news
FDA investigating Salmonella Newport outbreak linked to red onions
The outbreak now spans across 34 US states and there have been 396 illnesses and 59 hospitalisations recorded as of 3 August 2020.
List view / Grid view
The consumer
news
FSA report compares global foodborne disease recording systems
The report is the first in a set of three which aim to compare international food standards and decipher which systems control and record foodborne illnesses most effectively.
news
MPs call for Government to urgently appoint Minister of Food Security
MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee have urged the Government to take immediate action on food insecurity in the UK - amidst the pandemic and beyond.
news
Study calls for robust monitoring of sugar and sweetener content in foods
After revealing an increase in caloric sugar and nonnutritive sweetener consumption in the US, researchers have reinforced the need to maintain data systems which monitor food and beverage content in order to better assess their health implications.
news
Food waste rises as lockdown restrictions ease, warns WRAP
Research from WRAP has shown that reduced levels of food waste from the early stages of the UK lockdown have begun to rebound - by as much as 30 percent in some cases.
news
Seafood made from the cells of fish should be labelled “cell-based,” study finds
A Rutgers study has examined potential names for seafood package labels made from the cells of fish which best meet both regulatory and consumer acceptance criteria.
news
Lawsuit challenges USDA’s labelling of GMO foods as “bioegineered”
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) claimed that the new labelling rules will not only confuse Americans, but will result in a lack of transparency and clarity.
news
Government unveils new obesity strategy
The British Government has published its new obesity strategy, but there has been a mix of responses and opinions from industry...
news
Salmonella outbreak sweeps across US
A source of the outbreak, which now spans 23 states, has not yet been identified, but CDC and state officials are investigating whether a specific food, supermarket or restaurant chain could be linked.
news
Recall roundup: potential for mould and undeclared allergens
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to labelling errors, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
news
12,000 tonnes of fraudulent food seized in annual OPSON operation
Law enforcement authorities reported the dismantling of 19 food and beverage crime groups, with huge seizures of animal food, alcohol and dairy products.
news
FDA announces qualified health claim for certain cranberry products
The FDA has responded to a petition submitted on behalf of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. which requested authorisation of a health claim regarding the relationship between the consumption of cranberry products and the reduced risk of recurrent UTI in healthy women.
news
The time is now for organic, says Soil Association campaign
Focusing on sustainability, the campaign hopes to continue some of the organic trends that emerged as a result of the pandemic and has stated that “this shift means now, more than ever, is the time be championing the organic.”
article
Food waste in the US – what’s on the menu?
Food waste expert Shannon Bergstrom reflects on the current state of food loss and waste in the US and discusses some of the recent changes that are predicted to foster positive results.
news
Individual dies from paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska
This is the first known paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) fatality in Alaska since 2010, and officials have warned that non-commercial harvesting of shellfish can be dangerous and should be avoided.
