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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...
Americas: Consumers appear unfazed by WHO study on health risks of eating foods, finds...
The World Health Organization study released in October 2015 showed a link between processed and red meat consumption and cancer raises the question, will...
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...
Europe: Understand context on food classifications, says IFR
The International Agency for Research on Cancer's (IACR) announcement that processed meat is a cause of cancer, and that red meat is a probable...
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...