A sensor is being developed by an EU-funded consortium to check for pesticides or bacteria in fruits and vegetables.
The project, called GRACED, is coordinated by the Cyprus Research and
An overview report on official controls for fruit and vegetables in Europe covering a number of years has shown improvement, but areas of concern still remain.
European Union laws aim
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for a consultant to help with work on foodborne disease surveillance.
The appointed expert will support the Actions in Food Systems unit with
Austrian officials have published results of different checks on raw milk, for antimicrobial resistance in meat and as part of Operation Opson.
A check on raw, unpasteurized milk looked at
The World Bank has approved a $400 million loan to help China improve food safety management and reduce food safety risks.
The cost of foodborne diseases in terms of human
A project has started to strengthen official food safety control and risk communication systems in five countries of Europe and Central Asia.
The effort, funded by Turkey, includes Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan,
Officials in Germany and Denmark have reported low levels of pesticide residues in food.
A report, published by the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), is
Four companies have been fined in Singapore in the past month for illegally importing food products.
All of the firms had penalties set in court. In October, CCL Impex Pte
Everybody knows the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears and that porridge that was too cold and too hot but was finally “just right.” Consumer Reports is looking at
Imported fruit and vegetables remained the foodstuff with the most non-compliances in the latest round of testing by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Food safety statistics from January to June
Imported fruit and vegetables was the category with the highest percentage of non-compliances during testing in 2019, according to authorities in Singapore.
A total of 3,825 consignments of fruit
Twelve institutions have formed a center of excellence to focus on food safety risk assessment and authenticity.
The consortium is led by the University of Donja Gorica in Montenegro and
