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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.
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Scientists use nuclear fallout software to predict spread of devastating crop disease
Scientists have used a modelling system previously used to predict the fallout from a nuclear accident or volcanic eruption to see how a fungal disease might spread.
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Risking Everything: Our addiction to fake foods is harming us in more ways than we think
Our devotion to plastic convenience is coming back to bite us. It is time for action, says Frederikke Magnussen, co-founder of A Plastic Planet, before it's too late.
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Danish Coop ramp up pressure on authorities to tackle toxic packaging
The supermarket chain aims to encourage the Folketing to introduce a ban on bisphenols and fluorinated substances.
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Savvier consumers to drive food safety testing market to $20bn in eight years
Already worth more than $10 billion, consumer and government forces will push the food safety testing market up by 7.28 per cent every year.
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Detector can spot traces of horsemeat in one hour
Methods of testing raw meat DNA in lab conditions can often fail to differentiate between species. A Spanish research team has set out to tackle that problem.
