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Unapproved product, facility prompts CBD recall; other enforcement activities reported

Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has been recalled in Ireland after being made in an unregistered establishment. Hugold CBD Oils were recalled after they were processed at a site were operations had

By News Desk

/ 6 Feb 2022

Unapproved product, facility prompts CBD recall; other enforcement activities reported

Soda recalled after consumer complains of glass in product

Following a consumer complaint, Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling PC brand Lemon & Ginger Sicilian Soda from the marketplace because of the possible presence of glass. The company reports that

By News Desk

/ 5 Feb 2022

Soda recalled after consumer complains of glass in product

Australian decrease in Salmonella linked to COVID-19 actions

A decline in Salmonella across Australia in 2020 has been linked to actions to tackle COVID-19, according to a study. Researchers compared Salmonella rates in 2020 to past years and

By Joe Whitworth

/ 5 Feb 2022

Australian decrease in Salmonella linked to COVID-19 actions

Court dismisses appeal against FSA in meat inspection case

A long-running legal case involving the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and a meat business has been settled by the Supreme Court. Cleveland Meat Company (CMC), which stopped trading in 2017,

By Joe Whitworth

/ 4 Feb 2022

Court dismisses appeal against FSA in meat inspection case

Study reveals Hepatitis E resistant to common hand disinfectants

Many common hand disinfectants do not inactivate the Hepatitis E virus (HEV), according to a study. Researchers found HEV has strong stability against alcohols and alcohol-based hand disinfectants but did

By News Desk

/ 4 Feb 2022

Study reveals Hepatitis E resistant to common hand disinfectants

Audit calls for change to food safety system in Poland

The food safety control system in Poland “leaves much to be desired,” according to the country’s Supreme Audit Office (NIK). NIK analyzed nine of its inspections carried out in

By Joe Whitworth

/ 3 Feb 2022

Audit calls for change to food safety system in Poland

Czech control finds non-compliant irradiation of instant soups

Czech authorities have found instant noodle soups from Vietnam that were irradiated without declaring this on the packaging. The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) carried out an inspection

By News Desk

/ 3 Feb 2022

Czech control finds non-compliant irradiation of instant soups

Arsenic and some mycotoxins at top of health risk ranking in Finland

The greatest risks of serious health effects from contaminants in food are associated with arsenic and certain mycotoxins, according to an analysis in Finland. The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) wanted

By Joe Whitworth

/ 2 Feb 2022

Arsenic and some mycotoxins at top of health risk ranking in Finland

UK’s FSA seeks public comments on rare burger guidance

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom has opened a public comment period on changes to guidance on less than thoroughly cooked beef burgers. The agency is also

By News Desk

/ 2 Feb 2022

UK’s FSA seeks public comments on rare burger guidance

First E. coli O103 outbreak caused by minced raw celery gets review

E. coli O103, one of the more rare Shiga-toxin producing E. coli, sickened patients at two Victoria, British Columbia, hospitals last April. The Vancouver Island outbreak is now the subject

By News Desk

/ 1 Feb 2022

First E. coli O103 outbreak caused by minced raw celery gets review

Separate meat fraud operations found in Netherlands and Spain

A number of people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a fraud investigation involving meat. The Intelligence and Investigation Service of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product

By News Desk

/ 1 Feb 2022

Separate meat fraud operations found in Netherlands and Spain

Mushroom poisonings in China responsible for deaths in 2021

Cases linked to wild mushroom poisoning in China declined slightly this past year but still pose a huge problem in the country, according to researchers. In 2021, there were 327

By Joe Whitworth

/ 1 Feb 2022

Mushroom poisonings in China responsible for deaths in 2021

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World

Unapproved product, facility prompts CBD recall; other enforcement activities reported

Soda recalled after consumer complains of glass in product

Australian decrease in Salmonella linked to COVID-19 actions

Court dismisses appeal against FSA in meat inspection case

Study reveals Hepatitis E resistant to common hand disinfectants

Audit calls for change to food safety system in Poland

Czech control finds non-compliant irradiation of instant soups

Arsenic and some mycotoxins at top of health risk ranking in Finland

UK’s FSA seeks public comments on rare burger guidance

First E. coli O103 outbreak caused by minced raw celery gets review

Separate meat fraud operations found in Netherlands and Spain

Mushroom poisonings in China responsible for deaths in 2021

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