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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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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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‘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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EU and UN team up to fight antimicrobial resistance and food waste
EU and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations join forces to take action on food waste and antimicrobial resistance.
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Shamed 2 Sisters Food Group shut down West Midlands plant
The firm was struck by scandal last Friday as undercover reporters working for the Guardian and ITV exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices at one of its poultry processing plants.
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UK’s biggest chicken supplier caught tampering with kill dates
An investigation run by the Guardian and ITV News found a supplier to Britain's supermarkets had been altering food-safety records.
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Americans can now receive recall announcements to their mobile phones
FoodKeeper has had an update and now the American consumer can keep abreast with the latest food-safety developments on the go.
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Receive recognition from your colleagues
This year, Northern Europe’s largest exhibition, the International Food Contest (IFC) takes place in Denmark on 3 – 5 October.
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Why some Listeria strains survive good food hygiene standards
In a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a team of researchers from Vetmeduni Vienna has now shown that certain Listeria strains – figuratively speaking – take refuge on an island.
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Antibiotics and the sustainable production of food
Antibiotics are an essential resource for the health and welfare of people and animals. They also positively contribute to the growing global demand for safe and sustainable food from animals. At the same time there is growing concern about the developing human medical antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis, which has focused…
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Country Profile: United Kingdom
In this country profile we explore how Brexit could affect the UK farming sector and what's in store at the UK's main event for processing and packaging...
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Brazilian probe stalls meat processing
Forecasts for production of chicken in Brazil, the world's largest exporter of the meat, have fallen in the wake of an investigation into safety concerns.
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Life threatening bacteria found in New York fish facility
A New York smoked fish company has been ordered to stop selling its products, which were produced in a facility contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono), until it can comply with food safety regulations.
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Get ready for new food hygiene legislation, UK businesses warned
The NFU Mutual Food Hygiene Ratings Report, published today, reveals that 44% of people would turn away from even their favourite places to eat and try somewhere else instead, if a food hygiene rating of less than four out of five was on display.
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Why improve and harmonise food safety regulations?
Food regulations are needed to protect consumers. Existing regulations, however, may affect food security without any contribution to product safety and hence do not protect consumers. Moreover, laws and regulations differ between countries. In this article Huub Lelieveld, GHI-Association; c/o Department of Food Science and Technology, Universität für Bodenkultur discusses…
