The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture have reviewed progress on development of a pilot food safety and certification system in Ghana.
The producer, supermarkets, public authorities and laboratories have ‘failed the consumer’ in the Lactalis infant formula contamination scandal, according to foodwatch.
Recalls and alerts were made by England, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Austria and Germany.
Chewing gum in sandwich wraps and takeaway rice, rodent droppings in crisps and a tooth in a takeaway dish were among complaints to Irish authorities last year.
LGC’s inorganic analysis team has been using the AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation (FFF) system coupled to Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to characterise nanomaterials in complex food samples.
The lack of knowledge on the source of the Listeria outbreak in South Africa is ‘of concern’ but a ‘strong lead’ is being investigated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Austria, Germany and Norway.
Hygiena has received extensions to its AOAC Research Institute validation for the BAX System Real-Time PCR Assay Suite for STEC to include 25g flour and 25g ground beef.
Food Safety Recall round-up 26 January - 1 February 2018
The US FDA and USDA are to look at ways to streamline regulatory responsibilities, reduce inspection inefficiencies and use government resources more efficiently.
One month of the new year gone already. Did you do all tasks you set out to do? Neither did we. Here is the research round-up to remind us that all progress is a step in the right direction.
At least 10 more children have been infected by Salmonella from Lactalis infant milk products, according to a group representing families of those affected.
