Brazil was the top country of origin for recalls and notifications for the second quarter in a row closely followed by Italy, according to Stericycle Expert Solutions.
Pesticide residues and aflatoxins in products from Turkey topped the list of notifications in the 2016 Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) report.
Imagine there’s a serious problem with your product. Complaint tweets are snowballing, journalists are pressing for comment and the sales team want to know what to tell customers.
The US FDA, LGC, Nestlé and the Grocery Manufacturing Association are among contributors to a 25-article special section of the Journal of AOAC International dedicated to food allergens and consumer devices.
A committee looking into alleged lapses at a 2 Sisters poultry site has described the accreditation process as having a ‘patchwork nature’ and said it appears ‘relatively simple’ for someone to hide infractions.
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Ireland, Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Croatia.
Shimadzu has released two Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometers to respond to the increasing demand of small lab spaces and ease of use.
From refrigerators and freezers to freeze dryers a lab can be a cold place. Especially in winter. While you wait for your samples to warm up read our research round-up.
The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority has clamped down on food safety and hygiene offences in the noodle manufacturing sector by fining three Sydney businesses.
EU labs were mostly able to determine correct fipronil content in eggs but one lab which analysed hundreds of samples since July performed so badly it could have resulted in false positive results.
Food Safety Recall round-up 26 October - 2 November 2017
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Ireland, Canada, France, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
KW Plastics is expanding the use of PCR (postconsumer resin) to many rigid packaging applications where FDA (Food and Drug Administration) food contact is required, following a new regulatory accomplishment.
