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FSA publishes industry test results on beef products
15 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA is publishing the first set of industry results from beef products that have been tested for the presence of horse DNA...
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Commissioner Borg proposes Member States a coordinated control plan on horsemeat
13 February 2013 | By European Commission
Informal Ministerial Meeting with AGRI Ministers of the concerned Member States...
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Minister Coveney chairs informal meeting of Ministers from Member States directly affected by the mislabelling of processed meat products
13 February 2013 | By Government of Ireland
Simon Coveney chaired a meeting...
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Tesco finds horse meat in some Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese
11 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Tesco has announced that it has found horse meat in some Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese...
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Horsemeat in the EU food chain
11 February 2013 | By European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
EFSA is aware of the contamination of beef products with horsemeat in the EU food chain...
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FSA issues advice to public institutions on meat products
10 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA is issuing interim advice to public institutions in the light of the developing horse meat issue...
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FSA statement on horse meat investigation
8 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
‘This is a very serious issue. The evidence we have about the two cases, points to either gross negligence or deliberate contamination...'
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Findus beef lasagne products found with horse meat
7 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The FSA has confirmed that the meat content of beef lasagne products recalled by Findus has tested positive...
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Meat testing protocol published by FSA
6 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The Food Standards Agency has published the protocol for the UK-wide survey of food authenticity in processed meat products...
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NI cold store tests find horse meat
4 February 2013 | By Food Standards Agency (FSA)
As part of its ongoing investigation into mislabelled meat, the FSA has tested a quantity of frozen meat...
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Phenylbutazone found in horsemeat sold for food
29 January 2013 | By Randox Food Diagnostics
FSA claimed that 5 horses which had tested as positive for veterinary drug Phenylbutazone had been exported for human consumption...
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FSAI survey finds horse DNA in some beef burger products
15 January 2013 | By Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)
FSAI published the findings of a targeted study examining the authenticity of a number of beef burger, beef meal and salami products...
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Using LC-MS to study the fate of food ingredients in the human body
12 May 2010 | By Christian H. Grün & Hans-Gerd Janssen, Unilever Research and Development, Advanced Measurement & Data Modelling
The human body is designed for effectively extracting nutrients from the food we eat. The nutrients provide the body with energy, but in addition, they also provide the building blocks for cell growth. More recently, it has also been realised that specific food ingredients can be associated with a direct…
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Foreign body detection and identification
12 May 2010 | By Dr. Mike Edwards, Microscopy Section, Campden BRI
Consumer complaints regarding foreign bodies are a constant problem for virtually all food companies, and so their prevention and control should be high on the list for all Quality and Technical Managers. The effective management of prevention and control of foreign bodies requires attention to many parts of the business,…
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Online detection of foreign bodies in packaged foods using ultrasound
10 September 2009 | By Gauri S. Mittal, Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph
The presence of foreign bodies (FBs) in processed foods is one of the major concerns of the food industry, and their detection and identification are important in quality assurance and safety. An FB is any undesirable piece of solid matter present in a food product. When foods are manufactured or…
