Food Safety
Europe: FAO, WTO to cooperate more for international food trade
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to strengthen their cooperation to promote international food trade and safety...
Europe: UK consumers found to have low awareness of acrylamide risk, finds FSA report
The levels of acrylamide that people consume are usually estimated using dietary survey data and laboratory-cooked samples.
These often fail to fully take account of...
Americas: Multistate foodborne disease outbreaks sicken thousands, finds report
Multistate outbreaks cause more than half of all deaths in foodborne disease outbreaks despite accounting for 3% of reported outbreaks in the US, according...
Asia Pacific: SCIEX launches system for routine testing
CIEX launches the X-Series mass spectrometry (MS) platform that is fully-loaded with improved, easy to use software, methods and libraries custom-designed for targeted customer...
Europe: TÜV SÜD holds webinar on food hygiene
TÜV SÜD will hold the second part of its webinar series - How safe is the food you serve? – Steps the hospitality industry...
Europe: Report finds considerably fewer resistant bacteria in broiler meat
Considerably fewer resistant extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) bacteria were found in Danish and imported broiler meat in 2014 compared with the year before.
It is the...
Asia Pacific: Hanovia debuts PureLine UVEO Technology in China
Hanovia announces the Asia-Pacific launch of its PureLine Ultraviolet Energy Optimised (UVEO) disinfection technology at the China International Beverage Industry Exhibition on Science and...
Americas: Salad greens can be cleaner, say researchers
Cross contamination in commercial processing facilities that prepare spinach and other leafy greens for the market can make people sick.
And researchers reported a new,...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ emphasizes on allergen labeling compliance
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) reminds all businesses, including importers, about the need to meet mandatory allergen labeling requirements.
FSANZ CEO Steve McCutcheon said...
Americas: CDC releases tool on foodborne disease outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a redesigned online tool for users to search data on foodborne disease outbreaks more...