Regulatory update for acrylamide in foods published in California
The state of California has recently amended the California Proposition 65, which requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to toxic chemicals, by adding a new section that addresses acrylamide [...]
FDA is working to reduce lead in food for infants
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently published a draft guidance to provide information to the industries on the “action levels” (levels at which FDA may regard a food as adulterated) for lead in processed food intended fo [...]
EFSA: total copper intakes below new safe levels
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)’s scientific experts have declared that the combined exposure to copper from all sources does not pose health concerns for the EU population. Copper is naturally present in many foods, moreo [...]
EU rules on food contact materials: inputs on ongoing revision
On January 11, 2023, the consultation period regarding the revision of rules within the EU on food contact materials (FCMs) ended. A total of 610 valid feedback instances have been received. Contributions could be given via a quest [...]
India: nearly 15% of protein supplements are unsafe for consumption
According to a survey conducted by the Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) between 2021 and 2022, almost 15% of protein powders (dietary supplements used by athletes and bodybuilders) sold in India were found to be unfit [...]
Endocrine-disrupting pesticides: groups sue EPA over decades of inaction
A group of US-based non-profit advocacy organizations (Plaintiffs Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Pesticide Action Network North America, Rural Coalition, Center for Environmental Health, Organización en California de L&i [...]
Risk assessment of exposure to acrylamide using human biomonitoring studies: a complementary tool to environmental monitoring
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 [...]
Acrylamide mitigation methods at the factory level
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, [...]
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 on FCMs 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 Fa [...]
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 [...]
On-site allergen management with a rapid test solution
A perfect tool for implementing the allergen analysis as part of the food safety quality control assessment. It is well known that food allergies are an immune system reaction to a food or a substance in food. Even a tiny amount of allerg [...]
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