Freeza Meats prosecuted for serious food fraud offences
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Freeza Meats has been prosecuted at Newry Magistrate’s Court in Northern Ireland for a number of offences relating to serious food fraud...
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Ciguatera fish poisoning underreported in Florida
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study has found that the number of people in Florida who are sickened by a rare, dangerous food-borne toxin, ciguatera, has been underreported...
Food science innovators urged to claim grants worth €3m to help fight food fraud
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The FoodIntegrity project is urging academics, research firms, SMEs and industry to come up with innovative research projects to help fight food fraud...
FDF launches gluten labelling guide
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food & Drink Federation has launched a new best practice guide to support food manufacturers on the labelling of food products containing gluten...
Food Safety supplement 2015
30 June 2015 | By New Food magazine
In this supplement: contributions from Leatherhead Food Research on novel techniques for meat speciation testing; Fera Science Ltd on preventing virus transmission in fresh produce; and Campden BRI on low moisture food decontamination techniques...
Hygiene supplement 2015
30 June 2015 | By New Food magazine
In our latest Hygiene supplement: contributions from the EHEDG on hygienic design for food factories; and Vikan on decontamination of food industry cleaning brushware...
Managing foreign body contamination risk in the food chain
30 June 2015 | By Simon Lott, Commissioning Editor, New Food
In May, UK supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose were forced to recall a variety of products with potato ingredients due to the presence of small metal pieces. While in this instance, this did not lead to any public health problems, such incidents are a constant concern for manufacturers…
Live monitoring of mycotoxin risk in wheat crops during flowering
30 June 2015 | By Sarah Wynn and Rebecca Carter, ADAS UK Ltd
Mycotoxins are a human health risk even at low concentrations, but cereals which can contain mycotoxins are a major dietary source, particularly wheat and maize. In this article, we describe monitoring methods that can be practically used in crop production to minimise the risk of contaminated grain reaching the food…
Drinking a lot of beer increases exposure to mycotoxins
27 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have analysed mycotoxins produced by certain microscopic fungi in beer and dried fruits, confirming that these products meet EU food regulations...
EC fines producers and distributors €115,865,000 for operating retail food packaging cartels
24 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The EC has fined eight manufacturers and two distributors of retail food packaging trays a total of €115m for participating in at least one of five cartels...
Niagara Water recalls spring water over E. Coli concerns
23 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Last week, Niagara Water issued a voluntary recall of spring water produced at the Company’s two Pennsylvania plants from 10th to 18th June 2015...
Whitepaper: Quantitative PCR analysis of meat speciation data using the 2-∆∆ Cq method
22 June 2015 | By Primerdesign
Find out more about Primerdesign's complete speciation solution, using the most up-to-date methods, as part of the genesig® range of products for accurate and accessible speciation testing...
New MUHC research warns DINCH plasticiser may need further safety evaluation
17 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study has found that a commonly used plasticiser known as DINCH, which is found in some food packaging, might not be as safe as initially thought...
Industry experts feature at the highly anticipated Refrigerated Food Safety Forum 2015
15 June 2015 | By Smithers Pira
Full program announced for the Refrigerated Food Safety Forum, taking place from30th September – 1st October 2015, London, UK...
Nestlé India temporarily takes Maggi Noodles off the shelves
10 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Nestlé India has decided to take Maggi Noodles off the shelves nationwide in view of recent developments and concerns around the product...
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