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Firms rush to market with acrylamide control product ahead of new regs

By Dan Flynn on February 7, 2019

No one knew acrylamide even existed until it was discovered in 2002. It’s been around close to forever, though. Awareness of the chemical raised a problem. It is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen,”…
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ECDC: Average of 100 outbreaks per week in 2017

By Joe Whitworth on December 15, 2018

There were an average of 100 food and waterborne outbreaks per week in Europe, according to the 2017 zoonoses report.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority…
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EU agencies practice response to multi-country foodborne outbreak

By News Desk on October 18, 2018

Five European food safety agencies have met to practice response to an emergency food safety incident.

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) of Germany, Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE) in…
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Cucumber Salmonella outbreak strain isolated from four sites of UK company

By Joe Whitworth on August 1, 2018

Seventeen food isolates matching the Salmonella outbreak strain linked to 147 illnesses were detected earlier this year in four plants of one company and the site of a different firm in the United Kingdom.

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EU seeks public comments on draft regulation for Salmonella

By Joe Whitworth on July 31, 2018

The European Commission has called for feedback on the draft of a regulation concerning Salmonella testing and sampling in poultry.

Comments on the draft act can be made until Aug. 16. To read the draft …
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Catalonia OKs sales of raw milk; all of Spain may follow suit

By Joe Whitworth on July 27, 2018

The government in Catalonia has decided to allow the direct sale of raw cow’s milk from producers to consumers.

The regulation sets production, sanitary, transport, labelling, handling and packaging requirements that must be met when …
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EFSA posts food data collected from Fipronil residues in eggs

By News Desk on May 9, 2018

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its analysis of food data collected after the widespread detection of fipronil residues in eggs last summer.  Millions of European eggs were withdrawn from the marketplace because

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Antimicrobial resistance in food animals threatens people

By News Desk on March 1, 2018

Bacteria from humans and animals continue to show resistance to antimicrobials, which is one of the world’s biggest threats to public health and often involves the food chain according to a new report from two…
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EFSA: Home kitchen hygiene crucial to fight foodborne illness

By News Desk on February 13, 2018

Relatively minor gastrointestinal illnesses can be serious, even fatal, for people from risk groups including small children, pregnant women, very old people or people with weakened immune systems, prompting a reminder that kitchen hygiene is…
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How sweet it is? EFSA seeks suggestions on sugar research

By News Desk on January 12, 2018

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), an agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain, is seeking feedback on the approach

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Report warns Salmonella infections back on the rise across EU

By News Desk on December 18, 2017

The declining trend of salmonellosis cases in European Union countries has leveled off according to the recently published annual report on zoonotic diseases.

The EU is the political and economic union of 28 member states…
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