Scientists are helping researchers in Cuba find dangerous toxins in marine algae that can lead to outbreaks from contaminated seafood.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been building capacity for monitoring ciguatera using nuclear and isotopic techniques to identify seafood biotoxins.
Ciguatoxins are a class of algal toxins. They
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The Group of Seven (G7) has urged recent restrictions imposed on Japanese food products from around Fukushima to be removed.
Trade ministers made the comments at a meeting in Sakai, in Osaka Prefecture, with Japan holding the presidency of the G7 in 2023. The G7 includes Germany, France, the United
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Experts have named norovirus the leading cause of viral foodborne illness, followed by Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E.
Hepatitis A and E viruses were ranked equally but higher compared to norovirus in terms of clinical severity by scientists at a recent meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and
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The European Commission is to lift import restrictions for food from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station in 2011.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EU Commission, said the European Union had agreed to remove the remaining restrictive import measures linked to the incident.
“We have taken
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IAEA and FAO are to hold an event next year focusing on the use of nuclear technologies for food safety.
The International Symposium on Food Safety and Control will take place from May 27 to 31, 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and United Nations’ Food
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A range of projects have been started recently to improve food safety in Africa.
Involved groups are the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the International Finance Corporation.
The FAO has begun to assess and improve the food
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Nations in Asia Pacific have taken part in a project to establish or improve food safety testing capabilities.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), coordinated efforts with laboratories in 14 countries.
Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has picked the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) to support food safety and authenticity research.
The IAEA and IGFS of Queen’s University Belfast in the United Kingdom formalized their collaboration during a virtual ceremony at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting.
The IGFS
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Senegal has improved detection of residues and contaminants in food products thanks to international help.
The four-year project strengthening laboratory capabilities for analyzing veterinary drug residues and contaminants in food began in 2016. It is expected to boost consumer and market confidence and make the country’s exports of agricultural and
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has marked World Food Safety Day this month by highlighting food safety efforts in Uganda and Costa Rica.
The IAEA and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) build country capacity in the use of nuclear, isotopic and analytical techniques to determine the
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