The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Japan received an application by a Kyoto-based start-up asking for an authorisation to use a gene-edited tiger puffer fish as food. A team of experts lead [...]
Following an examination of published research examining gluten-free labeled foods, foods that are naturally gluten-free, and gluten-free meals served in food services, it was shown that over 15% of these items [...]
The US Consumers' Association Consumer Reports (CR) analyzed arsenic, cadmium, and lead levels in 126 herbs and spices from 38 brands. Almost a third had heavy metal levels that were dangerous to human health. [...]
Despite being illegal on the European market, contaminations with genetically modified microorganisms (GMM) have been found in a variety of commercial microbial fermentation (FE) product types, according to a n [...]
A recent research, conducted in partnership with the Institute of Environmental Diagnostics and Water Studies (IDAEA - CSIC), the Institute of Marine Science (ICM - CSIC), and the Spanish Institute of Oceanogra [...]
A group of French researches estimated the usual intake of food additives by French adults and identified and described profiles of exposure (single substances and mixtures). The study included 10 [...]
According to a comprehensive analysis conducted by experts from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, insects may break down complex mycotoxins and convert them into smaller less- or non-toxic metabolites. [...]
Following the approval of yellow mealworm, the European Commission has approved the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), an insect species that belongs to the Acrididae family, which is now authorized to be p [...]
According to a scientific study conducted by experts from the New York University School of Medicine in partnership with the Tianjin Environmental Pollution Laboratory, babies and children are at least 10 times [...]
In Germany, the number of antibiotics prescribed in veterinary medicine increased moderately in 2020. According to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), veterinarians received 701 to [...]
