European Union Member States have endorsed a proposal by the European Commission to introduce a permanent food safety criterion for cereulide in infant nutrition products. The measure sets strict maximum safety limits for infant formu [...]
A new report, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on mycotoxin control in food and feed across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) finds marked differences between countries in regulation, labora [...]
The European Commission has adopted Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/2329 of 21 October 2026 on monitoring the presence of N-nitrosamines in food. Published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the recommendation calls on Member [...]
French authorities have introduced stricter rules on phosphate fertilizers to tackle heavy metal contamination in farmland and protect the public food supply. Published in early October through a series of regulatory texts, the new me [...]
A recently published peer-reviewed study has uncovered at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer. Published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the research highlights s [...]
A recent investigative report by the Italian consumer advocacy magazine Il Salvagente has brought to light widespread mineral oil contamination in popular extra virgin olive oils. The laboratory tests evaluated 16 commercial [...]
Randox Food Diagnostics is proud to announce that its Myco 7 method has been granted AOAC Performance Tested Methods℠ Certification (License Number 102501). With the prevalence of global mycotoxin co-contamination, Myco 7 AOAC ap [...]
Executive summary By switching from traditional Petri‑dish sterility release to rapid flow cytometry (D-COUNT®’s Solution [...]
A comparative analysis of Chinese and EU regulatory frameworks on honey In recent years, debates over the authenticity of honey have repeatedly surfaced in European public discourse. Chinese honey has frequently been labe [...]
