Food Standards Agency

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Arla’s soaring profits, giving its farmer-owners the highest dividend payout in the company’s history, how tenant farmers are being left ‘unprotected’ by the Chancellor’s changes to Inheritance Tax, and the UK's borders have been called into question once again after 600kg of illegal meat was seized in Northern Ireland.

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the farming unions' meeting with Treasury to discuss the family farm tax, where farming leaders felt the door had been 'slammed in their faces' once again. Unions now say their focus is on getting more Labour backbench MPs including those in the inner cities to pressurise the Government ahead of the Finance Bill in Autumn. And in other news, the UK's borders have been called into question once again after 600kg of illegal meat was seized in Northern Ireland, and growers are being urged to be extra vigilant amid warnings that organised crime gangs are targeting rural properties

The products include crispy southern fried chicken burgers and 2 chicken kyivs with specific display date codes

Vladut Boberschi was handed a 12-month community order with conditions to work 150 hours unpaid while receiving a £150 fine

Food Standards Agency says move will streamline novel food application process

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

The Food Standards Agency said the fine had reflected the serious nature of faking documents and jeopardising food safety

The UK Health Security Agency have confirmed they are investigating a rise in Shiga toxin-producing E-coli - which can be carried in cattle and sheep - since May 25

Oldham-based business prosecuted for failure to immediately chill meat and keep it below 7°C

Detective constable David Hall of the North Wales Police Economic Crime Unit said the actions of the defendants could have ‘far-reaching consequences' due to traceability issues