Precautionary allergen labelling is available to food manufacturers as a voluntary option if they wish to use it on their product labels. However, a number of recent surveys, including one carried out by the FSAI in 2011, have returned a high "failur
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A Purdue University study shows that the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes can live inside the tissue of romaine lettuce, suggesting that conventional post-harvest sanitization practices might not be sufficient to kill the potentially lethal pathogen.
New Food Magazine brings you a brand new interview series with some of the industry leaders speaking exclusively at the Food Fraud 2017 event.
To begin the series, they asked Gavan Wafer, Head of Crime Operations at the National Food Crime Unit for h
BY FRANCINE L. SHAW
"I eventually became a health inspector, which meant I had access to hundreds of restaurant kitchens. My assumption that everyone operated as I did came to an abrupt end one day as I entered a restaurant kitchen just after they had
The Food Standard Agency (FSA) has published the findings for Wave 4 of the Food and You survey which includes data from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A group of 12 people accused of making and selling fake branded baby milk powder in what could be the biggest milk formula scandal in a decade in China went on trial in Shanghai today (27th March)
Bottles of unlicensed "Diamond Vodka" have been found to have potentially deadly levels of methanol in them. Authorities have warned people not to drink from the bottles, and to go to hospital immediately if they feel any symptoms.
A recent study finds that bestselling cookbooks offer readers little useful advice about reducing food-safety risks, and that much of the advice they do provide is inaccurate and not based on sound science.
Police have begun an investigation after what appeared to be human waste was found in drinks cans delivered to a Coca Cola factory in Northern Ireland.
Brazil ordered three more food processing plants to suspend production on Monday amid an investigation into alleged corruption in its meat industry as the world's biggest beef exporter sought to regain the trust of consumers.
Two companies have applied to the Food Standards Agency for approval to market their novel food products in the EU under the Novel Food Regulation (EC) 258/97. Views are wanted on the two applications to inform the assessment of these products. Comme
The number of people infected by Campylobacter in Sweden has doubled in the past five years, according to Swedish agencies.
“How could people ever believe that seaweed could be made out of plastic?” long-time seaweed entrepreneur Zeng Huaqing asked himself on Feb. 17, after one of his clients sent him a 10-second long video on WeChat that appeared to show a home cook find
The European Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest to fill seven of the 14 positions on EFSA’s Management Board. Appointments will be for four-year terms from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.
Once all applications have been submitted
Quebec’s food and agriculture minister, Laurent Lessard, announced new measures Friday aimed at countering fraud in the meat industry.
The measures were deemed necessary following a recent investigative report by French network TVA, indicating that gr
Update: March 21, 2017
The FDA, CDC, and state public health officials continue to investigate an ongoing multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7. The collaborative investigation revealed the E. coli infections are linked to I.M.
Bord Bia launched its interactive analytical tool to guide businesses through Brexit on March 22nd, the same week as the announcement of Theresa May’s decision to trigger Article 50 on 29th March.
The Brexit Barometer assesses at individual company l
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The word ‘transparency’ began circulating as an industry buzzword, but due to the wealth of knowledge that we can instantly access and the paradigm shifts in attitudes toward food, it’s no longer optional – transparency has become basic consum
During July–September 2015, a total of 159 patrons reported gastrointestinal illness after eating at a single District of Columbia restaurant. Forty-one persons (40 restaurant patrons and one employee) were infected with an indistinguishable Salmonel
Brazil is tracing around 5,000 shipping containers that contain meat products, to determine if the meat has come from any factories under investigation.
