Australian regulators have opened a comment period on proposed new food safety management standards for foodservice operators and retail businesses.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)’s preferred approach is to change the rules to require
Continue Reading Australia seeks public comments on plans aiming to reduce foodborne illness
Experts have called for debates at a conference on food safety in Africa to be the “beginning of a journey” during their concluding remarks.
Blaise Ouattara, food safety and quality officer at the FAO regional
Continue Reading African food safety event hailed as ‘just the beginning’
The European Commission has released a number of reports which mention food safety in countries wanting to become members of the European Union.
The documents cover many areas and look at progress in the past
Continue Reading EU Commission assesses food safety in potential member states
An overview report on official controls for fruit and vegetables in Europe covering a number of years has shown improvement, but areas of concern still remain.
European Union laws aim to ensure the microbiological safety
Continue Reading EU report shows progress on fruit and vegetable checks
Experts have put together a document with steps to help stakeholders manage food safety risks in traditional markets.
The report contains guidance on the promotion of safe and healthy food in traditional markets in the
Continue Reading WHO Europe offers guidance for safe food in traditional markets
Many European countries are struggling to perform all their planned checks on businesses because of resource issues, according to a report.
The analysis covers national and EU Commission controls during 2017 and 2018 on food
Continue Reading EU countries battling lack of resources for food controls
Experts have helped develop risk-based approaches to control two parasites in meat, requiring the re-evaluation of traditional practices and the assessment of regulatory and industry resources.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Continue Reading WHO and FAO look at Trichinella and Taenia saginata in meat
Imported fruit and vegetables remained the foodstuff with the most non-compliances in the latest round of testing by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Food safety statistics from January to June showed that 396 of 3,177
Continue Reading Fruit and veg most non-compliant category in import checks
An audit report in an Australian state has found many inspections of food businesses were overdue, recordkeeping was poor, and follow-up and enforcement were not always completed or consistent.
The Western Australian Auditor General’s report
Continue Reading Auditors find overdue inspections and poor recordkeeping
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key priorities to improve food safety in the next five years in South East Asia.
The Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region
Continue Reading WHO framework targets improved food safety in South East Asia
