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Recall roundup: Salmonella, Hepatitis A and undeclared allergens
Read our latest recall roundup concerning the UK and US, including the presence of Salmonella in an advent calendar.
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Could alternative proteins solve antimicrobial resistance?
With global concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance, find out why Martina Helmlinger thinks alternative proteins could provide a solution.
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Recall roundup: Listeria, elevated levels of iodine, unsafe poppy seeds and mislabelling
In this week’s roundup of global food recalls, there are several incidences of undeclared allergies in the UK and States, plastic contamination in Canada, reports of thebaine in poppy seeds from the Food Standards Australia New Zealand, and more.
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CBD – the touted cure-all with huge potential, but is it safe?
Cannabis expert, Shomi Malik, summarises the current regulations around CBD in the EU, UK and US, and the current science available around its safety.
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Browning-related advantages of sc-FOS (GOFOSTM)
Dr Fernando Schved, VP R&D, Support and CSO, GALAM Ltd, explores the benefits of short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides for improved product formulation.
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It’s all go, go, go for STOP
New Food finds out about US non-profit Stop Foodborne Illness’ monumental 28-year history and its future plans for putting a stop to contaminated food.
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How our food safety system needs to change
AFDO Executive Director Steven Mandernach explains how his organisation is enacting to change to make our food even safer.
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Mexican papaya industry – a model for sector-wide food safety evolution
A beacon of good practice, the Mexican papaya industry took criticism on the chin and faced its shortcomings with honesty and transparency. The result is a robust well-informed system that aims to provide safe fruits to millions of consumers. Emily Griep advises fellow industry sectors to take note.
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Recall roundup: Major microbial recall in operation in US
This week's recall roundup features a major recall from Lyons Magnus thanks to a possible microbial contamination.
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Should human milk products be homogenised? Experts weigh in
Human milk-based fortifiers are saving the lives of critically ill, premature infants in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Does it matter how fortifiers are processed during manufacturing?
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New genomic techniques – saviour or nemesis?
As the warning of climate change becomes ever more pressing and our growing global population places a strain on resilient food sources, could gene editing offer a sustainable solution to secure the future of our food system or will there be unintended consequences?
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The future of a successful strategy
Vicky Pyrogianni of the International Sweeteners Association looks at sugar reduction with the use of low/no calorie sweeteners, including facts and myths around their safety, benefits and application.
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Foreign material management and identification
Here, Fabien Robert highlights the importance of key foreign material management principles and introduces fast and effective tools to support root cause investigation.
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FDA releases new tool to explore food safety survey results
The FDA’s new tool will allow users to interact with the findings of the wide-ranging survey, which produced some interesting results.
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Crisis management after the pandemic
John Carter looks at what has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic and what has stayed the same.
