The Rhode Island Department of Health has advised consumers that a sample of Northeast Spring Mix salad mix sold at McQuade’s Market in Jamestown has tested positive for Listeria
You probably haven’t heard anything about this group of toxic chemicals for almost six years. Formed during combustion processes such as waste incineration, they’re known to increase the
The European Union has launched an initiative to improve food safety standards in developing countries in order to increase their trading capacity and ultimately reduce poverty rates.
EDES, the program
Beginning in June, the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) will be prohibited in baby bottles in the European Union.
The European Commission approved the ban Thursday after months of negotiations with
The British take a more measured approach to possible food safety risks than their neighbors on the European continent, a new European Union food survey found.
The food survey, carried
Although its scientific arm has said meat and milk from clones are safe to eat, the European Commission has proposed a temporary, five-year ban on animal cloning for food production.
American milk quality may be improving, as U.S. dairies get ready to comply with tighter European standards for somatic cell counts (SCC).
Somatic cells are white blood cells and
Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are a widespread class of persistent organic chemicals that accumulate in the environment and humans and are associated with a broad spectrum of health effects. PCBs
As of Tuesday in the European Union, most foods containing artificial food dyes are required to sport a warning label. These labels declare that the labeled food, “may have an
Genetically modified (GM) crops may be continuing to advance on two continents. In Europe, the European Union is on the verge of letting member countries decide on their own about
On Wednesday the European Union (EU) voted on legislation that will ban cloned meat and other animal products in the European food supply. The legislation will meet its final hurdle
The European Union-funded ‘Monitoring and quality assurance in the total food supply chain’ (MONIQA) project has developed a set of reliable tools and methods to assess the safety and quality