Reflecting current worries about the safety of the food chain,
attendance at last month's Fifth Annual Food Safety Summit in
Washington D.C. jumped by a staggering 34 per cent. The key topics
of the event were food safety, food...
A crucial issue at the heart of the European food industry today is
the imminent enlargement of the European Union. For the ten
newcomers, the integration of current European food legislation,
critical for the country's ambitions,...
"Food safety is not a political football," said the European
Consumers Organisation BEUC in response to recent reports on a
proposal to divide the location of the European Food
SafetyAuthority between two Member States -...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday made a
further step towards openness and transparency with the launch of a
new tool to improve the flow of information between consumer and
state and to gauge industry views on...
Food producers across the globe are being urged to register as soon
as possible with the US Food and Drug Administration in order to
comply with a soon-to-be-law on security and bio terrorism.
The Institute of Packaging has launched its web-based 'Unlimited
Packaging Solutions', allowing its members to help one another
solve packaging queries.
The International Association for Food Protection has announced two
workshops to be held in conjunction with IAFP 2003, New Orleans,
Louisiana, US, 8-9 August.
Improving food safety 'the natural way' would certainly appeal to
the increasingly health vigilant consumer. Scientists in the UK
have been looking at a variety of natural antimicrobials that could
extend food shelf-life...
Researchers in Canada are developing a natural antibody cocktail
that they claim can help prevent the most common foodborne germs,
including E. coli and Salmonella, which cause thousands to become
ill or even die each year.
A research team which forms part of the UK Department of
Agriculture is to hold a conference to highlight its work in the
area of High Pressure Processing for food safety.
Aquentium CEO Mark Taggatz has emphasised key strategies on how the
company's wholly owned subsidiary, Food Safe, is aiming to
alleviate current fears within the food industry - an area of
growing interest given the current political...
A specially developed scanning technology for olive producers has
helped to improve harvest quality and predictability, claims Danish
safety systems provider Foss.
SureBeam - provider of electron beam and x-ray irradiation
technology - has been awarded a US patent that extends its current
two-pass patented x-ray system to a four-pass system.
Are our spending patterns dictated by fear? A new report from
Datamonitor suggests that this is, indeed, the case. In order to
feel safer about purchases, consumer concerns over crime,
terrorism, food safety and disease determine...
The European Commission has announced a proposal to harmonise
maximum residue levels for pesticides in products of plant and
animal origin. The proposal aims to consolidate and simplify
current legislation.
Food safety and food security will be the focus of the 5th annual
Food Safety Summit, to be held at the Washington DC Convention
Center 18-20 March 2003.
The ongoing problem of where to house the new European Union food
safety authority could be resolved by establishing an agency in
both Finland and Italy.
Poultry processors have been warned by a report from the UK Food
Standards Agency which shows that there is a continuing problem
with added water and animal protein in chicken supplied to
restaurants and takeaways.
The market for foods designed specifically for consumers with
allergies or intolerances is set to grow rapidly over the next few
years, according to a new report from Mintel.
The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) has
released its opinion on the safety of carrageenan, mainly in
response to work published by Tobacman in October 2001, reports
Reading Scientific Services this week.
MicroFoss has recently been awarded the AOAC-RI validation for its
Coliform dairy product testing kits, some two years after it was
launched on the market.
As promised last year, the European Commission is now offering
online access to a new database that compiles research efforts on
several topics related to the issue of acrylamide in food.
Celsis International has said that Nestle's global R&D site in
Konolfingen has invested in the new Celsis CellScan system for
testing its milk and cream based products after its evaluation of
available ATP based testing systems.
For food and beverage companies, testing water samples for the
presence of coliforms is one of the most important preventative
measures in the battle against outbreaks of harmful bacteria. In
response to growing demand for solutions,...
Is the quest for healthier foods affecting quality? Leif Kjærgaard
from Danish ingredients company Danisco suggests food ingredients
quality is much more important than if the food ingredients are
natural or not.
Lock Inspection Systems' 3f triple frequency detector for food
processing applications will be making its first appearance at
Anuga Foodtec this year. The Triple frequency detection is the
latest in several hi-tech features introduced...
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology claim to have
developed a more efficient, less costly method of disinfecting
water used in food processing. The new Advanced Disinfection
Technology System relies on ultraviolet...
A new system designed to use companies' own employees as soldiers
in the frontline in the war on bioterrorism has been created by two
US consultancies.
An acidified calcium sulphate solution called Safe2O has been shown
to significantly reduce the amount of Listeria monocytogenes on hot
dogs and prevented regrowth of the pathogen over a 12-week period.
A new study, funded by the AMI foundation in the US, has discovered
that lactic acid can prove to be a strong listeria inhibitor for
food processing environments.
Australian scientists claim that more tender beef is just around
the corner, a move that will make the processing of beef products
easier as well as providing a boon to the consumer market.
Aquentium, has filed a trademark application for #1 Patriot Food
Safe Fruits and Vegetables, its food safety process for the
protection of fresh food products, with the United States Patent
Trademark Office and is planning to license...
The number of deaths from foodborne diseases is likely to be
underestimated, finds a study in this week's British Medical
Journal - a fact that could force many food manufacturers to
re-evaluate present labelling and food safety...
The UK division of Cintex, a leader in the design, production and
manufacturing of food contaminant detection equipment, is to
preview its latest low-cost X-ray technology offerings at the CIFA
2003, to be held in Rennes, France,...
EMP Industries, a leading designer and manufacturer of custom
machinery, has launched a Package Testing System (PTS) primarily
aimed at liquid packaging.
The European Parliament yesterday voted with an overwhelming
majority for a permanent ban on the use of the food additive E425,
otherwise known as konjac, in jelly confectionery.
A leading Japanese frozen food maker Nichirei said last week that
from March 2003 it will launch a series of frozen foods that do not
contain artificial preservatives.
The European Commission confirmed its commitment to food safety and
the consumer this week when Commissioner David Byrne announced much
tougher measures - including criminal sanctions - to strengthen
food and feed safety controls.
Vrumona, the Netherlands-based soft drinks arm of Heineken, has
specified Tyco flow control equipment for an extension to its main
production facility.
Scientists at the Purdue University in the US have discovered that
ozone gas can eliminate insects in grain storage facilities without
harming food quality or the environment.
In the US, the Food Safety Summit is to be held, 18-20 March, at
the Washington, D.C. Convention Center. The event is expected to
attract more than 1,000 food safety professionals and will be
addressing a number of key issues including...
A rise in reported outbreaks of foodborne diseases such as
Salmonella and E. coli from eating fresh fruit and vegetables has
prompted scientists in the US to take a closer look at processing
techniques.
A suspected link between the feed additive canthaxanthin and
eyesight problems has led the European Commission to reduce
authorised levels of the additive that gives farmed salmon its pink
colouring.
