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Irish food safety received three complaints every day over unfit food
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has revealed its 2017 figures, showing a 42 per cent increase in complaints relating to non-display of allergen information.
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Two meat producers issue voluntary recalls after unannounced FSA inspections
Both meat producers emphasised the voluntary nature of their recalls after the FSA's inspections, saying the measures were 'precautionary'.
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EFSA’s Advisory Forum calls for more investment in food safety research
After meeting in the Netherlands today, the EFSA and the EFSA's Advisory Board have issued a joint statement calling for more public investment in food safety research, including the formation of strategic partnerships such as European Joint Programmes and European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs).
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Lactalis site salmonella strain linked to outbreak 10 years ago
The CEO of Lactalis has said that he "cannot rule out" the possibility that babies have consumed salmonella-contaminated milk from his company's Craon site between 2005 and last year.
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South Africa listeriosis outbreak the deadliest in recorded history
An outbreak of the foodborne bacteria listeria in South Africa has claimed more lives than any other outbreak in recorded history.
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Macron takes aim at Lactalis over baby formula contamination
As Lactalis allegedly faces hundreds of lawsuits over a salmonella outbreak at the end of 2017, the President of France has reassured the European community that French products are safe.
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Baby milk recalled worldwide after salmonella scare
Britain and China are among the countries affected by an international recall of milk formula traced back to a drying tower in northwest France.
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Mandatory hygiene rating display drives up safety compliance
In Northern Ireland and Wales, where it has become mandatory for food retailers to display their Food Hygiene Rating, safety compliance has risen.
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Food and drink industry second most affected by product recalls, new research shows
Defective products and work-related incidents have together caused insured losses in excess of US$2 billion over the past five years.
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Rare and potentially deadly bacteria found in US milk
For the second time in three months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans who might have consumed contaminated raw milk and milk products in the last six months to visit their doctor.
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Is your baby food product fully protected?
After a recent blackmail case in Germany in which baby food was poisoned with ethylene glycol, we hear from Mettler Toledo about tampering protection.
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Global programme seeks to contain serious threat to the world’s bananas
FAO and partners launch campaign against new Fusarium Wilt strain that jeopardises livelihoods reliant on the world’s most traded fruit...
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‘High levels’ of unauthorised chemical fipronil found in German baked goods
Fipronil, the chemical at the centre of a scandal that brought about a slew of recalls this summer, has reared its ugly head once more in Germany.
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Formaldehyde vapour treatment may soon be a thing of the past in egg hatcheries
Researchers have tested an alternative method to sanitise hatching eggs without using carcinogenic formaldehyde.
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Threat of African swine fever hangs over China
Up until now, China has largely dodged the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic. But researchers fear a scenario where the country becomes a 'vast virus reservoir', putting the economies of South East Asia in jeopardy.
