Food Safety & Quality

Food safety recall round-up

Food safety recall round-up 15-21 September 2017

Recalls: Botulism, insect excrement and cleaning fluid

By Joseph James Whitworth

Food and beverage alerts were made by USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, England, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

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GMB: CETA trade deal sets bad precedent post-Brexit

By Joseph James Whitworth

A British trade union has attacked the CETA trade deal between Canada and Europe which comes into force later this week (21 September) adding it sets a bad precedent post-Brexit.

Picture: FSNS lab in Omaha

FSNS opens food testing lab in Omaha

By Joseph James Whitworth

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has opened a 16,400 square foot lab in Omaha, Nebraska with an investment in excess of $3m.

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Part 4 of 6: Thermo Fisher Scientific series

Detecting chlorinated paraffins in food using HRAM GC-MS

By Khalil Divan

Due to their potential for long-range transport, persistence and ability to bio-accumulate, chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are widespread in the environment and can be found in the food chain.

Food safety recall round-up

Food safety recall round-up 1-7 September 2017

Recalls: Cadmium, mycotoxins and Salmonella

By Joseph James Whitworth

Food and beverage alerts were made by USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, Lithuania and Denmark.

Photo: © Boaz Guttman/flickr

Ecolab: Too early to quantify Hurricane Harvey impact

By Joseph James Whitworth

Ecolab has said it cannot yet quantify the effects of Hurricane Harvey but it did close three plants in Houston and industrial and refining customers also shut down operations.

Food safety recall round-up

Food safety recall round-up 25-31 August 2017

Recalls: Listeria, allergens and patulin

By Joseph James Whitworth

Food and beverage alerts were made by USA, Canada, Australia, England, Hong Kong, Singapore, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Netherlands and Denmark.

Picture: ©iStock. The index showed an increase in high-risk Class I recalls

Mixed quarter for FDA and USDA recalls

By Joseph James Whitworth

FDA recalls and recalled units fell in Q2 but recalls and recalled pounds rose on the USDA side, according to Stericycle ExpertSOLUTIONS.

Food safety recall round-up

Food safety recall round-up 18-24 August 2017

Recalls: Fipronil, milk and Listeria

By Joseph James Whitworth

Food and beverage alerts were made by USA, Canada, Australia, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Denmark.

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