Digital tools and human expertise have been highlighted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as vital when looking at emerging food safety issues.
Foresight takes a medium-to-long-term view and
A network in the Netherlands formed to identify emerging food safety risks has revealed the key topics from discussions in 2024.
Examples include refrigerator and freezer temperatures and storage practices
A review of the Irish food agency has found it is doing a good job but data sharing could be better and emerging issues are likely to pose new challenges.
European experts identified seven emerging risks and requested information on a host of other issues as part of meetings held in 2024, according to a recent report.
The European Food
Experts have fed into a report on the use of foresight in food safety that will be published later this year by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Dutch experts discussed a range of microbial and chemical safety topics in 2023 and rated them in terms of risk.
To identify new food safety risks as early as possible,
Five topics were considered to be emerging risks by European experts in 2023 while a wide range of other subjects were considered, according to a recently released report.
The annual
Only two topics were considered to be emerging risks by European experts in 2022.
An annual report on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) activities on emerging risks revealed
Tara flour as a cause of illness and the relevance of Bacillus cytotoxicus as a foodborne pathogen are examples of emerging chemical risks discussed recently in Europe.
It is thought
A recent review assessed how technology can play a role in early warning and emerging risk identification systems.
The review covers the existing applications of artificial intelligence, big data, and
Shiga toxin-producing E. albertii and children overdosing on Vitamin D are among topics on the radar of European authorities, according to a recent report.
Eighteen potential emerging issues were discussed
The risk of tick-borne encephalitis in raw goat milk and health issues linked to collagen powder was among novel topics discussed in Europe for 2020, according to information recently released.
