Food Hazard Warnings & Food Alerts

The Food Standards Agency let Local Authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food through ‘Food Alerts’. These food alerts are also copied to the Consultants in Communicable Disease Control, Trading Standards Officers and food trade organisations.

There are two types of food hazard warning:–

Food Alerts – For action

Food Alerts – For information

Food alerts are often issued in conjunction with a product withdrawal or recall by a manufacturer, retailer or distributor.

Information regarding Food Alerts can be found on the Food Standards Agency website which can be found by clicking on the following link:

www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts