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Strong food hygiene practices start with positive corporate culture
Leadership and efficient communication in food companies have a large impact on hygiene and food safety, according to research conducted at Ghent University.
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Hull shopkeeper fined for selling rotten fruit and vegetables
The prosecution followed a series of risk-based enforcement visits and inspections, carried out by the HMI between February 2017 and July 2017.
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Five dead in worst U.S. E. coli outbreak in more than a decade
The outbreak, which began in April, has now become the most fatal recorded outbreak of E. coli in United States history.
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European hepatitis A outbreak likely to be caused by single food product
The outbreak this year is not related to two other food-borne outbreaks in EU countries in 2012–2014, which were associated with consumption of frozen strawberries and frozen mixed berries.
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Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products
The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.
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Bill to allow interstate sale of raw milk defeated in U.S.
Only 72 Republican representatives and seven Democrat representatives supported the bill, falling far short of the required majority.
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Stop the presses – new method uncovers epidemic of adulteration in coffee
Researchers using a novel technique to distinguish between superior Arabica coffee and cheaper Robusta have uncovered a pattern of adulteration. Ten per cent of the ground roast coffee boasting pure Arabica contained significant levels of Robusta, the team from the Quadram Institute in Norwich found. Distinguishing between the two types…
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Tech turns smartphones into detectors for foodborne illnesses
Researchers have developed detection technology that allows a typical smartphone to analyse produce for deadly foodborne pathogens.
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Chlorine decontamination can make foodborne pathogens undetectable
The study comes amidst debate over post-Brexit trade agreements and the possibility of countries insisting the UK import their chlorine-treated foodstuffs.
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Californian judge rules coffee should come with cancer warning
The suit filed against 90 coffee companies said they were violating a state law requiring them to list chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
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Dutch producers responsible for nearly 90 per cent of fipronil violations
The chemical has toxic effects on humans when eaten in large quantities.
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Fossilised algae hold promise for improved food safety testing
The researchers used the fossilised algae as the base for a photonic crystal device that successfully monitored histamine in salmon and tuna.
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USDA reveals proposed GMO labelling guidelines
The proposals are open for comment until July 3. They are due to be finally issued just four weeks later on July 29.
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Food tech company Bühler makes ‘breakthrough’ against toxic grain
A partnership between Microsoft and Bühler has produced technology that stands to make a real difference to food safety and security worldwide.
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Some farm equipment is a source of toxic chemicals in dairy, study finds
The dairy industry in the U.S. has been urged to finish the phase-out of phthalates in plastic and rubber as the FDA is accused of being 'asleep at the switch'.
