Canada’s risk assessment policy for genetically modified plants (GMOs) and food products is being amended. The regulatory supervision will continue to be applied to GMOs that contain foreign DNA. However, the [...]
At a national inception meeting in Azerbaijan on 16th of March 2021, FAO launched a three-year project (from 1st of January 2021 until 31st of December 2023) with the aim to improve food safety controls and ris [...]
In October 2017 an Australian citizen, Nathan Anderson, died from an anaphylactic reaction after eating hummus in a Lebanese restaurant in Wollongong. Despite he discussed his allergies with the staff, he was o [...]
A new study, recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, reveals that two classes of common food preservatives could be dangerous for the immune system. The [...]
On the 1st of January 2021, the UK left the European Single Market. Since then, there have been several problems concerning the goods traded from and to the UK. While the EU maintains its border controls wit [...]
Every year, about 70 000 tons of sesame seeds are imported to Europe, and half of them are from India. This data manifests the idea of the diffusion of the ingredient, which is found to stand alone as a spice o [...]
PreScouter published a new report that analyzes different strategies to detect toxic metals in food and beverages. This research follows the recent congressional US report that has brought the problem of signif [...]
Which are the most prevalent mycotoxins in crops? To answer this question, in 2020 Biomin GmbH analyzed more than 20 000 samples from 79 countries, finding that the most common mycotoxins globally are the Fusar [...]
China’s government sets new rules on traceability of all food products transported via cold-chain, like milk and dairy products, vegetables, fruits, and drinks. These restrictions have been implemented since [...]
During the first lockdown (March-May 2020) in the UK, a lot of people in the catering sector lost their job. Some of them decided to reinvent themself as home-made food business entrepreneurs. A report from Foo [...]
