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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…
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Neogen develops immunoaffinity column for deoxynivalenol
11 July 2009 | By Neogen Europe
Neogen Europe Ltd. announced the introduction of a new immunoaffinity column for the analysis of deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin) in a range of foods by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ELISA, GC-MS and other analytical methods.
