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The Commission has published today a new Regulation that significantly tightens the restrictions on the use of BPA in food contact materials. It lowers the regulatory limit (specific migration limit or 'SML'), which is the amount allowed to migrate f
Places are still available for the following Residential courses organised by the French Ecole Nationale des Services Vétérinaires- National school of veterinary services (ENSV) in 2018:
- Summer course (Animal health and welfare). Please note that the
Quorn Foods is recalling batches of its chilled Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice due to contamination with pieces of flexible rubber. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores that sold the implicated batches.
The lack of knowledge on the source of the Listeria outbreak in South Africa is ‘of concern’ but a ‘strong lead’ is being investigated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Over 3,400 consumer complaints were handled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line in 2017, with over a third of those relating to complaints of unfit food.
Relatively minor gastrointestinal illnesses can be serious, even fatal, for people from risk groups including small children, pregnant women, very old people or people with weakened immune systems, prompting a reminder that kitchen hygiene is of vita
Denmark is investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A in dates from Iran that has sickened 17 people.
Gluten Free Foods Ltd recalls one batch of Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge Flakes because the product may contain moths and moth larvae.
Today the European Commission is publishing a study which estimates that up to 10% of the 88 million tons of food waste generated annually in the EU are linked to date marking. The study was commissioned with a view to map how date marking is used in
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have today published details of a recall of meat products by Muscle Food.
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified a potential concern for toddlers and their exposure to tropane alkaloids (TA) that are found in tea and herbal infusions.
Johnston Mooney & O'Brien is recalling certain bread products due to the possible presence of small metal pieces. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores that sold the implicated batch of breads.
Pig keepers are being reminded not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals to prevent outbreaks of animal disease. The warning comes after an increase in the risk level of African Swine Fever (ASF) entering the UK, following spread of the disease in
The USDA-FSIS has denied a petition from the National Chicken Council requesting line speed caps be eliminated for some chicken slaughter plants.
Food scientists at UMass Amherst have come up with a technique they say could make it a lot easier to avoid food poisoning.
Twenty five babies were infected since 2006 with the same strain of Salmonella Agona that sickened 39 children last year.
Food & Water Watch Analysis Finds 30% of Plants Under New System Failed Performance Standard for Salmonella.
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is conducting an audit of EU food safety policy. The auditors will examine whether the EU’s food safety model is soundly based and, when put into practice, keeps food products consumed in the EU safe from chemical
