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Melin Llynon - Not your run of the mill food business

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Richard from Melin Llynon holding a box of pastries in front of a windmill

We spoke to Richard from Melin Llynon, a pastry chef and chocolatier bringing new life to the last surviving windmill in Wales. He told us all about his relationship with his Environmental Health Officer from Isle of Anglesey County Council and how it’s helped him to achieve and maintain a top food hygiene rating.

Understanding antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens

A person in PPE including a full face mask, overalls and gloves holds a syringe. Red background and Food Standards Agency logo in bottom right.

AMR has been identified as one of the most pressing global challenges we face this century. Through projects such as IID3, we are able to learn more about AMR in foodborne pathogens with the aim of supporting work to prevent the spread. Part of our World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) series of blogs.

PATH-SAFE: Taking a “One Health” approach to Antimicrobial Resistance

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Matrix/Ghost in the shell stream of numbers but with a red rather than green filter. Red background and Food Standards Agency logo in bottom right.

For World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment programme (PATH-SAFE)  will be showcasing some of the antimicrobial resistance research activities that are underway across the programme.

Common or Garden Antimicrobial Resistance - Two Citizen Science Projects

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Someone cutting a lettuce with a knife on a wooden cutting board. Red background and Food Standards Agency logo in bottom right.

It's World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) and we want to share some insights into our latest Citizen Science projects. Citizen Science is when we co-create studies with people in the community. Our latest reports delve into the world of AMR in your home, specifically on home-grown food and on your chopping boards.

Chair's stakeholder message - Highlighting food safety and standards resource challenges

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Professor Susan Jebb, Food Standards Agency Chair, March 2022

Alongside Food Standards Scotland (FSS), we have published their annual ‘Our Food’ report, which reviews food standards across the UK for 2022. This is the second report since the UK left the EU and is an independent and evidence-based annual assessment of food standards across all four nations.