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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from Canada, the US and the UK
A toxin has been found in certain dried figs in Canada, whilst pieces of plastic cause recalls in a UK supermarket.
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Shigella-infected shawarma leads to fatality in India
Shawarma dishes, found to contain Shigella bacteria, have led to death, hospitalisations and arrests in the state of Kerala in India.
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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from the UK, US and Canada
This week’s recall roundup includes vegan truffles being taken off the marketplace due to undeclared milk and fish sandwiches that contain a potential choking hazard.
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Looking where it matters
François Bourdichon discusses the importance of process sampling in tracking deviations in microbial monitoring, and where and how one can implement meaningful preventative actions.
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Saving human lives
Carel du Marchie Sarvaas explains how innovations in animal health are serving up safer food and considers ways we might further improve quality standards in the future.
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Recall roundup: More Kinder products recalled in Salmonella outbreak
This week's recall roundup features an expanded recall of Kinder products, after European health authorities revealed buttermilk as the culprit.
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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from the UK, US and Canada
Chocolate brand Ferrero is recalling a number of its products around the world due to the presence of a pathogen, whilst undeclared allergens cause recalls aplenty in the US.
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Should we wash chicken before cooking or not?
Researchers have found that raw chicken can contaminate surfaces whether you wash it or not, so what should you do?
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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from Canada, the US and the UK
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This week's recall roundup features alerts around Salmonella and Norovirus, plus foreign objects and even counterfeit chocolate bars.
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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from the UK, US and Canada
This week's recall roundup is dominated by Listeria contaminated mushrooms, plus foreign objects and undeclared allergen alerts in the US, Canada, and the UK.
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How workable is FDA’s new proposed Ag water rule?
With National Groundwater Awareness Week and World Water Day both occurring this month, Dr David Acheson provides expert perspective on water issues facing the food industry, with a focus on the FDA's new proposed Ag water rule.
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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from Canada, the US and UK
Pathogens have been detected in pet food and human food, whilst undeclared allergens have also been causing recalls this week.
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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from the US, UK and Canada
Infant formula recalled in the US over Cronobacter fears, while undeclared allergens continue to cause product recalls across the world.
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Recall roundup: this week’s food recalls from the US and UK
Traces of Salmonella detected in numerous supermarket products in the UK, including pet food. Meanwhile in the US, a company has recalled its products due to the potential presence of lead.
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We are amidst one of the great drivers of food fraud; here’s why
Professor Chris Elliott outlines how price increases are serving fraudulent activity and the ways in which food fraud is beginning to manifest in the UK using rice as a key example.
