11/18/2011 - Food Expert Calls for Better Understanding of Food Fraud Issues

Stuart Shotton, a former Trading Standards Officer and expert in food legislation has claimed that the UK Enforcement Community may not be up to speed with the latest challenges facing the food industry with regard to food fraud.

6/16/2011 - EU Food Labelling Agreement Could Cost the Industry Thousands

Brand owners may have to change packaging design, potentially costing thousands of pounds following the provisional agreement this week by the European Committee, Council and EU Parliament on Food Labelling Regulations, claims Stuart Shotton, Consultancy Services Director at FoodChain Europe, the leading advisors to the food industry.

5/10/2011 - Fruit Juice Companies Advised About New Legal Regulation

A leading food law advisor has warned fruit juice and fruit nectar manufacturers that they need to check their product specifications as a matter of urgency to meet the new Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Amendment) Regulations 2011 which will come into force on 16^th May, following little prior warning.

5/10/2011 - Pressed for Time? Lunch & Learn with new web training

Food Chain Europe has launched an innovative approach to training for time pressed food industry professionals with ‘Lunch & Learn’ a range of 45 minute courses delivered over the internet in the lunchtime period. Delivered twice a month, the training sessions cover six main subject areas ranging from Making Religious Claims on Packaging; Weights and Measures; Front of Pack Labelling; Food Contaminants; Sustainability & CSR and the New Advertising Standards Relating to Misleading websites.