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Study assesses EU food controls during pandemic

By News Desk on April 20, 2021

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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Survey shows public more aware of food safety since pandemic began

By News Desk on April 19, 2021

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…
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WHO appeals for pause on sale of live wild animals in markets

By Joe Whitworth on April 14, 2021

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…
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COVID-19 measures likely led to foodborne disease decline in Spain

By News Desk on April 13, 2021

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…
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WTO members address 10 new trade concerns

By News Desk on April 8, 2021

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…
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FSA assesses use of remote audits during pandemic

By Joe Whitworth on April 6, 2021

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…
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Food chain role considered in WHO’s COVID-19 origin report

By News Desk on April 1, 2021

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…
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Mondelez CEO shares challenges of dealing with COVID-19

By Joe Whitworth on March 31, 2021

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…
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FSANZ and Codex speak at FSA regulatory analysis conference

By Joe Whitworth on March 25, 2021

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…
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From COVID to compliance, technology has answers to troubling questions

By Chris Koger on March 22, 2021
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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…
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Survey explores trend of buying food from online, home sellers

By News Desk on March 22, 2021

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…
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