date:Aug 03, 2012
the FSA believes improved monitoring and reporting play a significant part.
Contamination incidents continue to rise, says the FSA. The three largest contributors in 2011 were environmental (21%), natural chemical contamination (17%), followed by microbiological contamination (16%). Allergen-related incidents were also up by more than 44% one of the biggest increases shown in the figures. Allergen-related incidents also contributed more than 50% of the Food Alert Information Notices issued in