Genetic code sequencing of 100,000 food pathogens will provide roadmap to help identify causes of outbreaks The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of California, Davis,Agilent Technologies Inc., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today a collaboration to create a public database of 100,000…
Eggs from an organic farm in Lower Saxony, Germany, have been found to contain dioxin. It is thought 260,000 eggs could be affected, having levels of dioxin 4 times the legal limit. The farm has been closed and an investigation is underway into the source of the contamination. The farmer…
A California cow has tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or “mad cow disease”. But before you start refusing all American beef products take note, that brings the total of cows testing positive to 4 and it is the first case since 2006.
Dr. Bernhard Url has been appointed as new Director of Risk Assessment and Scientific Assistance (RASA) at EFSA. He will oversee the RASA Directorate which carries out risk assessments and monitoring on general health and safety priorities in areas such as biological hazards, chemical contaminants, animal health and welfare and…
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…
• 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…
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…
The objective of the audit was to assess the performance of the supervision of public health conditions concerning the production of egg products destined for export to the EU. The report concludes that the existing system of official controls is well documented and includes regular controls at establishment level including…
The audit evaluated whether the official controls system for poultry meat products destined for export to the EU can provide equivalent public health guarantees to those required by EU legislation. The report concludes that there at least is a control system in place covering the production chain of poultry meat…
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