Dutch scientists have created a framework that can be used when looking into the reuse of water on food crops.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) have defined a set of
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Researchers from the Netherlands are part of a team studying pathogens in plant-based products.
Scientists will genetically characterize pathogenic bacteria in plant-based products and map their growth and behavior.
The research aims to assist producers in controlling harmful microorganisms in these products.
The study, GRASP (Genomic-driven Risk Assessment of Plant-based
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A public-private consortium has been created to investigate the potential food safety and quality issues posed by microbial contaminants in plant-based food products.
Partners in the project will look at microbes that are common in plant-based ingredients, their ability to survive processing, and the risk of growth and toxin production
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Wageningen University scientists have looked at why there are discrepancies in Salmonella results between poultry farmers’ and authorities’ tests.
Experts analyzed factors associated with the difference between positive tests from routine initial Salmonella monitoring by poultry farmers and negative results of a retest by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product
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Dutch authorities have changed the method of controlling Salmonella in certain poultry farms after pressure from the European Commission.
Carola Schouten, minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, told the lower house of parliament (Tweede Kamer) about the move from the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) in
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Food Research International has published a special issue dedicated to the impacts of climate change on food safety. The collection of research examined issues such as pesticide use, parasite transmission, mycotoxin production on tomatoes, paralytic shellfish poisoning, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and the relationship between flooding and leafy greens contamination. The issue
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