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 [...]
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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. Contribution [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Food fraud: a method to recognize the authenticity of black pepper
A group of researchers from the Experimental Chemistry Laboratory of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), in collaboration with leading companies in the food sector and in the global [...]
UK: food allergens as main reason for recalls, study finds
According to a new study, recently published on Food Control by researchers from Queen's University Belfast and Edge Hill University, food allergen-related (FAR) recalls accounted for more than half (57.6%) of [...]
US: new lawsuit targets PFAS in plastic containers for food
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sued in federal court Inhance Technologies, a US-based company that produces plastic packaging used for [...]
Dietary intake of nitrite-containing frankfurter exacerbates colorectal cancer in mice, new study finds
A group of researchers from Queens University have recently published a paper demonstrating that nitrite-containing sausages can exacerbate the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) pathology in mice, and this [...]
New Italian report shows almost half of food analyzed contains pesticide residues
Legambiente (an Italian non-profit association), in collaboration with Alce Nero (a cooperative that produces organic food), has recently published its annual report on the presence of pesticides in food, showi [...]
Growing mycotoxin levels in European wheat, new study says
According to a new study, conducted by the University of Bath in collaboration with the University of Exeter, the harmful fungal infection known as Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is on the rise across Europe, affec [...]
