Researchers from Rothamsted Research, UK have been given permission by the Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to grow a GM variety of wheat they have developed that contains an aphid alarm pheromone. (E)-β-farnesene is produced by dying aphids to warn other aphids away. It is also produced…
• Food Safety Recall (Greece): Chris Spiliopoulos & Co recalls several food products manufactured by the Polish comapany Iglotex SA, because the products contain illegally manufactured egg powder. Please refer to the recall notice for details. • Veterinary Medicines Safety Recall (Spain): Laboratorio Ovejero, S.A. recalls all outstanding products, due…
From April 2012, FSA staff will be taking over the role of dairy hygiene inspectors on farms in England and Wales, continuing the work of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), which had previously undertaken this task on the FSA’s behalf. Dairy hygiene inspections are carried out on…
Multi-vitamin fruit juices are the 3rd favourite type of juice in Germany with a market share of 9%. Some people drink it for the health benefits, some for the taste of exotic fruit but a damning report from Stiftung Warentest says neither group are getting what they think they are…
Zapping tomatoes with pulsed electric fields increases concentrations of bioactive compounds (total polyphenols, lycopene, and vitamin C content). That is the message in the paper published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry by researchers from the University of Barcelona, Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the University of…
Coca-cola and Pepsi have modified their recipes to avoid having to display a warning that a chemical in the drink could cause cancer. 4-MI, the chemical in question, present in caramel colourings E150c and E150d, has been shown to cause cancer in rats, albeit with very high doses (equivalent to…
Is it safe to use 16 phenol derivatives as flavouring compounds in animal feed? Chemical Group 25 (CG 25) consist of phenol derivatives containing ring-alkyl, ring-alkoxy and side-chains with an oxygenated functional group, of which 16 are currently authorised for use as flavours in food. The flavouring compounds are calculated…
The EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) was requested to deliver a scientific opinion on plants developed through cisgenesis and intragenesis in terms of the risks they might pose and the applicability of the existing guidance documents for their risk assessment. Of special interest was the question about the…
Grapefruit juice and fresh grapefruit are healthy as they have vitamin C and potassium. But they can interfere with the action of some prescription drugs, as well as a few non-prescription drugs. This interaction can be dangerous, says Shiew Mei Huang, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Office…
Last year, 134 people were arrested in east China’s Shandong province for producing or selling waste food oil as cooking oil. Known as Gutter oil, the name is well deserved as some of the oil is acquired by dredging the drains behind restaurants. China’s food safety authority started a crack…
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