The latest data showing levels of residues from veterinary drugs and other substances in animals and animal-derived food in 2022 in Europe has been published.
The European Food Safety Authority
Several European-funded food safety projects have officially started.
The Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa) project is designed to address traceability, authenticity, and food safety issues in the continent.
Challenges aiming
Recent cases requiring the Government Chemist’s help have ranged from genetically modified rice from China to pesticides and mycotoxins in different foods, according to a referee analyst.
Paul Hancock
The number of notifications in European networks monitoring food fraud increased in 2022, according to a report.
The Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) includes the Rapid Alert System for Food
Residues of veterinary drugs and other substances found in animals and animal products have fallen in the European Union, according to recently published statistics.
Data from the annual report for
Voluntary approaches to tackle certain mycotoxins in dried figs and pistachios in Turkiye don’t seem to be working, according to the European Commission’s health and safety agency.
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Researchers have assessed the mycotoxin threat in European wheat and how it is changing. Fusarium mycotoxins were discovered in every European country.
A study by scientists from the University of
There is a lack of research on the emerging risks for animal, human and plant health when following a circular economy approach, according to an analysis.
An external scientific report,
Veterinary drug residues in animals and human food fell in 2020, according to figures published recently by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Data for 2020 covers 620,758 samples
Spanish scientists have published a number of reports in English covering the safety of food dried outdoors, the effects of climate change on mycotoxins in food and the tuberculosis risk
The greatest risks of serious health effects from contaminants in food are associated with arsenic and certain mycotoxins, according to an analysis in Finland.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) wanted
Climate change impacts such as higher average temperatures and more rain or droughts could increase the occurrence of some pathogens, according to a report from the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)
