Processors have had limited success in reducing the migration of
benzophenone from packaging to foods, with 17 per cent of samples
testing positive for the printing chemical, according to a UK
study.
About one box of eggs out of every 30 imported into the UK tests
positive for salmonella,according to figures released yesterday by
the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
A Northern Ireland company is recalling thousands of cuts of meat
sold in the UK, France, Italy and Spain after a breach of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) safety procedures allowed an
untested cow into the food chain.
Processors need to put more pressure on growers to reduce pesticide
levels in their cereal crops, according to a guidance document from
the UK's food safety regulator.
The UK's processors will be given more leeway on how they apply the
EU's traceabilityrequirements, under proposed guidance notes issued
by the country's food safety regulator.
US health officials investigating a salmonella outbreak that
infected 171 people across 19 States believe fresh produce may have
been the cause of the spread.
A new automated extraction system increases the amount of high
viscosity fluids that can be removed from bulk bag-in-box packages,
its manufacturer claims.
British supermarkets are reacting to mounting fears over trans fats
in foods, pledging to remove them from own branded products by the
end of the year.
A new chemical dispensing system can provide safer, easier and more
economic extraction of chemicals from containers while helping to
reduce costly spills, the manufacturer claims.
Government researchers are helping to dramatically reduce
Salmonella on pigfarms, part of a bid by the US agriculture
department to prevent the pathogen from showing up at processing
plants.
Except for the sheep in the uplands of Cumbria, Scotland and Wales,
radioactivity levels in UKfoods are below EU guidance levels,
according to an annual study by the country's food safetyregulator.
The creators of novel, sonic wave processing technology for the
food industry will look to build on a successful year by focusing
on new developments in the brewing sector.
The EU's food agency has reviewed 50 pesticides for safety, part of
a process that would establish what agricultural chemicals are
allowed to be present as residues inproduce and by how much.
Reducing acrylamide might be a major issue in the food industry
right now, but to consumers inGermany it is one that has not led a
majority to change their behaviour, according to a new survey.
Due to increased demand, Leatherhead has expanded its testing
services and research into Escherichia coli and Clostridium
botulinum, two of the deadliest foodborne pathogens.
A new bagmaker combines fast production speeds with a range of
configurations, providing userswith a versatile form, fill and seal
machine, its manufacturer claims.
Regulation, training and public information campaigns are having a
dramatic effect on thereduction of foodborne diseases in the UK,
with the number of cases of people getting sick fallingby 1.5
million over the five years to the end...
Decontamination techniques developed by government scientists for
the meat sector has helped to dramatically lower the incidence of
foodborne diseases, says the country's agriculture department.
In the wake of the e coli outbreak due to contaminated spinach,
suppliers are rushing in toprovide processors with the tools they
might need to improve the safety of their packaged products.
Over the last month, regulators, doctors and scientists have formed
communications networks toget a better fix on the problems
affecting food safety across the bloc.
By fitting an agitator to its range of volumetric depositors, food
processors can now mixdelicate products without having to buy a new
machine, says UK-based Turbo Systems.
UK food manufacturers and others are been asked to provide any
information on nanotechnologies they are working on, under a
programme launched this week by the government.
A new flat label can record time and temperature data on food
products for up to eight weeks,providing a record in case safety
has been compromised by improper storage.
Cleaning substances used on meat products will be assessed for
safety by theEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) under a new
programme announced yesterday.
In a bid to prevent the traditional definition of veal from being
expanded to include olderanimals, the European Commission wants to
lay down the law on what meats can use the description.
Science and politics make poor bedfellows. Just ask Herman Koeter,
deputy executive director at the European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA), which has felt the push and pull of national politics ever
since the agency began operating...
As part of its policy to recover the costs of regulatory
supervision from industry, the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA)
plans to increase its charges to the meat sector by 3.5 per cent
next year.
A new book gives food industry managers an expert look at the legal
requirements on traceability and the strategies and tools available
to fulfill them.
Some food manufacturers are not doing enough to prevent the cross
contamination of their products by allergens, according to a survey
by the US food regulator.
EFSA renewed its mandate of the Stakeholder Consultative Platform
and discussed future strategic priorities at its inaugural new
management board meeting this week.