EHEDG goes global: taking food hygiene principles worldwide
10 August 2016 | By New Food
In response to a significant increase in membership, the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) is broadening its international footprint.
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FDA ruling strives to cut allergen recalls
10 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Mass food allergen recalls to be reduced by ruling that grants FDA new powers of safety inspection.
FAO seeks urgent funding to ensure Nigerian food security
9 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of Nigeria's northeast where food insecurity is rampant, FAO said today.
Coca-Cola Vietnam to face fine following inspection
8 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Following an inspection last month, Coca-Cola Vietnam are to face a hefty US$19,300 fine from the Vietnamese health ministry for contravening food safety expectations.
Alfalfa sprouts probable cause of US salmonella outbreak
8 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
According to US authorities, alfalfa sprouts represent the likely cause of 30 cases of Salmonella, with fingers currently being pointed at supplier Sprouts Extraordinaire...
Fonterra’s waste not, want not approach to wastewater
8 August 2016 | By New Food magazine
New wastewater treatment technology at Fonterra’s Edendale site is turning dairy waste into fertiliser that is helping local pastures flourish.
Argentina celebrates new beef deal with China
5 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Despite a fundamental disagreement on an antibiotics contamination which saw a significant shipment of its meat destroyed by the Chinese government, Argentina is celebrating the renewal of a key beef trade deal.
E. coli O157 strikes again
2 August 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor, New Food
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) is investigating 16 confirmed cases of E. coli O157, associated with eating blue cheese made from unpasteurised milk...
E. coli outbreak in USA linked to ground beef
27 July 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor New Food
Thirteen people are sick in an E. coli outbreak in New Hampshire linked to ground beef. State health officials are still working to determine the source...
Salmonella risk reduced
26 July 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor New Food
A new report on Salmonella in eggs show that contamination risk has reduced since last report.
E. coli O157 outbreak might be associated with mixed salad leaves
19 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
PHE has confirmed 151 cases of this strain of E. coli. Two of the individuals with E. coli O157 have died and sixty-two people have received hospital care...
Study finds sensing mechanism in food poisoning bug
5 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that Vibrio parahaemolyticus use to sense when they are in the human gut, where they release toxins...
ImmuStick: a rapid test that detects pyrogens in food
5 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers are developing a test which rapidly identifies bacteria, fungi or viruses and can be used in situ without laboratory equipment...
FSA tackles misconceptions on how to freeze food safely
4 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The FSA is focusing this year's Food Safety Week on helping people to understand how to waste less food safely by making more of their freezers...
FOSS and Mérieux NutriSciences team up to improve food safety
1 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
FOSS has entered into a strategic partnership with Mérieux NutriSciences that will help the two companies in tackling the growing issue of food safety...
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