In a recent study conducted in Italy by the Experimental Chemistry Laboratory of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, food products purchased online have been analyzed using near-infrared sp [...]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently released a report examining food safety issues related to the use of gene editing for food production, including the applicability of existing Codex Alimenta [...]
A recent report on antibiotic resistance surveillance, jointly published by the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and WHO Europe, paints a concerning picture of high antibiotic resistanc [...]
Testbiotech, an independent center of expertise concerned mainly with the ecological, social and ethical consequences of modern biotechnology, reported that the European Commission will probably not be able to [...]
In an effort to comply with the recently enacted sesame allergy law, certain American businesses have opted to include sesame in their products instead of conducting the careful cleaning required for foods with [...]
Due to Flavescence dorée, a vine disease that is killing plants in Northern Italy, some regions have asked to use -as an extraordinary measure- chlorpyrifos, a pesticide banned by the European Union in 2 [...]
Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) through diet is a health concern for individuals of all ages, according to a new re-evaluation by EFSA's scientific experts. BPA is a chemical used, together with oth [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued a letter reminding manufacturers of plant-based proteins to be aware of the legal requirements that apply to their products. This has been intended [...]
A group of researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela-Lugo, Lugo, Spain, together with colleagues from other research centers, discovered multidrug-resistant E. coli in 40% of meat samples analyz [...]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the World Health Organization (WHO), has just released its first global report on the food safety aspects of cell-based food. &nb [...]
