european-union - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-29T09:02:35Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/european-unionBPA rules in European Union now in force; limit strengthened 12-foldhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/bpa-rules-in-european-union-now-in-force-limit-strengthened-12-fo2018-09-20T06:30:00.000Z2018-09-20T06:30:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>New rules that tighten restrictions on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials in the European Union have entered into force this month.</p>
<p>The regulation lowers the specific migration limit (SML), which is the amount of the substance that can migrate from food contact materials (FCMs) into the food, from 0.6 mg of BPA per kg of food to 0.05 mg/kg. This migration limit has been strengthened 12-fold.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/09/bpa-rules-in-european-union-now-in-force-limit-strengthened-12-fold/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>New tests identify contaminated drinking water in minutes, not weekshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/new-tests-identify-contaminated-drinking-water-in-minutes-not-wee2018-09-04T07:30:00.000Z2018-09-04T07:30:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Speedy, affordable water tests that can be used in on location and even run continuously will help scientists identify disease-causing bacteria in under an hour and potentially reduce the spread of common illnesses such as diarrhoea, which kills an estimated 842,000 people every year.</p>
<p>Hundreds of millions of samples are tested each year to detect harmful bacteria in drinking and environmental water, food and beverages, but tests can take days or, in some cases, even weeks to provide definitive results. By then, many people may have fallen ill from diseases caused by bacteria such as <em>E. coli</em> or <em>Legionella</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://horizon-magazine.eu/article/new-tests-identify-contaminated-drinking-water-minutes-not-weeks_en.html?utm_source=HORIZON&utm_campaign=623e627348-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_05_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bdcf6f64ca-623e627348-121329697" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>Developing world drought threat to EU rice and cotton intensifies research effortshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/developing-world-drought-threat-to-eu-rice-and-cotton-intensifies2018-09-04T07:30:00.000Z2018-09-04T07:30:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>A Europe-wide research effort is ramping up efforts to understand the risk to EU food supplies from climate change, after a report revealed that common staples are under threat from water scarcity and drought in the developing world.</p>
<p>The report, entitled Vulnerabilities of Europe’s economy to global water scarcity and drought revealed that supplies of animal feed, rice, cotton, grapes and even pistachios could be impacted in the near future as they come from regions that have a shortage of water.</p>
<p><a href="http://horizon-magazine.eu/article/researchers-respond-developing-world-drought-risks-eu-rice-and-cotton-supply_en.html" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>