The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will evaluate the impact on public health of reducing Salmonella levels in turkeys across the European Union (EU). This evaluation was asked by EFSA. The presence of Salmonella in turkeys is considered a risk for public health through the consumption of contaminated meat from…
OIP (Office of International Programs of the FDA) is committed to supporting FDA’s efforts to become a regulatory agency with a truly global reach. To this end, OIP are making FDA publications available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish to serve a broad international audience. These translations are accessible…
EFSA’s Panel on Plant Health was asked to deliver a statement to clarify the current scientific knowledge regarding the identity of the apple snails. Current methods of identification imply high uncertainty if risk reduction options are applied at the Pomacea single species level.
The European Food Safety Authority EFSA has published a new video to give some background on Salmonella. View the very informative video following this link.
Scientists reported in Nature Magazine that fungal diseases of the world’s five most important crops – rice, wheat, maize, potatoes and soy-beans destroy more than 125 million tons of these foods only. This loss of food is especially dramatic for poor people that are dependent on these foods for their…
• Food Safety Recall (France): Société Favois recalls Carrefour Agir Solidaire Préparation de Fraises Goyaves Equitable Bio (265g glass jar; UPC 3 560 070 498 178; Best before 06/06/2013), because the product may contain glass fragments. • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0504): Unsuitable organoleptic characteristics and dead insects in roasted…
Europe • Allergy Alert (UK): TWI Foods recalls TWI brand Pistachio Cookies (200g and 400g), Almond Cookies (200g and 400g), Coconut Cookies (200g and 400g), and Almond Cake Rusk (750g), due to the presence of undeclared milk. • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): DK Trading ApS recalls Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets…
The UK has been required to change the process by which a very small part of its meat processing industry removes meat from animal bones. The European Commission has asked that a moratorium is put in place on the production of ‘desinewed meat’ (DSM) from cows and sheep. Desinewed meat…
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its fourth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland. Similar to 2009, the results of sampling in 2010 indicate that there have been relatively few detections of foodborne pathogens. However, almost a third of samples taken were reported to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made available on the internet the second edition of the Bad Bug Book, a handbook of basic information about foodborne bacteria, viruses, parasites, prions, and naturally occurring toxins. In addition to updated scientific information, the book includes five new chapters (on Cronobacter, Enterococcus,…
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