According to the country’s food agency, allergens in food were the main reason for recalls in New Zealand in 2023.
Of 70 consumer-level recalls in 2023, 26 were due to allergens. Milk caused the most with 12, said New Zealand Food Safety.
Microbiological contamination led to 23 recalls, and 14
Continue Reading New Zealand shares 2023 recall data
Almost half of food recalls in Australia in 2022 were because of undeclared allergens but the amount declined from the previous year.
Data released by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) shows there were 75 recalls in the past year with 29 because of allergens. Other common reasons were microbial
Continue Reading Allergen issues continue to dominate Australian recalls
The total number of “units” recalled under the authority of the FDA increased by 700 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, according to a recently released report.
The report, from the Sedgwick organization, quarterly collects and analyzes data and also compiles yearly totals. The organization uses data from the U.S.
Continue Reading Report finds an enormous increase in the number of food items recalled in 2022
The number of food safety incidents involving an international network has stayed almost the same in the second quarter of 2022.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 46 alerts from April through June this year compared to 47 in the first quarter of 2022.
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Continue Reading Incidents remain stable for international food safety network
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go
Continue Reading Salmonella, undeclared allergens, undeclared drugs in food prompt FDA action
888 Fish Company is recalling certain fish products after a consumer had a severe allergic reaction.
“A recall was initiated after receiving a consumer complaint of anaphylactic reaction. Through investigation it was determined that the formulation of an ingredient was changed to include eggs,” according to a recall notice posted by
Continue Reading Case of anaphylactic shock spurs company to recall fish products
The number of food safety incidents involving an international network dropped in the first quarter of 2022.
The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was part of 47 alerts from January through March this year compared to 64 in the final quarter of 2021.
So far this year, 25 involved
Continue Reading Decline in alerts for global food safety network in early 2022
Undeclared allergens accounted for almost half of Australian food recalls in 2021, according to FSANZ data.
Figures from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) show 38 of the 80 recalls were because of allergens. Twenty were prompted by a consumer complaint and eight by routine government testing.
The root cause
Continue Reading Allergens still dominate but recalls drop in Australia
Batches of a food additive from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein prompting authorities to warn of a serious risk to allergic consumers.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said some batches of soybean lecithin imported to the United Kingdom were found to
Continue Reading Concerns raised over peanut traces in food additive from India
About 2,200 food incidents were detected in 2021 in a system used to monitor issues outside Hong Kong.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) uses the Food Incident Surveillance System (FISS) to record events and examine the potential domestic impact on the local community. More than 2,000 incidents were identified
Continue Reading Hong Kong surveillance system detects 2,000 incidents in 2021
