The second round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom has ended with food standards, including safety, still high on the agenda.
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) took place from
Continue Reading UK repeats desire to protect food standards in U.S. trade talks
More than 1,000 product warnings, recalls and notices for food, food contact materials, cosmetics and toys were published in Austria between 2010 and 2019.
The main reasons were residues, microorganisms and contamination by foreign material.
Continue Reading Austria records more than 800 food recalls in past decade
The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and
Continue Reading EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy
Almost 4,500 kilograms of food has been confiscated by the Belgian food safety agency. The agency stressed it has continued efforts to protect public health since control measures for coronavirus were put in place in
Continue Reading FASFC: Checks continue despite Coronavirus control measures
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
Continue Reading FAO: Climate change is changing food safety landscape
Chemical pesticides have been an accepted part of the global food industry for decades. Since being introduced in the 1970s by Monsanto, products containing glyphosate have helped increase and secure the global food supply
Continue Reading Natural pesticides — The next breakthrough in the global food industry?
While more than half of the foods tested had pesticide residues, less than 1 percent of the commodities covered by the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program had levels above legal limits.
The annual report from the
Continue Reading USDA report shows more than half of foods tested have pesticide residues
Editor’s note: Joe Whitworth attended the forum earlier this week for Food Safety News and will be posting his coverage in the coming days.
As nations sell more and more food across international borders, food
Continue Reading WTO director general outlines importance of food safety in trade
The United States was involved in four of five issues raised at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting earlier this month.
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures meeting on Nov. 1-2 covered five
Continue Reading U.S. voices concerns at WTO meeting on pesticides, tariffs, etc.
Food consumed in the European Union (EU) continues to be either largely free of pesticide residues or to contain only residues the fall within legal limits, new figures show. The latest monitoring report published by
Continue Reading European Union food again found largely free of pesticides
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has released the findings of its food safety report for February. The results of about 9,200 food samples tested were found
Continue Reading Hong Kong announces latest food safety report
