James Silcocks

Communications Manager (Media) at the Food Standards Agency.
Former Chief Reporter at the Louth Leader/Lincolnshire World.

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning parents not to give children under 7 slush ice drinks containing glycerol, after a rise in hospitalisations.

Victoria Anderson's son Angus, collapsed with glycerol toxicity when he was just 3 after drinking a slushie.

She tells ＠kategarraway and Richard that she didn't realise how dangerous it was at the time.

[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

@put_kettleon @EmiliaHartBooks "I hope she (Altha) can help you as she helped me"

If we've got the same edition of the book, then it's mentioned towards the end of page 311.

[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

@BarrowAFC It was only ten minutes down the road for me! (a Barrow fan in exile!) 😅But great effort from everyone else who made the journey over 👏 Shame it wasn't the right result, despite Barrow being the better team.

[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

@Fanta_GB My last guess.... raspberry ripple?

[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

@Fanta_GB Now that I've had another glass of mystery fizz, I would like to change my guess to Jelly & Ice Cream (?)

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

📝 The agenda and papers for the next FSA Board meeting on Wednesday 22 March are now available: https://t.co/NGDFnJediD

Items include:
▶️ The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

▶️ Annual Science Council Report

▶️ Three Year Corporate Plan

#FSABoard
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[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

@Sealykins Perfectly good name, that! 👍

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

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[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

Great to watch my cousin Ethan Silcocks on #UniversityChallenge this evening! 😊👍 @BangorUni

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Our rescheduled FSA Board meeting for September begins today at 9am and is online only.

Watch live: https://t.co/Oq6x2S35yS

See the agenda and meeting papers: https://t.co/R95GDTeJHb

#FSABoard

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Our September Board meeting, postponed after the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has been rescheduled following the period of National Mourning for Monday 26 September at 9am: https://t.co/tokl0QakEJ

#FSABoard
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[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

There is an ongoing listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat smoked fish.

If you are over 65, pregnant or have weakened immune systems you should thoroughly cook ready-to-eat smoked fish before you eat it.

More info: https://t.co/MC1iF6GAS7

#Listeria

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[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

@SkipworthSally And she's from the home of football.... Barrow! ⚽️
(My cousin was in her class at primary school) 😆

[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

....... strict adherence to the relevant food safety guidance!🙂

https://t.co/4tOrKXVY4m

[Heinz UK & Ireland @HeinzUK]

It's not a BBQ without _________?

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Our annual review with @FSScot of food standards across the UK found that 97.7% of meat establishments were rated as good or satisfactory for hygiene in 2020-21.

Learn more about how we inspect these businesses here: https://t.co/ChGqBguJrL

#FSAAnnualReport

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

This morning, we published our latest report into the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in E. coli on beef and pork meat on retail sale in the UK.

Read it here: https://t.co/7mmIhUlGTP

#AMR

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Co-op recalls Co-op Chilli & Lime Protein Crunch because of undeclared milk #FoodAllergy https://t.co/HERhsqhaw1

[Food Standards Agency @foodgov]

Today we published ‘Our Food: An annual review of food standards across the UK’ with @FSScot.

It provides an in-depth review of whether food standards are falling, improving, or being maintained.

Read the report here: https://t.co/PNWsCcBroM

#FSAAnnualReport

[James Silcocks @James_FSA]

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have today launched 'Our Food: An annual review of food standards across the UK', an in-depth review of our food standards.

https://t.co/0G0dzKWWkw