of peanuts is not declared on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk to those who are allergic to peanuts. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:29:06 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Views wanted on chia seeds</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/chia-seeds</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two companies have asked the FSA's expert advisers on novel foods to consider applications for chia seeds to be approved for use in the European Union (EU) under the simplified approval procedure. A novel food is a food or food ingredient that does not have a significant history of consumption within the EU before 15 May 1997. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:34 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Iceland recalls chicken spice</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/apr/iceland</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Iceland is recalling its Chicken Shack - Half Chicken Chinese Five Spice 500g as the best before date on it is too far in the future.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:07:49 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Board meeting available online</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/board-meeting</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Wednesday's FSA open Board meeting is now available as a video-on-demand and as a podcast. The agenda included discussion on the review of the Agency's operational response to incidents of adulteration of comminuted beef products with horse and pig meat and DNA, and the FSA response to the UK Government's growth duty.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:57:04 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Asda withdraws own-brand noodle pouch </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/apr/asda-noodle</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Asda is withdrawing its Chosen by You Chicken & Mushroom Noodle Pouch with 'use by' dates of 22 and 23 April 2013, because the product contains shellfish powder with prawns, which is not declared on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for people with an allergy to prawns (crustaceans). The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:38:33 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>FSA adds development tools for enforcement officers</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/rdna-news</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The FSA provides help for officers to develop their knowledge through training tools, professional courses and funding for local authority-led work. For officers currently looking at their development plans, the Agency has added two new tools to the Enforcement section of the website.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:54:23 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title> Fifth acrylamide and furan survey published </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/furan2013</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The FSA has published interim results from its fifth and latest study looking at levels of acrylamide, furan and the process contaminants in a range of UK foods.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:44:27 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Review into FSA response to horse meat incident</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/review</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The FSA Board today agreed that a review will be carried out into the Agency’s response to the recent incidents of adulteration of processed beef products with horse and pig meat and DNA. 
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:54:26 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Results of Europe-wide beef product survey published</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/eu-survey</link>
				<description><![CDATA[In February the European Commission asked all member states to carry out a survey of beef products to check for the presence of horse DNA. These results have now been published.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:33:35 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Thorntons recalls Chocolate Smiles Glass Jars </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/apr/thorntons</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Thorntons has recalled three varieties of its Chocolate Smiles Glass Jars on a precautionary basis, because some may contain small pieces of glass. If you have bought one of the products, please do not eat it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:18:43 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>TRS recalls Pure Milk Powder</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/apr/trs-milk-powder</link>
				<description><![CDATA[TRS has recalled all 400g and 1kg bags of its Pure Milk Powder because the product was repackaged in an unapproved establishment. If you have bought the product, do not consume it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Views wanted on algal oils</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/novel-algal-oils</link>
				<description><![CDATA[A company has applied to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to widen the use of two algal oils under the Novel Food Regulation (EC) No. 258/97. Views are wanted on the draft opinions, which were prepared by the FSA's independent committee of experts, on these novel food ingredients.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:42:53 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Asda recalls its Deli Pork And Egg Slices</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/apr/asda-slices</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Asda is recalling its Deli Pork And Egg Slices from customers, because a labelling error has resulted the products being labelled with a 'use by' date of 17 August 2013 rather than 17 April 2013. Eating a product past the intended 'use by' date could pose a risk to health. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:48:40 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Very low levels of bute found in Asda &#039;Smart Price Corned Beef&#039;</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/asda-bute</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has been informed by Asda that very low levels of the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone, known as bute, have been found in 340g tins of its Smart Price Corned Beef. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:08:21 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Asda &#039;Smart Price&#039; Corned Beef recalled due to bute</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/apr/asda-corned</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Asda has recalled all batch codes of its 'Smart Price' Corned Beef because very low levels of the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone, known as bute, has been found in some batches of the product. If you have bought the above product, please do not eat it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:46:35 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>Update on Agency’s beef product survey</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/survey-update</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The FSA has confirmed results for four of the remaining five samples relating to the Agency’s UK-wide sampling programme of beef products. All five of the products were withdrawn from sale following receipt of the first test results. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 14:49:11 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>ASA rejects complaint against ad campaign </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/apr/fsaad</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has welcomed the decision by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to dismiss a complaint against a food hygiene advertising campaign. The campaign was aimed at getting consumers to check hygiene standards before choosing where to eat out.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:07:41 +0100</pubDate>
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				<title>McCoy&#039;s multi bag crisps recalled</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/mar/mccoys-recall</link>
				<description><![CDATA[KP Snacks Ltd are recalling certain date codes of 4 variants of McCoy's multipack crisps due to possible contamination with small pieces of plastic.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>FSA publishes Food and You 2012 survey results</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/foodandyou2</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has published the second wave of its biennial survey exploring the public’s attitudes and reported behaviour on food safety issues.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Updated results of FSA UK-wide survey of beef products</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/survey</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Further test results from the first two phases of the FSA’s UK-wide sampling programme of beef products have now been confirmed. The results show 352 out of 362* samples were negative for the presence of both horse and pig DNA.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Bodrum dried fruit products withdrawn</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/mar/bodrumfruitallergy</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Gima UK Ltd has withdrawn various Bodrum branded dried fruit products because they contain sulphites which are not mentioned on the label. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Kit Kat Chunky bars recalled</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/mar/kit-kat</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Nestle are recalling some of their Kit Kat Chunky bars and an Easter egg due to seven people reporting small pieces of plastic in the bars.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Agency welcomes new allergy project </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/newallergyproject</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency is supporting an international study into food allergy which has just launched. ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Hungarian horse meat labelled as beef</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/hungary</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has been informed by Lancashire County Council that it has identified 100kg of horse meat imported from Hungary labelled as beef.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Booths withdraws Edamame Bean Stir Fry</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/mar/edamameallergy</link>
				<description><![CDATA[EH Booths and Co Limited is withdrawing some of its Edamame Bean Stir Fry because it contains soya, which is not listed on the label.This means the product should not be eaten by anyone who is allergic or sensitive to soya. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Burger company withdraws products</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/feb/burgerwithdrawal</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Testing carried out by Powys County Council, as requested by the FSA, has shown that three samples of beef burger products made by catering supplier, The Burger Manufacturing Company (BMC), have tested positive for at least 1% horse meat.* 

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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Edward Gray of Dudley sweet products recalled</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/recalls-news/2013/mar/teddy-grays</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Edward Gray of Dudley Ltd, also known as Teddy Grays, is recalling certain date codes of their sweet products (rock and boiled sweets) because of a possible rodent infestation at the manufacturing premises. The Food Standards Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>March issue of FSA e-News published today </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/fsaenewsmar13</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of FSA e-News, which is now available online, includes news and updates on some of the Agency’s activities over the past month.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Hygiene rating schemes: evaluation findings </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/fhrsreport</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency is today publishing early findings from an ongoing evaluation of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) and the Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS).]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>HPA publishes Cryptosporidium investigation findings</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/crypto-findings</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Health Protection Agency (HPA) today published findings of an investigation into an outbreak of Cryptosporidium infection that affected around 300 people in England and Scotland in May 2012.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Cutting plant suspension lifted</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/farmbox-update</link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Food Standards Agency has granted conditional approval to the Aberystwyth meat plant that had its approval suspended during the horse meat investigations.*]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<title>Views wanted on a novel food supplement</title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2013/mar/novel-food-supplement</link>
				<description><![CDATA[A Japanese company has applied to the Food Standards Agency for approval to market a strain of the bacterium Clostridium butyricum as a novel food ingredient for use in food supplements. Views are wanted on the draft opinion prepared by the FSA's independent committee of experts.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid>661043</guid>
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				<title>Wholebake Limited recalls 9 Bar brand original mixed seed bar </title>
				<link>http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/allergy-news/2013/mar/wholebake-recall</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Wholebake Limited is recalling one batch code of its 9 Bar brand original mixed seed bar (4 x 40g), labelled as 'free from' dairy, because the product contains milk protein. This means the product should not be eaten by anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<guid>661050</guid>
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