Covid-19 commentary: Four lessons about the preparedness of the UK food supply system
As we emerge from the latest Covid lockdown, here are four lessons to learn about making the UK food supply system better prepared for future shocks.
Read FSA Chief Executive Catherine Brown to address our first Annual Meeting
On 4th November, Catherine Brown returns to Birmingham to address our first Annual Meeting. Mark Rogers will be chairing. Registration is via eventbrite here. It’s timely that Catherine returns to the city. Food safety and integrity is of increasing concern...
Read Discussion : Food Crime and Integrity
These are notes and quotes paraphrased from the round table discussion at the Food Crime and Integrity Event Wednesday 3rd December 2014. Comment: It’s really pleasing that the Elliott report was produced – and that the FSA are developing the food crime...
Read Nick Lowe, from Birmingham Environmental Health: an update on what’s happening locally
These are notes paraphrased from Nick Lowe’s presentation at the Food Crime and Integrity Event Wednesday 3rd December 2014. I though I’d start with a mention of this – as we talked about the horse meat scandal – I want to...
Read Chris Elliott giving a brief update on the national picture as a result of the Elliot Report
These are notes paraphrased from Prof Chris Elliott’s presentation at the Food Crime and Integrity Event Wednesday 3rd December 2014. Over in the last few months since the report I have gone in directions I didn’t anticipate and spoken...
Read Food Crime Event: Kate Cooper, An overview on how we got here tonight
At the end of November last year I met Chris for the first time and heard the expression Food crime instead of Food Fraud – and I committed to helping him give an overview of what a city could do in...
Read When the Elliott Review came to Birmingham
Yesterday the Elliott Review came to Birmingham. Led by Professor Chris Elliott, Director of the Institute for Global Food Safety, this Review was set up by HM Government in response to the horsemeat scandal. He has uncovered widespread food...
Read Elliott Review Birmingham workshop on 2nd April – follow #BrumElliott
The Elliott Review Birmingham is gathering information from people across the city's food supply network so that Birmingham can be used as a case study of how a major UK city can tackle food crime. Join their conversation at...
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