A Dutch court has found two companies liable in a 2017 fipronil egg scandal.
Chickfriend and Chickclean failed to fulfill agreements with poultry farmers in 2016 and 2017 for red mite control in chickens. In
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FSANZ identifies Salmonella in raw fish as emerging issue
Salmonella in raw fish has been identified by Food Standards Australia New Zealand as an emerging food safety risk.
For 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) also noted two ongoing issues and kept a
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Food fraud rise ‘inevitable’ because of COVID-19
Food authenticity experts have said an increase in food fraud is inevitable because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Food Authenticity Network Advisory Board had a meeting earlier this month and, given the disruption to global
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EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy
The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and
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Experts cautious on decline in foodborne illness stats
Experts have urged caution in interpreting a decline in foodborne illness figures in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the coronavirus outbreak as an actual drop in infections.
Public Health England (PHE) said it is
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Tributes paid to food safety expert Dr. Yunes Teinaz
Friends and colleagues of Dr. Yunes Teinaz, an environmental health expert in the United Kingdom, have paid tribute to his life and work following his death this past month.
Born in Libya, he grew up
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Finland assesses heavy metals risk from foods
Some adults in Finland are exposed to amounts of heavy metals in food that could pose a risk to their health, according to an assessment.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) studied the exposure of working-age
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Spain links death to food supplement made in the US
Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a food supplement from the United States after it was linked to a death in Spain.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported the withdrawal
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Histamine poisoning in Sweden linked to tuna from Vietnam
Thirty people in Sweden fell ill with scombroid poisoning after eating tuna from Vietnam earlier this month.
The histamine poisoning foodborne outbreak was linked to frozen tuna loins from Vietnam, via the Netherlands.
Local authorities
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Officials report more patients in Listeria outbreak linked to cheese
At least 11 people in Switzerland have been infected by Listeria and two have died after eating contaminated cheese.
Officials from the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) told Food Safety News that analysis
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Three sick in Spain from anisakis worms in anchovies
Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a parasite in anchovies after three people fell ill.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported a brand of anchovies in vinegar from Spain could
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