The latest data showing levels of residues from veterinary drugs and other substances in animals and animal-derived food in 2022 in Europe has been published.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report looks at hormones, antibacterials, environmental contaminants, prohibited substances, and other veterinary drugs. It includes data reported by EU
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Croatian authorities investigating suspected cases of poisoning have told Coca-Cola to withdraw two products.
The current suspicion has fallen on some kind of chemical contamination.
In total, 45 people have been examined in hospitals throughout Croatia in recent days but only four had throat injuries. The first patient was hospitalized
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Almost half of food recalls in Australia in 2022 were because of undeclared allergens but the amount declined from the previous year.
Data released by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) shows there were 75 recalls in the past year with 29 because of allergens. Other common reasons were microbial
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Residues of veterinary drugs and other substances found in animals and animal products have fallen in the European Union, according to recently published statistics.
Data from the annual report for 2021, published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), includes pigs, sheep, poultry, milk, eggs, game meat, and honey.
Notable
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The benefits of eating more fish outweigh the risks, according to an assessment in Norway.
Health advantages from increasing fish intake to two to three meals a week outweigh the risks of exposure to environmental contaminants, according to the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM).
The benefit and
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A research project on the safety of edible insects involving Germany and Kenya is entering its final year.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Jomo Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, are leading the ContamInsect research project, which started in 2020.
It focuses on the safety of the
Continue Reading Project in Kenya looks at edible insect safety; EU approves house crickets
The greatest risks of serious health effects from contaminants in food are associated with arsenic and certain mycotoxins, according to an analysis in Finland.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) wanted to identify the important chemical contaminants covered in legislation or monitoring recommendations.
Prioritization of contaminants is based on data on
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Police in a German state are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident after several people fell ill at a university.
Seven people reported health problems after consuming various foods or beverages during Monday lunchtime at the Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt). The first people were taken to hospital with
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Undeclared allergens and microbial contamination were responsible for the majority of recalls in Australia this past year.
Undeclared allergens caused 32 of the 87 recalls in 2019 while 30 were due to microbial contamination. In 2018, 46 recalls were because of allergens and 20 due to microbial contamination out of
Continue Reading Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia
More than 20 people are suspected to have been poisoned and four have died in Brazil after drinking contaminated batches of beer. Tests have found diethylene glycol in 32 lots of 10 Backer beers.
Officials from the Minas Gerais State Department of Health recommended no beer produced by Backer should
Continue Reading More poisonings in Brazil linked to beer; officials urge extreme caution
