How many Food Safety Act samples were taken and submitted for analysis by your local authority’s Trading Standards Service in 2007, 2016 and 2017?
2007 | 447 |
2016 | 350 |
2017 | 388 |
Note: for the above 2007 figures cover Devon Trading Standards only.
Devon and Somerset County Councils commissioned a joint Trading Standards Service in May 2013 and figures after that date cover both Counties.
In May 2017 Torbay Trading Standards joined this service and the 2017 figures after that time include figures in Torbay.
How many of the samples submitted for analysis attracted an adverse report in relation to labelling and/ or compositional faults in each of these years?
2007 | 128 |
2016 | 68 (assuming all food samples are taken for composition and labelling as this field is not used) |
2017 | 53 (as per comment above) |
For each of these years, please provide a breakdown of samples which attracted an adverse report by the following: 1) type/ class of product, 2) type of food business from which it was obtained, 3) nature of labelling or compositional fault.
1 – type of product
2007
Type of product | No of adverse results |
Nature |
Cereals | 2 | Information not available |
Coffee & Tea | 3 | Information not available |
Confectionary | 11 | Information not available |
Milk – Liquid | 1 | Information not available |
Other Milk Products | 1 | Information not available |
Wine | 1 | Information not available |
Alcoholic Drinks | 20 | Information not available |
Mineral Water | 8 | Information not available |
Fruit Juices | 3 | Information not available |
Soft Drinks | 1 | Information not available |
Ice Cream | 2 | Information not available |
Meat Products inc Sausages etc | 26 | Information not available |
Poultry Meat Products etc | 4 | Information not available |
Restaurant/Takeaway Food | 35 | Information not available |
Soups & Broths | 2 | Information not available |
Oils & Fats | 4 | Information not available |
Honey & Honey Products | 1 | Information not available |
Other food | 3 | Information not available |
2016
Type of product | No of adverse results | Nature |
Bakery | 2 | Allergens (gluten) x2 |
Beverages | 2 | Non-compliance with Health & Nutrition labelling requirements x2 |
Confectionery | 1 | Presence of allergen x1 |
Dairy products | 2 | Cheese not complying with compositional requirement |
Nutritional products | 1 | Non-compliance with Nutrition & Health Claims labelling requirements |
Meat | 27 |
Contamination with non-indicated species x21 Origin labelling deficiencies |
Prepared dishes | 14 |
Unauthorised use of colourants x11 Unauthorised use of MSG x1 High Levels of Acrylamide (Chips) x2 |
Soups and sauces | 4 | Nutrition Information labelling x2 Allergens (Gluten) x2 |
Oils and fats | 4 | Erucic acid exceeded legal levels in Mustard oil |
Other | 7 |
Food Supplement not of quality demanded x1 Non-compliance with Nutrition & Health Claims labelling requirements x5 Gluten Free Claim incorrect x1 |
2017
Type of product | No of adverse results |
Nature |
Additives | 3 | Contamination with Industrial non-food dye |
Confectionery | 3 | US Labelling/ Non-authorised use of colourants |
Nutritional products | 2 | Non-compliance Health& Nutrition Claims & Non-compliance with Food Supplements Regulations x2 |
Fruit and vegetables | 1 | High acrylamide levels (Chips) |
Meat | 3 | Contamination with non-indicated species |
Prepared dishes | 40 |
Unauthorised use of colourants x37 Levels of Acrylamide x2 Non-Indicated Species x1 |
Other | 2 | Allergens (sulphites) labelling |
2 – type of business it was obtained from
2007
Type of food business | No of adverse results |
Nature |
Bakers/Bread/Flour | 3 | Information not available |
Butchers & Meat | 18 | Information not available |
Milk/Eggs/Dairy Products | 5 | Information not available |
Fruit/Vegetables/Greengrocer | 9 | Information not available |
Supermarket | 17 | Information not available |
Health Foods/Delicatessen | 7 | Information not available |
Intox Liquor/Off Licence | 9 | Information not available |
Mainly Frozen Food | 2 | Information not available |
Other Food | 9 | Information not available |
Public House | 2 | Information not available |
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 9 | Information not available |
Hotel/guesthouse | 2 | Information not available |
Sweet shop/Tobacco/News | 1 | Information not available |
Clothes | 1 | Information not available |
Farm – Livestock | 2 | Information not available |
Zoo/Wildlife Park | 2 | Information not available |
Gifts/Fancy Goods | 4 | Information not available |
Tourist attractions | 10 | Information not available |
Market Garden/Farm Shop | 2 | Information not available |
Garden Centre/Nursery | 3 | Information not available |
Agricultural Serv & Supplies | 1 | Information not available |
Local Authority Premises | 4 | Information not available |
Camp/Caravan Site/Holiday Camp | 2 | Information not available |
Department Store | 3 | Information not available |
Unknown | 5 | Information not available |
2016
Type of food business | No of adverse results |
Nature |
Bakers/Bread/Flour | 2 | Gluten claim |
Butchers & Meat | 27 |
Contamination with non-indicated species x21 Origin labelling incorrect x6 |
Supermarket | 4 |
Contamination with non-indicated species x 1 Excess Erucic Acid in Mustard Oil x3 |
Health Foods/Delicatessen | 3 |
Non-compliance with Nutrition & Health Claims labelling requirements x1 Excess Erucic Acid in Mustard Oil x1 Allergens- gluten x1 |
Mainly Frozen Food | 1 | Non-compliance with Nutrition Information labelling requirements |
Preserves | 3 |
Non-compliance with Nutrition Information labelling requirements x2 Allergens- Gluten |
Other Food | 3 |
Allergens (gluten) x1 Supplements x1 Non-compliance with labelling regulations x1 |
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 6 |
Unauthorised Colourants x4 Unauthorised use of MSG x1 Health Claims x1 |
Takeaway | 9 |
Unauthorised Colourants & additives x7 Composition of Cheese x2 |
Hotel/guesthouse | 2 | High Levels of Acrylamide (Chips) x2 |
Swimming/Sauna/Solar/Gym/Sport | 1 | Non-compliance with Health and Nutrition Claims |
Market Garden/Farm Shop | 2 | Contamination with non-indicated species x2 |
Unknown | 5 | Non-Compliance Health & Nutrition Claims labelling |
2017
Type of food business | No of adverse results | Nature |
Butchers & Meat | 2 | Contamination with non-indicated species x2 |
Health Foods/Delicatessen | 1 | Contamination with non-indicated species x1 |
Other Food | 7 |
US Labelling+ Non-authorised use of colourants x3 Non-Authorised Use of Colourants x2 Allergens(sulphites) labelling x2 |
Public House | 2 | High Levels of Acrylamide (Chips) |
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 24 |
Contamination with Industrial non-food dye x3 Non-Authorised Use of Colourants x21 |
Takeaway | 13 |
Non-Indicated species x1 Non-Authorised Use of Colourants x12 |
Caterers | 2 | Non-Authorised Use of Colourants x2 |
Swimming/Sauna/Solar/Gym/Sport | 2 | Non-compliance Health & Nutrition Claims & Non-compliance with Food Supplements Regulations x2 |
Unknown | 1 | High Levels of Acrylamide (Chips) |
Of Food Safety Act samples taken and submitted for analysis by the Trading Standards Service in 2007, 2016 and 2017, how many dishes or products requested to be free from one or more allergenic ingredient were found to have that allergen present (in each of these years)? Please could this information be broken down as below.
2007
Allergen | Number of samples analysed | Number with this allergen present |
Sesame | Information not available | Information not available |
Peanut | Information not available | Information not available |
Egg | Information not available | Information not available |
Almond | Information not available | Information not available |
Mustard | Information not available | Information not available |
Gluten | Information not available | Information not available |
Shellfish | Information not available | Information not available |
etc | Information not available | Information not available |
2016
Allergen | Number of samples analysed | Number with this allergen present |
Sesame | ||
Peanut | 3 | 1 |
Egg | ||
Almond | 2 | |
Mustard | ||
Gluten | 23 | 5 |
Shellfish | ||
Etc (Sulphites) | 2 |
2017
Allergen | Number of samples analysed | Number with this allergen present |
Sesame | ||
Peanut | 105 | |
Egg | 2 | |
Almond | ||
Mustard | ||
Gluten | 3 | |
Shellfish | ||
Etc (Sulphites) | 2 |