Food Safety
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...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra site receives new food safety certification
Fonterra Te Awamutu has become the first site in the world to be awarded the newly created Food Safety System Certification 22000 – Quality,...
Americas: Researchers develop nontoxic antifreeze product from food additive
The sweet taste and smell of antifreeze tempts children and animals to drink the poisonous substance, resulting in thousands of accidental poisonings in the...
Europe: TÜV SÜD offers webinar series on safe packaging
TÜV SÜD is beginning a webinar series <www.tuv-sud.com/foodwebinar> that addresses food safety for the industry.
The first session entitled 'How safe is your food packaging?...
Americas: Ajinomoto Windsor voluntarily recalls frozen food
Ajinomoto Windsor has voluntarily recalled various not-ready-to eat frozen food items due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
This...
Europe: EU embarks of project against diseases
A large European Union (EU) project called COMPARE intends to speed up the detection of and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals...
Europe: More food manufacturers comply with regulations, lowers risk of recalls, finds report
Stericycle ExpertSOLUTIONS has revealed that there was a significant rise in food recall and notification occurrences across Europe during the final three months of...
Europe: Campden BRI recognised for food authenticity testing
Campden BRI has been included in the general proficiency section of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UK Centres of Excellence in...
Americas: Eaton releases filter cartridge for food safety
Eaton has expanded its range of membrane and depth filter cartridges for wine, beer, mineral water and non-alcoholic beverage applications.
With a high asymmetric...
Americas: More consumers feel unsafe over prepared food in supermarkets, finds analysts
With the rise of the grocerant — supermarkets that offer prepared, restaurant-style foods — comes consumer concerns regarding food safety.
Although the majority...