Parents beware! Some popular cereal brands aimed at children contain as much sugar as servings of cakes and cookies. That’s the warning from a report published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit and advocacy organisation based in the US.
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) published the statistical data available for the deadly US cantaloupe listeria outbreak. The good thing is: the outbreak can be considered to be over. The number of deaths would have been higher had it not been for an effective, coordinated response by the…
The objective of the audit was to evaluate the actions taken by the Irish competent authorities in order to control Salmonella, in particular concerning the implementation of the Salmonella National Control Programmes for various poultry populations.
The objective of the audit was to evaluate the actions taken by the Cypriot competent authorities in order to control Salmonella, in particular concerning the implementation of the Salmonella National Control Programmes for various poultry populations.
American consumers increasingly rely of goods manufactured in foreign countries: in Fiscal Year 2011, roughly 24 million shipments of FDA-regulated products were imported into the US. Regulating that large volume of varied shipments is a complicated and unending task, and one of great importance in the realm of consumer protection….
The report describes the outcome of a Food and Veterinary office (FVO) audit in Denmark which took place from 8 to 18 March 2011. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the official controls on food safety and process hygiene criteria.
This is the first permanent injunction of its kind, and it is a big one: more than 400 products are affected. The FDA today took legal action against a dietary supplement maker and owner for substituting ingredients and products without noting the changes on the final product labels. The permanent…
A company in Israel, TA Count has developed a new test that can detect harmful bacteria in food and beverages in just minutes, compared to standard cell culture and plating which takes days.
Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to misery if food makes you or others ill. The FDA has therefore issued a list of useful tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses.
Keime Inc dba Barry’s Vitamins conducts a US nationwide voluntary recall of Virility Max Dietary Supplement: Lot Number 10090571. Keime Incorporated announced today that it is conducting a voluntary recall of one lot of the companies dietary supplement product sold under the following name: Virility Max. The company has been…


