In a move towards improving food safety for individuals with allergies, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has introduced updated draft guidance. The guidance is specifically designed to assist food faci [...]
An international team of more than 20 scientists has unveiled a new vision for safer food contact materials (FCMs). This innovative approach, which was just published in the peer-reviewed journal Environment In [...]
In a recent investigation conducted by German consumer magazine OekoTest, alarming findings have emerged regarding the presence of harmful substances in potato chips. The study examined 20 packs of paprika-flav [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA's FSIS) is about to revolutionize beef safety testing with a new multi-residue quantitation method for detecting chemical r [...]
The European Commission has sparked controversy by proposing a 10-year extension for the use of glyphosate, a prominent ingredient in many herbicides. This decision is under fire due to the increasing body of r [...]
The safety of plastic baby food pouches is under scrutiny, following a study that detected harmful chemicals in these products. Researchers from the University of Queensland, Australia, tested 79 multilayer pla [...]
AOAC International (AOAC) has announced that the draft Food Allergen Immunoassay Validation Guidance document is now available for public review and comment. This document aims to provide guidelines for validat [...]
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has sounded the alarm regarding bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical that finds widespread use in the production of polycarbonate plastics, which are commonly employed in the manu [...]
A recent study conducted by researchers from Université Sorbonne Paris, in collaboration with scientists from various institutions, has raised concerns about the potential health risks associated with co [...]
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has just published a report about embracing a One Health approach to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR, the phenomenon of [...]
