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Issue #5 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: an in-depth look at food analysis, consumer expectations about food fraud, the perks of buying local produce, food hygiene's dirty secret, and much more...
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Food Fraud
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Analysis of Fipronil and its metabolites in eggs and egg-based products, ensuring effective inclusion in multi-residue methods
10 October 2017 | By Agilent
Recently many farms were affected by the illegal use of Fipronil in a cleaning agent. Whilst findings of Fipronil were rare or at low levels, it was the findings of its metabolite, Fipronil-sulfon, that were more significant in uncovering the extent of this scandal.
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UK’s biggest chicken supplier caught tampering with kill dates
An investigation run by the Guardian and ITV News found a supplier to Britain's supermarkets had been altering food-safety records.
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EU crack down on dual-quality products
New guidelines tell national governments where to go when they suspect something isn't right with the quality of food they import.
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eBook: Thermo Fisher Scientific Food Integrity Collection 2017
In this Food integrity collection you will find everything New Food and Thermo Fisher Scientific have collaborated on so far in 2017.
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Detector can spot traces of horsemeat in one hour
Methods of testing raw meat DNA in lab conditions can often fail to differentiate between species. A Spanish research team has set out to tackle that problem.
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Trust in decline as high-profile fraud cases mar industry image
NFU Mutual surveyed more than 2,000 consumers and found food confidence was waning - and producers were top on the list of suspects.
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American firm turns up the dial on heat-activated ink
An American tech firm has announced a new irreversible, colour-changing packaging to identify tamper evidence in food packaging.
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Origin – what do we really mean?
Not for the first time, issues surrounding authenticity have hit the headlines. The European Commission’s Food Fraud Network dealt with 156 cases in 2016, compared with 108 in 2015 and a mere 60 in 2014 and recently the founder of the UK’s largest supplier of supermarket chicken has been called…
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New blockchain collaboration brings new technology to forefront of food traceability
Arc-net and PwC Netherlands sign a deal to bring blockchain to the centre-stage in the fight against food fraud.
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Webinar Review: Is your honey really honey?
The third instalment in Thermo Fisher’s webinar series looks at protecting the integrity of our honey.
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Food integrity application compendium
Adulteration has become an increasing problem for the global food industry and for consumers, bringing new urgency to testing olive oil, honey, spices, meats and seafood...
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India-based firm takes honey testing on the road
The honey industry is quickly becoming an extremely ‘Buzzy’ market place therefore producers want to ensure that their product meets the industry standards for safety and quality.
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MPs pressure Sainsbury’s to stick with Fairtrade
More than 40 MPs have added their voices to the campaign to persuade supermarket giant Sainsbury's not to axe the Fairtrade label in favour of its own "Fairly Traded" alternative.
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Brazilian probe stalls meat processing
Forecasts for production of chicken in Brazil, the world's largest exporter of the meat, have fallen in the wake of an investigation into safety concerns.
