An international team of researchers conducted the largest and most comprehensive study to date on the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and estimated that 1.27 million – and potentially mil [...]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) experts recently gathered for the final session of a three-part consultation on risk assessment of food alle [...]
Phthalates and bisphenol A are ubiquitous plasticizing substances, used in the manufacture of a multitude of products (e.g. packaging), and whose adverse health effects are well-known. Rece [...]
In Italy, some supermarkets affix signs to warn customers about the risk of buying pasta, bread and baked goods prepared with flours contaminated with mustard seeds. The problem is serious, as mus [...]
Sesame can create serious problems in allergic people and for this reason it is always expected that its presence (or possible contamination) is indicated on the label of food products. However, this is not alw [...]
In comparison to its earlier evaluation in 2015, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has re-evaluated the risks of bisphenol A (BPA) in food and suggests a much lower tolerable daily intake (TDI). [...]
The FDA has announced its Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan ("Improvement Plan") as part of its effort to execute the Food Safety Modernization Act and the New Era of Smarter Food Safety program. The [...]
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) results based on the annual EU One Health zoonosis report, notifications for all zoonoses [...]
Microplastic particles, according to recent research from Rice University, may enable bacteria to develop greater resistance to antibiotics. According to the scientists at Rice University's George [...]
According to a panel of specialists from the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network, unintentional presence of the 14 main food allergens below 0.5 mg per 100 g is unlikely to jeopardize most food allergy p [...]
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