The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), following the request made by the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), has recognized the presence of resist [...]
The EU Commission has recently fixed maximum levels for ascorbic acid (E 300), sodium ascorbate (E 301) and calcium ascorbate (E 302) in tuna to combat fraud. According to the Commission, excessive levels of th [...]
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has recently published an investigation about how Britain is handling food regulation and quality checks on goods at the borders. The picture that comes out is not [...]
In the spring of 2020, an outbreak of tick-borne encephalitis has been observed for the first time in France. It affected 43 people, who had all consumed raw milk goat cheese, leaving them suffering from mening [...]
The European legislation regarding the presence of acrylamide in food is set to be renewed in 2023. This happens about twenty years after the first studies that showed how dangerous this substance [...]
Öko-Test, a German consumer magazine, has recently published the results of a new investigation for which they analyzed 29 oat flakes of different brands, purchased in supermarkets (including organic), dis [...]
According to an investigation carried out by the non-profit association Agir pour l’Environment (Acting for the Environment), 78% of bottled water from the best-selling brands in France is contaminated wi [...]
A consumer class action, joined by the non-profit organization Farm Forward, sued Whole Food (chain acquired by Amazon) for misleading advertising: the prosecution claims antibiotics have been detected in beef [...]
The European Commission has recently published its Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1396, amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and [...]
On August 8th was published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1370 of 5 August 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of Ochratoxin A in certain foodstuffs. Ochratoxin A ( [...]
