Biotoxins - ANSES finds system to monitor chemicals in food largely effective
The system for monitoring chemical contamination of food in France works well most of the time but has some gaps, according to ANSES. The French Agency for Food, Environmental...
View ArticleBiotoxins - Microbial recalls up but overall alerts down in Australia
Undeclared allergens and microbial contamination were responsible for the majority of recalls in Australia this past year. Undeclared allergens caused 32 of the 87 recalls in...
View ArticleBiotoxins - Belgian experts assess risk of Listeria growth in cheese
Experts in Belgium have said the risk of Listeria monocytogenes growth in fresh cheeses is low if the pH value is below a certain level by the end of the production...
View ArticleBiotoxins - University gets grant to help detect ciguatera in Canary Islands
The Canary Islands government has approved a grant of more than €100,000 for a university to allow it to carry out tests to detect ciguatoxin in fish. The award of €105,000 to...
View ArticleBiotoxins - Authorities issue warnings about toxins in shellfish
Authorities in Ireland and New Zealand have issued warnings about consumption of collected shellfish in the past week. The Marine Institute in Ireland detected amounts of...
View ArticleBiotoxins - Inconsistent labeling complicates clam recall; marine toxin found
Government tests spurred a recall of Manila clams because of contamination with a marine biotoxin that causes the potentially deadly Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Evergreen...
View ArticleBiotoxins - Sweden publishes a decade of food poisoning data
A high number of Campylobacter infections and more cases of Salmonella infection linked to foods of non-animal origin have been identified in Sweden during a 10-year period...
View ArticleBiotoxins - ANSES sets value to protect people from emerging toxin in shellfish
A French agency has proposed a guideline value to protect consumers of shellfish from a group of marine biotoxins. The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational...
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View ArticleBiotoxins - Australia to consider change to food irradiation rules
An application has been made to amend food irradiation rules in Australia. The proposal seeks to increase the maximum permitted energy level of machines generating X-rays for...
View ArticleBiotoxins - Almond milk linked to botulism case was missing storage details
A brand of almond milk behind a case of botulism in Australia was missing storage information, according to investigators. Inside Out Nutritious Goods has expanded a recall...
View ArticleBiotoxins - EU assesses produce and shellfish controls in Turkey
Two audits by the European Commission's health and safety agency have looked at checks on the food of non-animal origin and bivalve mollusks in Turkey. A DG Sante audit on...
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