European Union Member States have endorsed a proposal by the European Commission to introduce a permanent food safety criterion for cereulide in infant nutrition products. The measure sets strict maximum safety [...]
A new report, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on mycotoxin control in food and feed across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) finds marked differences between [...]
The European Commission has adopted Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/2329 of 21 October 2026 on monitoring the presence of N-nitrosamines in food. Published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the [...]
The Codex Alimentarius has published a discussion paper proposing the development of international guidelines for the safe use of recycled plastics in food packaging. Prepared by the United States with the coll [...]
French authorities have introduced stricter rules on phosphate fertilizers to tackle heavy metal contamination in farmland and protect the public food supply. Published in early October through a series of regu [...]
A recently published peer-reviewed study has uncovered at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer. Published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the research highlig [...]
A recent investigative report by the Italian consumer advocacy magazine Il Salvagente has brought to light widespread mineral oil contamination in popular extra virgin olive oils. The laboratory tests evaluated [...]
While global discussions often focus on the risks of artificial intelligence, a recent review published in npj Science of Food highlights how AI is already quietly transforming the food sector. Analyzing 161 sc [...]
A recent scientific study conducted in Brazil has shed light on marine life parasitism, revealing that nearly all examined tuna specimens harbored parasites, including within the edible muscle tissue. Published [...]
The European Union has finalized a decade-long regulatory push to protect infants from industrial contaminants by tightening limits on 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and glycidyl esters in early-childhood foo [...]
