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Food safety still a first world challenge
Susan Brownlow reflects on the persistent problem of foodborne contamination across the globe and current best practice for addressing it.
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USDA to revamp Salmonella prevention efforts
The USDA will seek feedback from the industry on current Salmonella control measures and will look to build on the latest science to reduce the number of Americans infected with Salmonella each year.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella alert and arsenic fears in baby food
This week's recall roundup features concerns over arsenic levels in baby food sold in Walmart, and a Salmonella alert in seafood products.
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Recall roundup: Listeria, botulinum and foreign objects
This week's recall roundup features concerns over Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum, alongside undeclared allergen recalls.
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New research reveals scale of Vibrio contamination in UK prawns
An important study of UK prawns has revealed that nearly half of those surveyed were contaminated with Vibrio, with shell-on prawns more likely to be affected than peeled prawns.
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One in three will still use polluting cooking fuels in 2030
Though progress has been made in terms of reducing the environmental impact of cooking fuels, the researchers suggest this progress is stalling.
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Norovirus sweeps US university
More than 100 people have fallen ill with norovirus at Georgetown University in the States, but how the virus outbreak began is unknown.
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Pesticide residues – we’re on to you!
In our latest webinar, SCIEX will demonstrate a new way forward for food and environmental testing using the SCIEX ZenoTOF 7600 system.
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News Digest: Microbial Testing of Ready-to-Eat Food
Fast and effective safety screening for the ready-to-eat meal industry
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EPA announces changes to water pollution standards for slaughterhouses
The EPA was sued in federal court by several organisations after it failed to update federal water standards for slaughterhouses during the Trump administration, but now it has agreed to change the regulations.
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60-second news – this week’s headlines delivered to you in one minute
This week's quickfire news roundup includes a warning over potential food terrorism in the UK and a suspected Salmonella outbreak impacting pork scratchings.
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Recall roundup: Pork scratchings recalled over Salmonella fears
This week's recall roundup includes several pork scratching recalls, which have been issued over Salmonella contamination fears.
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Man arrested on suspicion of contaminating food in London supermarkets
Police were called to reports of a man shouting abuse in the street in Fulham on Wednesday evening (25 August 2021) before it was reported that a number of food products had been injected with an unknown substance.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella and Listeria alerts in the US
This week's recall roundup features Salmonella and Listeria alerts in the US, as well as foreign object recalls in Germany.
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Food for thought: The pillars of food safety and its consequences for automation equipment
Jürgen Ganzmann of Endress+Hauser discusses how automation equipment manufacturers help food producers fulfill their food safety goals.
