Vacuum packaging
How to vacuum pack your chilled food products safely as a business, manufacturer or retailer.
How to vacuum pack your chilled food products safely as a business, manufacturer or retailer.
Rules on food waste, leftovers and waste cooking oil from catering facilities.
Overview of key regulation on food contact materials.
Guidance on what a higher risk product is, labelling, packaging, chemical safety and controls on plant health.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a type of contaminant that can enter the food chain from the environment. We outline common properties of POPs, presence of POPs in food and industry guidance.
Information on the measures concerning acrylamide levels in food, guidance for food business operators and benchmark levels for monitoring acrylamide levels in different food categories.
We are responsible for making sure that chemicals are not present in food at levels that would be of concern. We carry out research and surveillance and using that information, we can enforce controls to prevent chemical contaminants entering the food chain.
Antimicrobial resistance and the steps to take to prevent the spread of this kind of resistant bacteria.
Advice on safe levels of arsenic in rice and rice milk.
What Bisphenol A (BPA) is and the research and evidence that supports our understanding of BPA.
The dangers of DNP and the National Food Crime Unit's role in reducing the health risk to the public.
The samples collected in the 2021/22 period continue to follow trends illustrated in previous years.
A total of 202 domestic samples were collected between April 2021 and March 2022.
Letter sent on behalf of the FSA to communicate results.
Letter sent by ADAS to communicate results
Nitrate Surveillance Monitoring Program main introduction to the report.
References for the Nitrate Surveillance Monitoring Progam - Annual Report May 2021 - March 2022
Standard Operating Procedure for collecting samples
In April 2021 a sampling schedule was prepared by ADAS and agreed by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).