Microplastics in food is the primary concern for people in Germany followed by antibiotic resistance, according to a survey. Pesticides in food were also a very high concern for 57 percent of people surveyed.
The consumer monitor survey of 1,002 people in February 2023 asked how the public perceived health
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Half of Germans think that food bought in the country is safe, according to a survey.
Consumers mostly rate the safety of food purchased in Germany as high, found a survey by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). Only 15 percent said it was not safe or not
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High Brucella contamination rates have been found in ricotta, cheese, and raw milk samples in Tunisia, posing a serious risk to consumers.
A study investigated the occurrence of Brucella in 200 raw milk, ricotta, and artisan fresh cheese samples, collected from four districts in Tunisia. Results are based on Brucella DNA detection and don′t
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Two German agencies are helping to boost food safety and consumer protection in Tunisia.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), both part of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), are lending their expertise to the
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The number of overseas outbreaks involving people returning to Scotland halved in 2019 compared with the year before, according to a new report.
In 2019, there were 36 potential outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease in those going back to Scotland from abroad. This was down from the 75 potential overseas
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