Researchers have looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected food controls by European importing countries.
The work analyzes food safety notifications reported by EU countries in the first five months of 2020 compared to 2019
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There has been a shift in consumer confidence around food safety and hygiene because of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, according to a survey.
Findings show increased consciousness of food safety and hygiene when eating
Continue Reading Survey shows public more aware of food safety since pandemic began
The World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies are calling on countries to suspend the sale of certain live caught wild animals in food markets.
WHO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and United
Continue Reading WHO appeals for pause on sale of live wild animals in markets
Social distancing to combat COVID-19 has led to a decrease in foodborne infections in Spain, according to researchers.
Data from the Epidemiological Surveillance Network in Madrid covering January 2020 to late June 2020, which overlaps
Continue Reading COVID-19 measures likely led to foodborne disease decline in Spain
Countries have addressed 10 new trade concerns at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.
Topics at the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures meeting on March 25 and 26 were
Continue Reading WTO members address 10 new trade concerns
Accuracy of remote assessments was a key concern raised by most local authorities, according to an evaluation of the technique’s use during the pandemic.
Local authority officers feared information was vulnerable to manipulation by food
Continue Reading FSA assesses use of remote audits during pandemic
Introduction of the novel coronavirus through food chain products has been judged a possible pathway, according to a report on how COVID-19 spread to humans.
A group of international scientists assembled by the World Health
Continue Reading Food chain role considered in WHO’s COVID-19 origin report
The CEO of Mondelēz has described how the company is handling the many challenges faced during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dirk Van de Put, chairman and CEO of Mondelēz International, said the biggest issue at the
Continue Reading Mondelez CEO shares challenges of dealing with COVID-19
Risk in food safety, the coronavirus pandemic, and the role of regulators were among topics discussed at a recent virtual event organized by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Sessions on day one of the first
Continue Reading FSANZ and Codex speak at FSA regulatory analysis conference
The chaos that the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted on the manufacturing sector and those who keep it running underscores the need to keep the supply chain operating effectively and rapidly.
In the early weeks of
Continue Reading From COVID to compliance, technology has answers to troubling questions
More than a third of people in the United Kingdom were unaware that takeaways and food businesses were required by law to undergo safety and hygiene checks, according to a survey.
People in the UK
Continue Reading Survey explores trend of buying food from online, home sellers
