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FSA given powers to execute search warrants in crackdown on food crime

Body says the measures will help to protect consumers and businesses from increased fraud

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The FSA has been given new powers to help curb food fraud
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The FSA has been given new powers to help curb food fraud

Investigators from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have been given new powers to execute search warrants, the body has announced. The new rules come into force today (May 1) as part of the Police and...

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