The report describes the outcome of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in New Zealand from 6 to 19 May 2011. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the capacity of the New Zealand authorities to implement and to enforce the sanitary measures and…
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.
The harmonising legislation on food contact materials at EU level aims to protect consumers’ health and to remove technical barriers to trade.
A €2.4 million EU-funded project has begun with the aim of reducing microbes from the surface of packaged fresh food that can cause spoilage.
The objectives of the audit were to evaluate the system of official plant health controls and the certification of citrus fruit for export to the European Union (EU). The audit team also assessed the action taken to address the recommendations made following a previous mission on the same topic.
The objective of the audit was to evaluate the control systems put in place in Portugal for general food hygiene, traceability, labelling, bottled water, food additives and food contact materials. Overall, three out of nine recommendations from the latter mission report have been adequately addressed.
The objective of the audit was to verify, that official controls for poultry meat and poultry meat products are carried out in compliance with EU legislation. The report concludes that there is a system of official controls on poultry meat and poultry meat products, which includes regular and risk based…
A new cultivar of “super” broccoli has been produced in the UK by the John Innes Centre and the Institute of Food Research that contains 2-3 times the amount of the phytonutrient glucoraphanin compared to other varieties.
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