news
Asda axes best before dates on fruit and vegetables
Asda has become the latest supermarket to remove best before dates on certain products in a bid to reduce food waste both in store and in consumer homes.
List view / Grid view
Food Safety
article
What to expect at Food Safety Conference 2022
The New Food editorial team guide you through two action-packed days of content at The Food safety Conference 2022.
news
Consumers exposed to potentially harmful lead shot in pheasants
It’s not uncommon to find some shotgun pellets in your pheasant, but could consumers be eating too much lead inadvertently?
news
New treatment could prevent anaphylactic reactions
A new treatment could prevent hypersensitive consumers from having dangerous anaphylactic reactions if they consume an allergen by replacing important gut bacteria.
article
Where are we with ‘forever chemicals’?
Regulatory measures are welcomed progress as concerns over PFAS in the global food chain increase in Europe.
whitepaper
Application Note: 3-MCPD/Glycidol: ISO-18363-4 Automated Zwagerman Method
Automated preparation and GC/MS analysis of oil for 3-MCPD and Glycidol based on ISO 18363-4 with isotope standards for speed, trueness, and precision
news
Recall roundup: Listeria, foreign objects and undeclared cashew
This week's recall roundup features a Listeria monocytogenes alert, plus several recalls relating to foreign objects.
article
The virus battle
Inês Santos explains how one can improve target quantification in testing for norovirus and hepatitis A with digital PCR.
news
Could this new technology change food safety forever?
An exciting new technology emerging out of Penn State University could revolutionise the way we keep food safe, as researchers experiment with pulsed light to kill pathogens.
article
Ingredients – protein and fruit
This edition of our popular ingredients focus looks at protein and fruit, with contributions from Emily Griep of the International Fresh Produce Association, and three experts from Wageningen University's food safety and economic research divisions.
article
Mars and the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Nici Bush of Mars offers some insight into what happens at the Nobel Lindau meetings and what they mean for the food and beverage industry.
news
UK council finds cockroaches and droppings in takeaways
The local authority says it has closed those 10 businesses that failed inspections, with legal action from the council not ruled out.
news
Scottish nursery forced to close after 28 E.coli cases reported
A nursery in Scotland has been forced to close after nearly 30 cases of E.coli had been linked to the site, though thankfully most cases appear to be mild.
news
New insect control method a success in Mexico
A new technique to eradicate dangerous Mediterranean fruit flies from the Mexican state of Colima has been declared successful by the authorities there, preventing millions of pesos in lost revenue.
news
Recall roundup: Major microbial recall in operation in US
This week's recall roundup features a major recall from Lyons Magnus thanks to a possible microbial contamination.
