One of most likely largest PFAS contamination in the world, both in terms of geographical area and the number of people affected involved the North-East Italy, more precisely the provinces of Vicenza, Verona, a [...]
A brand-new approach has been proven to be effective in identifying food frauds in fish, rice, fruit juices, olive oil, milk, and spices, particularly oregano and saffron. ENEA developed the SafeFood, a photoac [...]
In most nations, edible insects are a new cuisine. However, due to their high protein and low-fat content, simplicity of production, and minimal environmental effect, their popularity is increasing. For this re [...]
With the EU regulation 1408/2021, the European Commission revised and modified the maximum levels of tropane alkaloids in some food products of plant origin previously regulated by the EC Reg. 1881/2006. [...]
Eight out of ten food industry owners feel they are unprepared for new food safety regulation, Natasha’s Law, which will take effect on October 1 and will force food firms in the UK to give allergy inform [...]
The EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) has revoked all “tolerances” for chlorpyrifos, which set the quantity of a pesticide that can be present on food, in a final regulation. Furth [...]
According to Croatian newspapers, Europol and Interpol have identified horse meat sold as veal as part of the operation OPSON X. Thus, the horse meat scandal has resurfaced. The problem arose following statemen [...]
RAFA 2021 organizers, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands), are [...]
On August 26, the FDA published the results of tests carried out on processed foods to measure the levels of per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of chemical compounds u [...]
During the summer, ten approvals for the import of genetically engineered plants was issued by the European Commission. These include seven new GE plant varieties and three renewals for maize, canola, cotton an [...]
