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WHO wants data on heavy metals in food

By News Desk on July 27, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for data on two heavy metals in a range of food types.

The first covers methylmercury and total mercury in orange roughy, pink cusk-eel and all toothfish and…
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Cadmium in chocolate limits put forward in Codex meeting

By Joe Whitworth on May 24, 2021

A Codex committee has recommended new maximum levels (MLs) for cadmium in chocolate.

The levels set for cadmium are 0.3 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) for chocolate containing up to 30 percent cocoa total solids and…
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Research shows need to update food safety guidance for pregnant women

By Joe Whitworth on January 25, 2021

Food safety advice for pregnant women has been updated in New Zealand including changes to fish, certain cheeses and pasteurized dairy products.

The focus is Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii, methylmercury and caffeine, as these hazards…
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WHO wants data on mercury in fish

By News Desk on September 24, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting data on methylmercury and total mercury in certain fish species.

Fish types for which maximum limits have already been established are excluded.

People are mainly exposed to methylmercury…
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Norway looks at metals in seafood; assesses local meat producers

By News Desk on May 6, 2020

An analysis by Norwegian scientists has found a low level of heavy metals in processed fish products in the country.

Commercially available items were collected from 2015 to 2018 and analyzed as composite samples for…
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FAO: Climate change is changing food safety landscape

By Joe Whitworth on April 22, 2020

The impacts of climate change could potentially increase foodborne disease, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

An FAO publication has identified and attempted to quantify some current and anticipated…
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Experts present on foodborne chemical and toxin burden

By Joe Whitworth on January 7, 2020

Researchers have presented updated data on the global disease burden caused by foodborne chemicals and toxins.

The data were discussed at a symposia in Arlington, VA, at the annual meeting of the Society for Risk…
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