Dr Bert Popping - FOCOS

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Consumer food testing devices: threat or opportunity?

23 February 2018 | By Dr Bert Popping - FOCOS, François Bourdichon - International Dairy Federation (FIL-IDF)

Technological advances are bringing regular consumer testing of food for quality and safety closer to reality. Food safety consultant François Bourdichon, and Bert Pöpping, of FOCOS, discuss the implications of consumer testing for the industry.

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Allergen management in the food industry: it’s all about cross-contact and contamination prevention

13 June 2017 | By Dr Bert Popping - FOCOS, François Bourdichon - Food Safety Consultant

Food allergies and other food sensitivities are individualistic adverse reactions to foods. The hazard may be defined as the inadvertent consumption of a food allergen by a sensitive individual. In this article François Bourdichon, Food Safety Consultant, and Bert Pöpping, FOCOS discuss true food allergies (reproducible adverse reactions to a…