High contaminant levels in oregano
6 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have analysed over 70 samples of oregano from around Europe, identifying contamination through chromatography and spectrometry techniques.
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IR microscopy for the analysis of microplastics in bottled water
4 October 2018 | By PerkinElmer
Microplastics are becoming a major global environmental concern with regular major newsworthy studies revealing the presence of plastics and microplastics in remote geographic locations, or as contaminations in many different consumer products, especially food and beverages, as well as within the digestive systems of marine species. The sources of the…
Food adulteration and authenticity compendium
27 September 2018 | By PerkinElmer Inc.
Food authenticity and adulteration testing has taken on a new level of importance with consumers and producers, after recent food adulteration scandals...
Combating global food fraud
26 September 2018 | By PerkinElmer Inc.
Food testing is critical and valuable in understanding the safety of the ingredients you source from around the globe. Combatting adulteration with non-targeted screening will help protect your brand from adulteration...
Microbial process validations: From study design to in-plant trial execution
25 September 2018 | By Novolyze
Due to the sporadic nature of foodborne pathogens, traditional control methods based on finished-product sampling are insufficient to ensure the safety of processed foods. That’s why process validation is a key component of a food safety plan. This webinar will provide an overview of current validation strategies. A specific focus…
Safeguarding herb and spice authenticity
19 September 2018 | By PerkinElmer Inc.
Infrared (IR) and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy are fast, easy-to-use techniques with applications in a wide variety of industries. The technique also has a history of being used for food applications such as those for measuring protein, moisture, and fat content...
Food fraud fighters go high tech
19 September 2018 | By PerkinElmer Inc.
It came like a hard slap to the face for most people in the developed world. How could horsemeat end up in the human food supply chain? Sure, stories about food fraud and contamination in the developing world seem commonplace. The infamous melamine milk scandal of 2008 sickened hundreds of…
Protecting the Big Cheese
11 September 2018 | By Stefano Berni
Stefano Berni of Grana Padano explains what’s involved in preventing a world-renowned brand from being fraudulently copied.
Food for thought: modern slavery and the supply chain
11 September 2018 | By Abigail McGregor, Jacob Smit, JP Wood
With new corporate reporting requirements coming into effect worldwide, what else can the industry do to combat human rights violations within the supply chain? Abigail McGregor, Jehan-Philippe Wood and Jacob Smit look at the current picture.
Brexit and Food Fraud – UK Focus 2018
23 August 2018 | By New Food
James Smith of the UK Flavour Association shares his thoughts on what direction the food industry should be taking in the face of Brexit. This and much more in our UK Focus...
Food Fraud In-Depth Focus 2018
21 August 2018 | By New Food
This issue of our Food Fraud supplement looks at fighting modern slavery in the supply chain, preventing imitation food and encouraging business to be aware of new risks such as cyber crime.
Spanish authorities seize 45 tons of tuna
21 August 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (New Food)
Frozen tuna authorised for canned consumption had been marked as freshly caught fish, with its value priced at four times its worth.
Issue 4, 2018
20 August 2018 | By New Food
Food fraud examined, the evolution of the bar code, and rethinking food packaging as a resource: just a few of the articles covered in this issue of New Food.
Four academics warn of threat to food security posed by no-deal Brexit
24 July 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (New Food)
The authors of a new report have called on the Government to publish a proposed migration policy that takes into account the impact EU citizens have on the quantity and quality of the UK’s food supply and services.
PM’s Brexit plans ‘will kill off’ US trade deal: President Trump
13 July 2018 | By Mike Stones (New Food)
Food industry figures in the UK had praised the Government's whitepaper for prioritising friction-free trade before President Trump's interview in The Sun.
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