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FDA extends comment period on lab accreditation rule
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on 4 November 2019, and comments were due by 3 March 2020. The comment period has now been extended until 6 April 2020.
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Recall roundup: noodles, caramel, cola, animal feed and cookie dough
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
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Episode Six: A conversation with the FDA
New Food hears from Caitlin Boon from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about how they will deliver a safer and smarter era of food safety...
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The fight against food crime
From fake booze to adulterated tuna; Ron McNaughton, Head of Food Standards Scotland’s Food Crime and Incidents Unit, explains how it is working with partners worldwide in the fight against food crime.
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FSA calls for Facebook to tighten food seller checks
The call comes as a BBC investigation has discovered a large number of sellers on Facebook Marketplace offering unregulated foods without hygiene ratings.
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Consumer food attitudes survey published by FSA
The Food Standards Agency's Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker monitors consumer attitudes towards food-related issues, such as food safety, food health, labelling and transparency.
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Sample Preparation and Chromatography Considerations in PFAS/GenX LC-MS/MS Workflows from Food, Packaging, Drinking Water, and Waste Water
This webinar will highlight sample preparation and chromatography contributions in LC-MS/MS workflows for PFAS and GenX compounds.
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FSA researchers more than double 2009 estimates of UK foodborne illnesses to 2.4m cases per year
The increase is said not to represent a rise in the number of people getting ill, but instead in the number of cases that can be attributed to food.
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Recall roundup: Sardines, chocolate and oysters
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
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Determining ingredient authenticity
Ahead of his presentation at Food Integrity 2020, Bart Ingredients’ Head of Food Defence, Gideon Ashworth, outlines the company’s approach to ensuring authenticity of ingredients across the supply chain.
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Tackling global food and water challenges through international collaboration
Members of the International Food and Water Research Centre (IFWRC) Scientific Advisory Panel discuss current challenges the food industry is facing, including climate change and food fraud, as well as key trends and the role of international collaboration between industry, academia, government and non-government organisations.
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Costco approved as first participant of FDA’s VQIP
VQIP is a voluntary fee-based programme that provides importers, who achieve and maintain control over the safety and security of their supply chains, expedited review and importation of human and animal foods into the US.
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Greater transparency for Danone’s baby formula
Danone has launched a service that will enable customers and retailers to trace the journey of its baby formula products from farm-to-fork, and verify its quality and authenticity.
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Researchers use cranberries and citrus fruit to eliminate noroviruses
A team of Canadian researchers have developed a treatment combining fruit extracts and irradiation to prevent outbreaks of foodborne infections.
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FDA seeks comments on food standards of identity rule
While the original proposed rule was jointly published with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the FDA is only seeking comments on the agency’s specific aspects of the proposed rule, including 13 general principles for food standards modernisation.