FSSAI proposes regulations for Genetically Modified food
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently published a draft set of regulations to be applied to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) intended for food use. The proposed Food Safety and Standards (Genetically [...]
Sales of antibiotics for animal use fallen by 47% in Europe in a decade, report says
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recently published the 12th report on the European surveillance of veterinary antimicrobial consumption (ESVAC) project, which shows that sales of antimicrobials for use in foo [...]
New guidelines for allergen management released in Canada
Food Allergy Canada has recently released the Allergen Management Guidelines for Food Manufacturers to assist the country’s food and beverage producers in the process of implementing food allergen preventive control measures and provide [...]
Food fraud: maxi seizure of food and beverages in global operation
Operation OPSON XI has led to the seizure of almost 27 000 tons and 15 million liters of counterfeit food and beverages. The operation, which took place between December 2021 and May 2022, was led in Europe by Europol and outside the [...]
Food fraud threat in Nordic nations: assessment released
The Nordic Council of Ministers has recently published the results of a joint assessment of food fraud covering four sectors in some European nordic countries. Food fraud has become an troubling issue throughout the EU and EEA following the hor [...]
First international consultation on the safety of cell-based foods
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has recently gathared 24 experts of cell-based food - from the public and private sectors, academia, researc [...]
Foreword Vol.4 Nr.1/2
Affidia is now in its third year of activity. We started just a few months before the Covid-19 pandemic shook the world. One of the consequences of this global disaster was the cancellation of scientific conferences in 2020-2021. Even at the beginning of 2022, some conferences a [...]
Your PAL, my PAL
Why doing Precautionary Allergen Labelling right matters. Let’s take a short walk through history. Back in 1985, the Codex Alimentarius published its ground-breaking labelling standard (FAO/WHO 1985) for the labelling of pre-packaged foods. It was meant to be a better, m [...]
Aflatoxin M1: is it time for a change? (Part 2)
In the last 20 years, aflatoxin M1 has been found in milk at unprecedented levels in southern Europe on several occasions. Is it the result of climate change? What do experts think about the risk to consumers, both now and in the future? Is the best app [...]
44-year-old EU rules under re-evaluation (Part 2)
How the EU regulatory context for food contact materials and articles (FCMs) may change on the way to a toxin-free environment. This article provides an overview of the most significant Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) and Farm to Fo [...]
Mycotoxins, climate change, and food system management
A focus on cereals. A review of the impact of climate change on chemical exposures affecting human health identified 8 contaminants as high risk of getting worse due to climate change, one of which was mycotoxins (Balbus et al. 2013). Guer [...]
Mycotoxins in Brazil: scenario overview and regulatory challenges
Initiatives and efforts to meet stricter mycotoxin regulations are helping the country overcome contamination challenges in its domestic and export markets. Brazil is one of the largest food producers and exporters [...]
Biochip Array Technology for simultaneous semi-quantitative multi-mycotoxin detection
Mycotoxin regulations: a multi-mycotoxin testing approach to fulfill local and international regulations. Mycotoxins are known to cause acute and chronic effects in humans and animals re [...]
ReMaGI - The new reference materials for allergens
The historical lack of reference materials for food allergens limited the possibility to evaluate the performances of detection methods. Generon makes available a new range of reference materials suitable for any downstream detection method. & [...]
Reducing pre-enrichment time for fastidious bacteria detection via Real-Time PCR
Overcoming the bottlenecks slowing rapid methods, looking beyond the speed of qPCR Microbiological quality and safety of food, feed and water is a major global concern. Many people suffer from illnesses th [...]
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