Food Safety - FSA consults on 'rare burgers' - differently but again

Further to our previous news on this topic the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is now consulting on the proposal to introduce specific approval in FSA approved establishments for the production of minced meat / meat preparations intended to be eaten less than thoroughly cooked.

Restaurants and catering establishments who intend to serve burgers less than thoroughly cooked need to ensure that all reasonable steps have been taken to protect consumers. Therefore the safe production of less than thoroughly cooked burgers at catering establishments is likely to rely in part on controls and/or interventions applied at slaughterhouses and cutting establishments.

The FSA will also welcome comments on any cost implications to business on the proposal to introduce specific approval as outlined in paragraphs 9-14 of the consultation.

The consultation (which expires on 26 September 2016) can be found here: 'Rare Burgers Consultation'