Authorities in the United Kingdom have advised businesses to test soya lecithin from India because of potential peanut contamination.
The issue was raised by Germany via a Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
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Batches of a food additive from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein prompting authorities to warn of a serious risk to allergic consumers.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland
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A number of European countries have again expressed concerns about how the ethylene oxide contamination incidents are being handled.
Several nations highlighted the high burden of required action as more products are found to be
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More than 250 people fell sick and 150 were hospitalized in India this past week after eating food provided by an employer that makes iPhones, according to multiple media reports.
Local media quoted a statement
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Water and soil are the usual transmission sources when rare Burkholderia pseudomallei infections occur.
But in the latest CDC Health Update, the source of four recent associated Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections, also known as Melioidosis, was
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Several European countries have called measures adopted to deal with ethylene oxide in a food additive “disproportionate.”
In July, it was agreed all products containing the additive locust bean gum (E410) that is contaminated with
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The number of food and feed risk notices reported by EU countries to the European Commission fell by more than 6 percent in 2020, according to an annual report.
In 2020, there were 3,862 original
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European countries are facing more ethylene oxide related recalls after the substance was detected in a food additive used in a range of products.
Belgium first raised the alarm in September 2020 about ethylene oxide
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The European Commission has again extended temporary food safety rules on official controls because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated legislation states the flexibility given to EU countries is needed as problems are likely to continue
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has discussed plans to include food safety in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Almost 250 indicators are monitored across a range of areas to assess progress toward the 17
Continue Reading WHO mulls ways to track food safety progress in development goals
