Italy is in the bad books, while Slovenia is the teacher's pet,
according to European Commission's latest reports on the state
of EU member states food safety regulations.
A new international standard has been set for
traceability along the food chain, setting out a complete
system under which processors can get certification.
Politicians in Holland have called on government to set maximum
consumption limits for acrylamide, potentially leading to
legislation that would force processors to reduce the potential
carcinogen in their products.
A new mathematical model developed by German researchers is
designed to help processors estimate the amount of plastic
packaging additives that may migrate into foods.
More duck eggs containing the carcinogenic dye Sudan Red have been
found in China, food officials said yesterday, expanding the recall
outside of Beijing to the country's east coast.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has hit out against Spanish
claims that the regulator's findings, published last week, were out
of date, inaccurate and commercially driven.
About 5 per cent of mixed raw vegetable salads in the UK are
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a national
survey that uncovered two products with levels above the EU's
regulatory limit.
A guidance document released today by the UK's industry is designed
to help plant managers ensure their food safety professionals are
up-to-date with the latest proceedures.
The UK's food safety regulator says it will use more social science
studies to determine priorities for reducing foodborne illness,
increasing healthy eating and targeting enforcement measures.
Wild has acquired an Italy-based machine manufacturer and plans to
leverage the purchase by developing a new plant for the aseptic
filling of spouted pouches.
Meat processors will be required to put in place new federal
procedures and labelling rules relating to potential allergens the
next time they review their food safety systems, as required
annually under the law.
Regulation of the use of irradiation in the food sector is
inconsistent around the world and within the EU's borders,
according to a legislative overview of the technology, published
yesterday.
SAI Global has acquired EFSIS Ltd., one of the food safety
inspection and certification firms companies will be turning to
when checking whether they are in compliance with the EU's new
hygiene regulations.
After all the increased safety procedures put in place over the
past decade, one might have been lulled into thinking that
poisonings and deaths from food contamination would be rarer than
before. While it is true that the new regulatory...
SGS says it has issued the first ISO 22000 certification to a food
processor in Spain, marking one of the first general uses of the
supply chain standard in the EU.
In the run up to the introduction of new EU regulations, the death
of a boy from E. coli and the subsequent closure of a UK processor
highlights the increasing regulatory crackdown on hygiene at food
plants
With its eye on a market where shelf life and food safety is
becoming a major selling point, the National Food Laboratory (NFL)
said yesterday it has received regulatory approval for a rotary
filler that aseptically packages low-acid...
UK-based Labcell has launched a meter that can determine the
shelf-life of a food product in under five minutes, according to
the company, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Berner Foods, a supplier of food products including processed
cheese, natural cheese and soy beverages, has installed enterprise
software in order to meet critical US federal regulations and to
streamline its private-label manufacturing.
Food producers in the US are unlikely to be happy with the new
traceability regime in the EU. The NFPA argues that the regulations
represent a serious barrier to international trade, writes
Anthony Fletcher.
Ross Systems has upgraded its iRenaissance ERP software to improve
record keeping and traceability for food and beverage processors.
The company claims that the system will enable manufacturers to
meet new industry regulations and...
There has been a decrease in the occurrence of some foodborne
diseases in Ireland, according to the FSAI. In particular there has
been a marked decline in the occurrence of Salmonella in 2000 and
2001, and latest figures suggest that...
Freezing technology that has advanced food convenience and quality
could also kill or reduce potentially harmful microbes more
strategically, according to a recent report from a US-based
scientist.
European Union Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection
David Byrne yesterday expressed confidence that Thailand was free
from avian flu that is ravaging other parts of East Asia.
Speaking in Brussels earlier this week, European Commissioner for
Health and Consumer Protection David Byrne announced the latest
development on issues relating to food safety within an enlarged
EU.
No industry was left unaffected after the terrorist attacks of 11
September 2001. In the food industry, rafts of legislation have
been passed to ensure the safety of supply. In the US, Congress
passed the Public Health Security and...
The European Commission has put forward revised regulations on
materials that come into contact with food. Among the proposed
changes is a more modern approach to the principle that packaging
materials should not interact with the...
Epoch Biosciences has entered into a partnership with BioControl
Systems. Under the license and supply agreement, BioControl
receives a license to specific probe sequences from Epoch for use
the field of food safety testing.
The second foodlink Awards for Communicating Food Safety in the UK
have highlighted the work of several local authorities in raising
public awareness and tackling food hygiene issues. Blackburn with
Darwen Borough Council and Wyre...
Having just published its annual report for 2002, the Food Safety
Authority of Ireland has outlined acrylamide and food chain safety
as the key issues it hopes to concentrate on in the 2003/2004
period.
Concern over acrylamide levels in foodstuffs arose in April 2002
when scientists in Sweden discovered unexpectedly high levels of
the compound in carbohydrate-rich foods heated to high
temperatures.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has highlighted its concern in
relation to the current outbreak of E. coli O157 at a Dublin hotel
and urged the entire food industry to rigidly adhere to the best
food safety practices or face...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has announced details of a new
approval mark for small meat plants to comply with recent
regulations regarding meat products.
The Food Standards Agency has today published its strategy report
aimed at tackling the problem of Campylobacter for intensively
produced chicken in the UK.
The European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Committee says that
its panels have now been appointed, opening the way for the body to
start work on streamlining safety within the European food and
drinks industry.
