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 [...]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has recently published its 31st annual report on pesticide residues in food, referred to as the Pesticide Data Program (PDP). The re [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released the results of a testing activity focused on economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of imported honey, revealing that 10% of the tested samples [...]
On 7 December 2022, the EU Commission published a new regulation ((EU) 2022/2388) amending the Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 by setting maximum limits for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic aci [...]
Operation OPSON XI has led to the seizure of almost 27 000 tons and 15 million liters of counterfeit food and beverages. The operation, which took place between December 2021 and May 2022, was led in Europe by [...]
The Nordic Council of Ministers has recently published the results of a joint assessment of food fraud covering four sectors in some European nordic countries. Food fraud has become an troubling issue throughou [...]
On October 21, 2022, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2022/2002, amending Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 regarding maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), following the request made by the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), has recognized the presence of resist [...]
The EU Commission has recently fixed maximum levels for ascorbic acid (E 300), sodium ascorbate (E 301) and calcium ascorbate (E 302) in tuna to combat fraud. According to the Commission, excessive levels of th [...]
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has recently published an investigation about how Britain is handling food regulation and quality checks on goods at the borders. The picture that comes out is not [...]
