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Recall roundup: cookies, cattle feed, burger relish and yoghurts
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
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Ensuring a safe supply chain when producing gluten-free
Gluten-free and wheat-free specialist baker, Claire Forster, explains the importance of a safe production line.
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Scientists develop high fibre white flour to produce ‘healthier white bread’
The high fibre white flour that the research team produced is said to contain as much as twice the fibre of traditional white flour, paving the way for healthier white bread.
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Plant-rich diet protects mice against foodborne infection, researchers find
Researchers have found that mice on a pectin-enriched diet had about 100 times less bacteria in the cecum compared to mice on a typical diet, reducing their susceptibility to foodborne illnesses.
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Sales of toddler milk rise in US, despite expert health warnings
Although health and nutrition experts have warned that these products can contain elevated levels of sugar and sodium, the rise in sales is due to an increase of advertising, according to researchers from the University of Connecticut.
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Post-Brexit trade could see US genetically modified food enter the UK
In a speech at the Old Royal Naval College, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hinted at the possibility of allowing genetically modified food to enter the UK from the US, with campaigners arguing this could pose a health risk to the UK public.
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Researchers find solution to prevent salmonellosis in raw eggs
The decontaminated eggs were found by chefs, using measurements and acceptability scores, to have no significant difference in their quality or performance as an ingredient when compared with non-treated eggs.
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An interview with the FSA: recalls and risk prevention
Tina Potter, Head of Incidents at the Food Standards Agency (FSA), tells New Food how food businesses in the UK should be complying to regulatory standards that not only protect the health of consumers, but can prevent cases from ever occurring.
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FDA approves first drug for treatment of peanut allergies
Treatment with the drug - Palforzia - may be initiated in individuals ages four through 17 years with a confirmed diagnosis of peanut allergy.
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Recall roundup: flax seed fibre, goulash, soup and pizza sandwiches
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
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EFSA confirms nine European countries still affected by African swine fever
The situation is said to vary substantially between EU member states, due to influences such as geographical conditions.
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Application note: Determination of aflatoxins in pistachio
In this application note, a simple, robust and highly sensitive method for the analysis of aflatoxins in pistachio samples is described.
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Study finds third of tested beef samples in Brazil contaminated with Listeria
From a total of 50 beef samples from 13 different export-authorised processing plants in the state of Mato grosso, Brazil, Listeria sp. was isolated in 18.
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Major alcohol brands to carry on-pack age restrictions globally
As part of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking, major beer, wine and spirits brands will include on-pack age restriction symbols as the group aims to raise awareness of the severity of underage alcohol consumption.
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Could chickpea genes save mustard seeds from blight disease?
A study in India has investigated whether chickpea genes possess characteristics that could be used in developing disease-resistant crops.
