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Sundae best

Sundae best: add quick toppings to ice cream for deliciously easy desserts - Food: Summer EntertainingIce cream means instant dessert. It waits in the freezer, always on call, ready to appear au naturel or dressed up for a celebration.

Date food

Date food: trick her into thinking you're a gourmet cook with this quick and easy mealBeef, like this filet mignon, is a great source of CLA--CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID--a type of good fat that has been shown in studies to help increase muscle mass and decrease levels of body fat.

Quick, healthy dishes

Quick, healthy dishes - recipesChicken and Vegetables With Penne makes a hearty one-dish meal. Note: To save time, prep foods-slice, dice and so on-as other items cook.

Go fish

Go fish: start with seafood for a quick, tasty dinner - WeeknightPutting a balanced meal on the table every night is a challenge when work and family compete for your attention. But eating well might be easier than you think--if you think fish. It cooks quickly and is a lean source of protein and iron.

Salad days

Salad days: rice chills out for an easy weeknight meal - Food: Quick CookThis salad is a simplified, lightened version of Richard Wong's original. Make your own seasoning sauce as directed here or, for a shortcut, use a purchased sauce such as his Chinablue Sesame Soy Sauce.

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Food Standards Agency - Recent news stories

Use our search function to find the news you're looking for. News stories from 2000 to 2005 have been archived on the National Archives website, see link at the bottom of the page.

Good food hygiene is now easier to spot in Wales

A second Food Hygiene Rating Scheme advertising campaign starts today in Wales to publicise the scheme with users and owners of food businesses.


Update on products free of colours associated with hyperactivity

The Agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children.


Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been notified by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) of an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection that is known to have affected more than 30 people in the UK.


FSA publishes priorities on science and evidence

The Food Standards Agency has published its Forward Evidence Plan for 2012. The plan outlines priority science and evidence activities for the coming year, including potential areas for research funding and workshops that will help develop the Agency?s evidence base.


Agency seeks views on website

The Food Standards Agency is currently inviting people who use its website, food.gov.uk, to complete an online survey to let us know what you think of it and how it can be improved.


ACAF seeks new members

Two new members are needed for the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF). This independent committee advises the Food Standards Agency on the safety and use of animal feeds, with particular emphasis on protecting human health.


Update on shellfish monitoring contracts

Following on from the announcement of some shellfish monitoring contracts last month, the Food Standards Agency has now awarded contracts for shellfish sampling across nine local authority areas in Scotland.


Asda recalls layered prawn salad

Asda is withdrawing one date code of its layered prawn salad because it's labelled incorrectly. The label on the lid states that the product is Asda tuna layered salad, and so doesn?t mention prawns. If you?re allergic or intolerant to shellfish, don?t eat this product. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.