An annual survey has recorded an increase in global anxiety about food safety and future food supplies. The U.S. was one of nine countries involved in the research.
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China has defended its actions on coronavirus at a meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.
The United States and Canada expressed concerns on China’s procedures affecting trade in food and agricultural products at
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China continues to report the presence of coronavirus on imported food products and packaging.
Recent reports include detection of coronavirus on packages of shrimp from Saudi Arabia, fish from India, beef from Brazil and Argentina,
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Coronavirus is the main issue concerning Germans, according to a survey by the country’s risk assessment agency.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)’s Consumer Monitor found more than a quarter of the public
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The Coronavirus pandemic, why producing food is not like selling T-shirts, and technology’s role in outbreak investigation were highlights of a talk today by a food safety expert at the World Health Organization.
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The head of the Food Standards Agency has said she is increasingly worried about the impact of local authority funding shortages on food safety.
Emily Miles said the coronavirus pandemic has served as a reminder
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Delegates on the opening day of an online conference have heard about the current challenges to food safety during the coronavirus pandemic.
The first day of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) event, which
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There has been no large increase in Australians washing their hands since this time in 2019, according to a survey.
The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) said as handwashing was a major component of a
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The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry —
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Editor’s note: In this column Jaime Ragos, the Dave Theno Fellow for STOP Foodborne Illness, discusses her year working and learning in the food safety arena.
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The COVID-19 pandemic dominated World Food Safety Day events, according to a new report.
The second UN World Food Safety Day in June saw initiatives reshaped for a “new normal” that looks set to affect
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