A recent study from Boston University has unveiled a troubling connection between microplastics (MPs) and the growing issue of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, the rese [...]
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has embarked on an initiative to assess the safety of lab-grown meat, commonly referred to as cell-based meat. In 2024, alongside the Food Standards Scotland (FSS), FSA received £1.6 mill [...]
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have released their latest findings on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans, animals, and food, highlighting pe [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released its annual report on veterinary medicinal product residues and certain substances in live animals and their products, revealing a continued trend of high compliance wi [...]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has published a new report titled Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Changes from 2002 to 2024. This comprehensive analysis ex [...]
A recent investigation by the Swiss magazine K-Tipp has revealed concerning levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and pathogens in frozen beef burgers. Testing 12 different frozen hamburger products, the results showed that all sa [...]
“Education of consumers, healthcare providers, food business operators, risk assessors and risk managers is critical to PAL management” (FAO/WHO 2021) Introduction What is PA [...]
Nowadays, we are exposed to thousands of chemicals in our daily lifes by many pathways of exposure, for example, by ingestion of food and water, inhalation of air and dust, de [...]
How to apply and adjust processes to achieve levels of acrylamide as low as reasonably achievable below the benchmark level. Cooking is an ancient practice that improves organoleptic properties of foods, nutrient bioavailability, [...]
