Food Safety
Americas: Salmonella outbreak linked to hot peppers
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Anatum infections was detected in the US in June 2016.
It involved 32 patients from nine states with illness onset...
Americas: Long-term consumption of fish oils damages the liver, research finds
An international group of scientists led by the University of Granada (UGR) has demonstrated that the long-term intake of sunflower or fish oils damages...
World: Safety testing shifts to 3rd party contract testing laboratories
According to a new market report from Strategic Consulting, Inc. (SCI), food companies around the world increasingly rely on third party contract testing laboratories...
Americas: Legal services provider launches guide for international manufacturers on US laws
International manufacturers entering the US market are often tripped up by consumer safety and liability laws that could derail a successful product launch.
To help...
Asia Pacific: Detect meat fraud using enhanced analytical methods, says AB Sciex
Food fraud is gaining interest as an emerging risk given the increasingly global and complex nature of food supply chains.
It is not uncommon to...
Asia Pacific: Likelihood of carrying out dairy contamination threat extremely low, says NZ
Fonterra Co-operative Group has acknowledged the announcement by the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Government about an investigation into a criminal threat...
World: Henkel holds food packaging webinar on migration
Henkel will be holding a webinar on the topic Basics in Migration - Adhesives in Food Packaging on May 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM...
Europe: FSA publishes guide for meat processors
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a revised and improved version of its Meat Industry Guidance, following a review by the FSA and...
Asia Pacific: GFSI, UNIDO to build food safety capacity in China
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will collaborate on an initiative for food safety capacity building...
Americas: 3M releases detection test for E. coli O157
#M Food Safety launches the 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – E. coli O157 (including H7), adding to a line of next-generation tests which...