British retailers use misleading chicken labels Food companies selling products that contain meat from foreign countries, but labeling them "British" or "traditional"

Three sailors died of food poisoning on an oil tanker traversing the Channel between Britain and Europe Source of food poisoning aboard vessel unknown

Food businesses closed over safety concerns in Ireland Figures published today show two successful prosecutions were carried out last month for breaches of food safety laws

England: Ban on fast food restaurants opening near schools ‘unlikely' Council members hoped ban would reduce litter, increase healthy eating

Sustainable Restaurant Association aims to usher in era of green cuisine in the UK Membership criteria designed to encourage restaurants to embrace sustainable best practices

UK: Wandsworth prisoners plan to claim compensation after Salmonella outbreak More than 300 inmates were sickened during seven-day outbreak last September

European Union authorizes genetically modified potatoes The first approval of GM foods in Europe for 12 years was criticized those who view the foods as a threat to human health

Consumers concerned over simplified food safety certification in Russia Food control and safety now major concern as the centralized system of certifying food quality in Russia has been abolished