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Food Analysis In-Depth Focus
In this In-Depth Focus: the need for a change in food quality testing, how unstable supply chains increase the risk of food contamination and much more...
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Sustainable packaging to attract consumers in 2018
A study on consumer trends has pegged sustainable packaging as one to watch as food manufacturers move into the new year.
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‘High levels’ of unauthorised chemical fipronil found in German baked goods
Fipronil, the chemical at the centre of a scandal that brought about a slew of recalls this summer, has reared its ugly head once more in Germany.
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Zinc nanoparticles not a toxic source of micronutrient – but nor are they too useful
A team of researchers has shown zinc oxide nanoparticles do not pose a toxicity risk to crops as feared, but they don't seem to have any special benefits either.
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Formaldehyde vapour treatment may soon be a thing of the past in egg hatcheries
Researchers have tested an alternative method to sanitise hatching eggs without using carcinogenic formaldehyde.
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Solving the mystery of mercury in Norwegian cod
Despite a decline in the use of the chemical, mercury levels in Oslofjord cod have been climbing steadily over the last 30 years. Why? A team of researchers has set out to find an answer.
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Global health bodies launch road map to combat bovine tuberculosis and its transmission to humans
Bovine TB can be transferred from cows to humans through food, killing 12,000 people a year. A new plan maps out how global health bodies will fight back.
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2 Sisters Food Group to go before Parliamentary committee
The latest development in the saga caused by the exposure of unsafe working practices at a poultry plant, 2 Sisters' CEO will appear before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
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Threat of African swine fever hangs over China
Up until now, China has largely dodged the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic. But researchers fear a scenario where the country becomes a 'vast virus reservoir', putting the economies of South East Asia in jeopardy.
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‘A real success story for the UK egg industry’ – British Lion eggs declared salmonella free
The Chairman of the British Egg Council has heralded new advice that British Lion eggs are now safe to eat raw as the culmination of years of hard work on the part of the nation's egg industry.
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Analysis of Fipronil and its metabolites in eggs and egg-based products, ensuring effective inclusion in multi-residue methods
10 October 2017 | By Agilent
Recently many farms were affected by the illegal use of Fipronil in a cleaning agent. Whilst findings of Fipronil were rare or at low levels, it was the findings of its metabolite, Fipronil-sulfon, that were more significant in uncovering the extent of this scandal.
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Pesticide use in vineyards could be halved, research suggests
A Spanish research team has successfully slashed pesticides in vineyards by 50 per cent using cutting-edge technology to spot mildew before it becomes a problem.
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Three quarters of world’s honey contaminated with bee-killing chemical
A two-year study tested honey samples from all over the world for neonics - and found them in abundance...
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German supermarkets on red alert after blackmailer slipped poison into baby food
A suspect has been arrested after toxic ethylene glycol was found in baby food.
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Hygiena covers all contamination detection
With the extension of its testing product range to include polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based systems, Hygiena now covers the entire spectrum of reliable contamination detection, from sample collection to screening of indicator organisms to specific microbrial characterisation.
