Food Safety
Europe: New screening method to analyze paper packaging materials
A PhD project at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has resulted in a method for faster analysis of chemicals in paper...
Americas: FDA clears Innate potato varieties for consumption
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds the first generation of Innate potato varieties is as safe and nutritious as conventional potatoes.
The J....
Americas: CDC data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections in 2013
Foodborne infections continue to be an important public health problem in the US, according to an annual report by Centers for Disease Control and...
Americas: 3M Food Safety releases enhanced hygiene system
The enhanced 3M Clean-Trace Hygiene Monitoring and Management System by 3M Food Safety offers products consisting of a luminometer handheld device, compatible tests and...
Americas: NSF International releases guide on water filers
NSF International has published a consumer guide to water filters that it has tested and certified to reduce lead in drinking water.
The guide also...
Asia Pacific: Australia to see food with low-THC hemp seeds?
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on whether to permit the sale of food derived from the seeds of low-THC...
Americas: “Sugar-glass” film uses viruses to kill germs in food
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacterial contamination of food is becoming more problematic.
Scientists report that they have developed an antibacterial 'sugar-glass' coating...
Europe: WGS uncovers foodborne outbreaks, says Denmark institute
The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, is promoting the creation of global databases for whole genome sequencing (WGS) results to facilitate intelligent...
Americas: Audit readiness highly critical, finds TraceGains survey
The 2014 Annual TraceGains’ Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Professional Survey polled professionals from food manufacturing, processing, and distribution in the US, which...
Europe: New service on evaluating the effectiveness of surface decontamination
Campden BRI has launched a new service to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative biocides in the microbial decontamination of food contact services.
The organization will...