For up to date technical and legislative information, BFFF members should also refer to the BFFF T&L Update no 48 dispatched July 2008.

JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE UK AND SCOTTISH CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICERS
H5N1 AVIAN FLU CONFIRMED IN DEAD WILD BIRD IN SCOTLAND  
Tests from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) have confirmed that the sample from the swan found dead in Fife, Scotland did contain the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu virus.  
Scottish and UK officials are already undertaking an urgent veterinary risk assessment and consulting ornithological experts to consider the specific circumstances of this case and determine the level of any risk it may pose to poultry and other kept birds.   more ..  

NEW QUICK-FROZEN FOODSTUFFS REGULATIONS   
There is a proposal from the European Commission currently under negotiation for a new Regulation on Quick-Frozen Foodstuffs (QFF).   more ...

BFFF CONSULTATION RESPONSES TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS                      We thought BFFF members would like to see the views the Federation is putting forward to Government departments such as the Food Standards Agency and DEFRA on behalf of producers, wholesale distributors, importers and retailer members.  The subjects we have made representations on are:   more ... 

INTO THE LIGHT - A GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE
Guidance notes for outer case labelling of manufacturers’ branded frozen products in the foodservice supply chain.  more ...

GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESS ON FOOD LABELLING REGULATIONS
The Food Standards Agency has a series of guidance notes for businesses on food labelling regulations including guidance notes on place of origin, QUID, food (lot marking), what food should carry a "use by" date and nutrition labelling  more ...

BFFF BACKS CMi DISTRIBUTION INSPECTION SCHEME
The pressures in the foodservice supply chain make it crucial that the whole of the chain needs to work together to cut out waste and duplication.  more ...

VINCE CRAIG APPOINTED AS FOOD FROM BRITAIN COUNCIL MEMBER
Vince Craig, who is the Chairman of the BFFF Technical & Legislative Committee and a member of Executive Council has been appointed to the Council of Food From Britain (FFB)   more ...

FEDERATION SUBMISSIONS TO FSA
As a stakeholder of the Food Standards Agency, the Federation is consulted on all initiatives for new legislation or aspects of enforcement.  more ...

BUILDINGS AND FIRE INSURANCE – INSULATED PANELS
There has been an emerging picture for some time now of a generally much tighter insurance market with insurers looking for higher premiums and insurers taken a particularly aggressive stance over premises built with insulated panels such as polystyrene and polyurethane.   more ...

GM LABELLING
The Genetically Modified and Novel Food (Labelling) (England) Regulations 2000 come into force on 10 April 2000.  more ...

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