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Bananas could vanish from supermarket shelves, GMB Union warns
Britain's general trade union, GMB, has called for a change in the way bananas are farmed to halt an environmental catastrophe and save workers' health.
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FAO Chief addresses G7 ministers on antimicrobial resistance and malnutrition
Speaking to ministers in Milan, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva stressed the critical need to transform food systems to ensure healthy diets and good nutrition for all.
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Sensitive and selective analysis of fipronil residues in eggs using Thermo Scientific GC-MS/MS triple quadrupole technology
Pesticides are chemicals used to protect crops and control a variety of pests such as weeds, fungi, rodents, and insects.
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Indian rainforests could hold a secret to getting more out of farm waste
Microorganisms found in the wildfire-prone rainforests of India have caught the eye of research scientists as an exciting prospect for biochemical production.
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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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Global programme seeks to contain serious threat to the world’s bananas
FAO and partners launch campaign against new Fusarium Wilt strain that jeopardises livelihoods reliant on the world’s most traded fruit...
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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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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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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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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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Reducing the risk of Microbial Spoilage in beverages – Using new PCR technology
28 September 2017 | By Pall Corporation
In this webinar Pall analyses the growing market demands for minimally processed products or mixed beverages and the increasing need for effective controls...
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Is fishmeal to blame for rise in antibiotic resistance?
A new study points to fishmeal as a potential cause for the rise in drug-resistant bacteria which might spell disaster for world health.
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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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Brewers stand to save as spent grain gets new lease on life
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have developed a process that could see 85 per cent of a brewery’s waste repurposed.
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Emerging organisms: when do you start testing?
Technological advances now mean it is possible to test for an ever growing list of potentially harmful emerging organisms. But this raises the question: when is the right time to start testing for them? Eurofins Food Testing UK’s Head of Microbiological Services, Catherine Cockcroft, explains the dilemma facing the food…
