More Food Safety & Integrity – Page 2
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ArticleFrom blind spots to real time insight: the importance of NMR based screening on tackling food fraud
Food fraud erodes margins, weakens consumer trust, and distorts fair competition. This article outlines why traditional controls miss signals of adulteration and mislabeling, and how reproducible NMR screening with large validated databases enables rapid authenticity testing across food products.
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ArticleTurning data into insight: GFSI panel examines AI’s role in food safety risk detection
Food safety leaders at GFSI Vancouver say AI and advanced analytics are transforming how companies detect and prevent risks across global supply chains.
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ArticleHarnessing technology and innovation to ensure safe food for all
Technology is transforming food safety. Elizabeth Andoh-Kesson and Franck Pandiani of GFSI explain why digital tools, AI, and real-time data are now essential to protect consumers and streamline supply chains.
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OpinionThe Great SPS Reset – what it means for farmers, food businesses and consumers
The announcement that the UK and the EU are moving towards a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement represents, in Professor Chris Elliott’s opinion, one of the most significant developments in UK food policy since Brexit.
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ArticleUnpacking the evolving science of pathogen persistence in food processing environments
Even the most robust sanitation programmes cannot fully eliminate pathogen persistence. As biofilms, harbourage sites and genomic surveillance reshape what manufacturers know about contamination risk, persistence is emerging as one of the defining tests of modern food safety.
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OpinionMycotoxins: the silent, escalating threat to global food security
Amid the countless prominent effects of climate change lies a growing problem that’s been sidelined and misunderstood for too long. Professor Chris Elliott reveals why we must collectively sharpen up our approach to tackling mycotoxins in our food.
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OpinionFrom South America to the Irish border: how the EU–Mercosur deal could reshape UK food risk
New trade deals bring new opportunities – for the scrupulous and the not-so scrupulous. Here Professor Chris Elliott highlights where vigilance will be needed to head off potential deceptions from opportunistic trade exploiters.
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ArticleNext-level combat: involving the police in the fight against organised food crime
Relegated to the margins of responsibility outside police control, illegal fishing has largely evaded impactful sanctions. Colleagues from the Norwegian food research institute Nofima report here on the impact that increased police cooperation can have on bringing perpetrators of organised crime to justice.
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OpinionFood fraud 2026 and beyond: new targets, tactics and risks
Drawing on his extensive insight and all the data he can lay his hands on, Professor Chris Elliott reveals the areas most at risk of exploitation in our food system, highlighting the questionable benevolence of AI as both friend and foe.
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ArticleA Food Safety Carol: the reckoning of CD Screege
Inspired by A Christmas Carol, this fictional narrative follows a global food executive forced to confront the human cost of his decisions. Drawing on real world failures and insights from Dr Darin Detwiler and international food safety leaders, the story explores how culture, leadership and risk shape outcomes across the ...
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ArticlePanorama’s PFAS wake-up call: why the UK food industry must act now
The BBC Panorama episode on ‘forever chemicals’ has put PFAS contamination in UK food under the spotlight. Here’s why manufacturers can’t afford to ignore it.
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OpinionNew powers and a new era: reshaping the fight against food crime
The NFCU has earned its stripes and is now equipped with much needed long-awaited powers to intercept food crime. Commenting on the Unit’s recent annual report, Professor Chris Elliott divulges the scope of its new capabilities – vital to help combat the pervasive murky threat of food fraud.
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ArticlePlastic chewing gum: a hidden health threat to young consumers
Despite acknowledgement of the negative environmental impact of discarded gum, impacts on health have largely gone unreported. Here, Cuong Cao from Queen’s University Belfast and founder of Nuud Keir Carnie relay startling study results quantifying the levels of microplastics leached into the body from these polymer gums, highlighting the need ...
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ArticleMycotoxins in jam - why Theresa May’s “scrape the mould” method isn’t entirely misguided
The debated topic of what to do with mouldy jam was ignited following an off-hand remark from UK Prime Minister Theresa May several years ago. Finding a surprising lack of research on the matter, Alexandra Schamann and Rudolf Krska now share findings from a recent Austrian study that sheds light ...
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ArticleThe tomato shockwave: how one Panorama story is causing massive shifts in a global supply chain
Food industry shockwaves generated by the Xinjiang-region tomato exposé last year have been significant; but Professor Chris Elliott has wider concerns that no one is talking about…
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ArticleDetection technology innovations today are preparing the food safety landscape of tomorrow
Food safety's technological transformation accelerated in 2025, explains Yannick Verry from Informa Markets, driven by evolving contamination threats and looming regulatory compliance deadlines that expose critical gaps in traditional detection methods.
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ArticleSilent Enemies: Author's Note – What I Know Now
Silence doesn’t just hide danger; it allows it to grow. In this powerful Author’s Note and behind-the-scenes interview, Dr Darin Detwiler reveals how Silent Enemies came to life, why its message matters now more than ever, and the bold shifts the food industry must make to prevent the next avoidable ...
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ArticleThe spicy truth: uncovering cinnamon fraud in the EU market
When you dust a little cinnamon over your cappuccino, the last thing on your mind is fraud. However, scientists at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) have uncovered cases of mislabelling that could lead to potential health risks, as Project Coordinator Anastasia Vlachou reveals.
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ArticleManaging PFAS in the food supply chain: insights from Agilent Technologies
PFAS contamination continues to challenge the food and beverage sector. Agilent Technologies’ Tarun Anumol and Lorna De Leoz discuss how innovation in testing and data management is helping laboratories protect product integrity and stay ahead of regulation.
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ArticleSilent Enemies: Part 4 – The Sound of Silence
Some failures leave no alarms – just empty chairs, unanswered questions and a mission that never ends. In Part 4 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler shares the personal loss that transformed his mission, revealing how silence in food safety can carry the heaviest cost of all.