The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)
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Lactalis issues three recalls in a week for different incidents
Lactalis has made three separate recalls in the space of one week in England and Australia.
The recall in England involves a cheese potentially containing Listeria monocytogenes. Two recalls in Australia of milk are because
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Purely Elizabeth grain-free granola recalled for extraneous material
Purely Elizabeth wants consumers to help track “Grain-Free Granola” that it is recalling because it may contain glass, plastic or rocks, according to a company spokesperson.
The recall notice does not provide any distribution details.
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EFSA proposal designed to help evaluate risks of toxins, chemical contamination
The European Food Safety Authority has created a methodology to improve risk-based classification of Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notifications on chemical contaminants.
The methodology was developed to evaluate contaminants from food
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Scottish survey looks at consumer perception of food safety risk
Risks from undercooked chicken and unpasteurized cheese are of low concern to the public, according to a survey for Food Standards Scotland (FSS).
To help consumers in Scotland be aware of foodborne risks and how
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Officials report 21 global food safety investigations in first quarter of 2019
A global food safety network investigated 21 incidents between January and March this year.
Most events the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) dealt with in the first quarter of 2019 involved a biological hazard.
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Food bank recalls candy for chemical risk; two people sick
Federal officials and local police are warning the public about “Bibi Frutix” candy in small plastic containers shaped like baby bottles because it is expected of containing a chemical substance that has sickened at least
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EFSA Opens New Data Warehouse to Public Use
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has put data on chemical contaminants and food consumption, which it uses in its risk assessments, into a new online warehouse. This week, it opened the system to
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