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Europe: More knowledge needed to ensure safe use of botanicals in food

The challenges related to assessing the safety of botanicals in foods and food supplements and regulating their use were highlighted at a conference held...

Americas: Arrayit, USDA partner on food safety detection system

Arrayit Corporation has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement or CRADA with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where the company and the...

Europe: EFSA confirms most food in EU is within legal limits of pesticide residues

More than 97% of all samples analyzed as part of the latest Europe-wide monitoring program of pesticides in foods contain residue levels that fall...

Europe: Danish fruit, vegetables found to contain fewer pesticide residues than imports

Danish fruits and vegetables continue to contain fewer pesticide residues than imported produce. The residues from more than one pesticide in the same sample are...

Europe: EU rolls out new labeling rules

The new EU food labeling rules that came into effect this month will ensure that consumers receive clearer, more comprehensive and accurate information on...

Americas: Researchers create sensors to detect gases, pollutants

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chemists have devised a new way to wirelessly detect hazardous gases and environmental pollutants, using a simple sensor that...

Europe: Institute ranks three foodborne diseases impacting Denmark

Campylobacter is the foodborne bacteria that contributes most to the burden of disease in Denmark, according to a study from the National Food Institute...

Americas: AIOE releases guide on hygienic equipment design

The Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), founded by PMMI in 2011, recently released a guidance document entitled One Voice for Hygienic Equipment...

Europe: FAO, OIE warn of new avian flu strain

A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant...

Europe: Synbiosis introduces automated colony counter to identify pathogens

Automated microbiological systems provider Synbiosis has introduced a software module for the ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counter, a commercial automatic microbial identification and counter...