Tag: food safety
Americas: Tool detects bacteria in water or a food sample
Food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new, rapid and low-cost method for detecting bacteria in water or a food...
Asia Pacific: Outsmart outbreaks in Oceania, says 3M Food Safety
Australia and New Zealand have a rich history of agro-economic research and development anchored by strong public and private researchers and generally effective partnerships...
Americas: Building food safety harmony in Canada
The US is not the only country in North America that pushing forward with major food safety regulations.
Canada, its northern neighbor, has been upping...
Europe: Listeria infections increase in vulnerable groups, EFSA
Listeria cases have increased among two groups of the population: people over 75 and women aged 25-44 (believed to be mainly pregnancy-related).
This is...
Europe: Hydroxyanthracene derivatives in food concerning, EFSA
Some substances belonging to a group of plant ingredients known as hydroxyanthracene derivatives can damage DNA and may cause cancer, said European Food Safety...
Asia Pacific: Natural preservative for frying oils
Arjuna Naturals Extracts launches its natural preservative formulation for combating oxidation, thermal degradation, hydrolytic rancidity and extending the frying cycle of vegetable oils.
The...
Americas: Build infrastructure, transfer knowledge for food safety, 3M
Each day, food safety issues gain more relevance and importance throughout Latin American countries.
Meanwhile, global markets and international trade bodies are pushing standards and...
Americas: Researchers could remove sulfites from wine
Since the time of the Roman Empire, winemakers have added sulfites to preserve their products.
Sulfites, a class of compounds including sulfur dioxide and...
Europe: Antimicrobial resistance research wins award
Professor Frank Møller Aarestrup from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has been awarded the Nils Foss Excellence Prize 2017 worth EUR...
Middle East: Digitization, data “bury the food bug”, says Ecolab
The adoption of new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) Big Data and Data Science will ensure food safety, improve sustainability and...