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Consumer group unmasks the dirtiest tricks of food labelling
The terms 'artisanal', 'traditional' and 'craft' are being used by unscrupulous food businesses to conjure up an air of quality around mass-produced wares.
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Issue 3, 2018
In this issue: the upward march of the dairy processing industry, managing the risks of Clostridium botulinum in chilled food, and the importance of LIMS testing in food quality control and safety.
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Whitepaper: Optimising food safety through good cleaning tool maintenance
Cleaning is a critical step in the management of food safety and quality. Consequently, the correct maintenance of cleaning tools by the food industry is essential to minimise the risk of microbial, allergen, and foreign body cross-contamination...
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Authorities launch probe after animal DNA found in meat-free meals
A newspaper investigation allegedly found traces of animal DNA in meat-free and vegan products in two of the UK's most popular supermarkets.
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BBC Future Food Award celebrates supply chain innovation
Making a future for heritage grains, cereals grown by robots, without direct human intervention, and greater food supply chain assurance, provided by blockchain technology, are the three big ideas behind this year’s contenders for the BBC Farming Today Future Food Award.
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Moisture Analyzers Provide Quality Control and Boost Productivity
“Original Swiss Army Knife” is a world-famous brand with a 134-year history. METTLER TOLEDO moisture analyzers enable Victorinox to monitor product quality from the very beginning of the manufacturing process. Victorinox's customers trust its products and in turn, Victorinox trusts METTLER TOLEDO.
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Stop the presses – new method uncovers epidemic of adulteration in coffee
Researchers using a novel technique to distinguish between superior Arabica coffee and cheaper Robusta have uncovered a pattern of adulteration. Ten per cent of the ground roast coffee boasting pure Arabica contained significant levels of Robusta, the team from the Quadram Institute in Norwich found. Distinguishing between the two types…
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Food tech company Bühler makes ‘breakthrough’ against toxic grain
A partnership between Microsoft and Bühler has produced technology that stands to make a real difference to food safety and security worldwide.
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Some farm equipment is a source of toxic chemicals in dairy, study finds
The dairy industry in the U.S. has been urged to finish the phase-out of phthalates in plastic and rubber as the FDA is accused of being 'asleep at the switch'.
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Eurofins portfolio rapidly expands with $670 million acquisition
The Luxembourg-based company has now expanded with nine new facilities in the US, two in the UK and one in Asia.
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British retailer M&S launches beef traceability campaign
British retail giant Marks and Spencer has announced a new campaign that "shines a spotlight" on its beef traceability standards.
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QA/QC In-Depth Focus 2018
In this In-Depth Focus, Tania Portolés looks at how experts can expand the detection and quantification of contaminants in food samples and David Stadler and Rudolf Krska discuss the impact of lot-to-lot variation’s use on determining the accuracy of a multi-mycotoxin assay.
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‘Insulting’: British Poultry Council responds to US assessment of food safety standards
The European Union's ban on importing hormone fed beef and several pathogen reduction treatments have made a list of barriers to trade drawn up by the U.S. Government.
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Lot-to-lot variation: a neglected issue in method validation of LC-MS-based assays
Food analysis, particularly the determination of contaminants and residues, is often based on LC-MS methods in combination with external solvent-based or matrix-matched calibration. The performance of such methods is typically evaluated by in-house validation from replicate analysis of a single lot of a matrix. However, different lots of a matrix…
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Issue #2 2018 – Digital Version
In this issue; Food Fraud 2018: getting to the heart of the matter at New Food’s global conference, QA/QCs – new approaches in the field of method validation and testing of contaminants, and catering for the less-sweet tooth and healthier palate through innovative reformulation
