Food Alerts
Food Alerts are the Food Standards Agencies way of letting Local
Authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food
and in some cases provide details of specific action to be taken.
Until October 2004 they had been known as food hazard warnings and
were issued in four categories. The new system which took effect
from October 2004 issues them under two categories: Food Alerts for
Action and Food Alerts for information.
Food Alerts are also copied to consultants in communicable
disease control, Trading Standard Officers and Food Trade
Organisations to alert them to current food issues.
They are often issued in conjunction with a product withdrawal
or recall by a manufacturer, retailer or distributor.
Find out about Food Alerts in our area:
To find out about Food Alerts in our area, please use the two
website links below:
