Europol assisted Spanish authorities in pursuing an organized crime organization that was laundering millions of euros in illicit proceeds from the saffron trade. Before exporting saffron, the criminal network [...]
Recently, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the leghemoglobin as a food color additive is legitimate. This marks the end of a dispute between the [...]
Titanium dioxide (E171) is generally used as a food color, mainly present in bakery wares, soups, broths, sauces, savory based sandwich spreads, processed nuts and more. Cosmetics, paints, and drug [...]
On 29th of April, the European Commission published a study regarding the status of New Genomic Techniques (NGT) under Union law. The study is concerned with risk assessment on plants developed with NGTs, and i [...]
Bangladesh is a Muslim-dominated country that imports the majority of its processed foods including chocolate, candies, and ice cream. As a result, halal certification is required not only for meat products b [...]
The European Commission has tightened controls on Brazilian black pepper due to Salmonella and Indian peanuts due to aflatoxins. These and other non-EU goods are now subject to a temporary rise in official rest [...]
A recent study, published by researchers from the Centre for Science in the Public Interest and from Connecticut Poison Control Center, found that between 2000 and 2018 there were almost 600 cases of poison cau [...]
Dairy companies worldwide are motivated to produce A2 milk to respond to the consumer demand for a perceived healthier alternative to conventional dairy. As the interest in A2 milk grows, the milk industry face [...]
Ready-to-eat chicken nuggets could be contaminated by L. monocytogenes. This is what a new study, published in Food 2021, says. The Agricultural University of Athens, the University of Patras in Greece, and the [...]
SwissDeCode, a Swiss biotech company foundend in 2016 and specialized in a variety of rapid on-site testing solutions for food contamination and adulteration, has closed its first venture round, raising CHF 3.7 [...]
