More than one in seven egg and chicken samples submitted by member states to EFSA contained fipronil residues exceeding legal limits, according to a report.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the outbreak of Listeria in South Africa is showing a downward trend but has warned more cases are expected.
More than 3,620 tonnes and 9.7 million litres of counterfeit or substandard food and beverages worth an estimated €55m were recovered by Europol and INTERPOL in the latest Opson investigation.
Analytik Jena has combined high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for high precision to detect trace elements.
Bühler Group is working with Microsoft to unveil what it describes as a range of “ground breaking” digital technologies that aim to address issues such as food safety, waste and product quality.
An outbreak of norovirus linked to mussels has sickened 39 people in Spain, according to the country’s Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition.
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) are to ensure harmonisation of accreditation practices across GFSI-benchmarked food safety certification programmes.
An EU audit has found deficiencies with the US system to prevent aflatoxin contamination in pistachios after an increase in cases in the last few years.
Agilent Technologies is seeking US Federal Trade Commission approval to reacquire assets it divested as part of a 2010 agreement that allowed it to buy Varian Inc.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has hit back at claims that the primary source of the Listeria outbreak in South Africa is still unknown.
FoodQualityNews was at Pittcon 2018 in Orlando, Florida and spoke to Thermo Fisher, Waters, Axcend, Zebra Analytix, Jeol USA, Leco, ACD/Labs, Viavi and Labvantage.
More than 24,000 infections, 5,600 hospitalizations and 120 deaths were reported last year in the US, according to foodborne illness surveillance data.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against a blanket trade ban on South African meat as some countries suspended imports after identification of the Listeria outbreak source.
