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High contaminant levels in oregano
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…
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Food adulteration and authenticity compendium
Food authenticity and adulteration testing has taken on a new level of importance with consumers and producers, after recent food adulteration scandals...
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Combating global food fraud
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...
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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 on-demand webinar will provide an overview of current validation strategies. A specific…
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Safeguarding herb and spice authenticity
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...
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Food fraud fighters go high tech
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…
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Wake up and smell the coffee
Dr Kate Kemsley reports on her team’s discovery, which makes use of ‘benchtop’ NMR to overturn conventional wisdom on the chemical composition of our favourite drinkable pick-me-up.
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Scotland gets tough over food crime
Launched back in 2015, the SFCIU has already had some notable successes in the challenge of combating food fraud, as the unit’s head Ron McNaughton explains.
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Protecting the Big Cheese
Stefano Berni of Grana Padano explains what’s involved in preventing a world-renowned brand from being fraudulently copied.
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Modern slavery and the food supply chain
With new corporate reporting requirements coming into effect worldwide, what else can the food industry do to combat human rights violations within the supply chain? Abigail McGregor, Jehan-Philippe Wood and Jacob Smit look at the current picture.
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Brexit and Food Fraud – UK Focus 2018
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...
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Food Fraud In-Depth Focus 2018
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.
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Spanish authorities seize 45 tons of tuna
Frozen tuna authorised for canned consumption had been marked as freshly caught fish, with its value priced at four times its worth.
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Issue 4, 2018
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.
