Food Safety & Quality

CCFH meeting will cover a range of topics

CODEX COMMITTEE ON FOOD HYGIENE 17-21 November, Peru

Focus on Salmonella and parasites for Codex meeting

By Joseph James Whitworth

Salmonella in beef and pork, parasites in meat and low moisture foods are on the agenda for the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) meeting this month.

FoodQualityNews recalls 24-30 October

Food Safety recall round-up 24-30 October

Recalls: E.coli O26, Ochratoxin A and plastic

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to Ireland, USA, Canada,  France, and Greece.

Israel poulty products control system is capable of ensuring exports to EU meet relevant standards - FVO

Israel poultry control weakened by ‘discrepancies’

By Joseph James Whitworth

The Israeli control system for poultry products to the EU is weakened by some discrepancies between EU legislation and standards in the country, according to the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO).

FSSC 22000 will adds the voluntary module from next year

FSSC 22000 adds Food QMS certification

By Joseph James Whitworth

FSSC 22000 has added a separate module for the certification of Food Quality Management Systems (QMS), based on ISO 9001, to its existing auditing and certification structure.

Lab Innovations increases exhibitors and global reach

FQN will be reporting from the event on 5-6 November

Lab Innovations ready to go under the microscope

By Joseph James Whitworth

An increase in exhibitors and international visitors will be on show at Lab Innovations next week, according to the show’s organisers.

BfR anthrax assessment after Germany recalls beef

BfR says anthrax risk is ‘unlikely’

By Joseph James Whitworth

Beef has been recalled in Germany due to anthrax concerns but the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has said the risk of a health hazard is ‘unlikely’.

Dr. Monika Tönnießen

Mineral oil components in food and food packaging

By Dr. Monika Tönnießen

‘Food safety is one of the key topics of the food and related industries. Paper and cardboard, for example, constitute two significant food packaging materials.

Peanut is a common allergy

Allergy 'control to cure' focus of FAAM event

By Joseph James Whitworth

Key areas of focus in patient control, prevention and cure were highlighted during the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting (FAAM), according to a presenter at the event.

Infratab shelf life sensors software freshness

Special Edition: shelf life

How fresh is it? Smart sensors quantify stages of shelf life

By Rachel Arthur

Researchers have developed smart sensors and software to measure and quantify how fresh food is, offering information such as the period of best flavor, highest nutritional value, and days left after opening. 

FoodQualityNews recalls 17-23 October

Food Safety recall round-up 17-23 October

Recalls: Aluminium phosphide, anthrax and pathogens

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to Ireland, USA, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Belgium and Germany.

food safety crossword

FDA to hold public meeting on key FSMA proposed rules

By Heidi Parsons

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced it will hold a public meeting Nov. 13 to discuss potential changes to four proposed rules associated with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

FVO audited The Netherlands control of fishery products

FVO finds shortcomings in Dutch fish products control

By Joseph James Whitworth

The Netherlands has a control system for fish products but addressing shortcomings in sampling for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), additives and histamine could improve it, found a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit.

GAO said USDA needs to strengthen its approach

USDA can do more to safeguard poultry products – GAO

By Joseph James Whitworth

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) must develop more performance measures for Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in poultry products, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

OSU food safety program

OSU food safety program gets funding boost

By Joseph James Whitworth

More than $1m in funding has been committed towards a goal of $3.4m to create an Oklahoma State University (OSU) food safety program.

Camels are suspected as the virus source but the routes of transmission remain unknown

MERS cases linked to camel milk – WHO

By Joseph James Whitworth

Four cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been linked to camel milk in Saudi Arabia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Global Food Recalls

Food Safety recall round-up 10-16 October

Recalls: Allergens, plastic and pathogens

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to the UK, USA, Ireland France, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Greece and Australia.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are susceptible to spoilage

Special Edition: shelf life

Increasing shelf life in fruit and vegetables

By Rachel Arthur

A recent development in food packaging technology can delay the ripening of fruits and vegetables, offering a way to tackle the huge volumes of food waste, according to Cellresin Technologies.

NVWA said the risk for consumers is small

Beef withdrawal over anthrax fears

By Joseph James Whitworth

A batch of beef possibly contaminated with anthrax has been withdrawn from the market, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).

There have been 34 RASFF notifications for German poultry meat and products since 2011

Sampling and follow-up shortcomings in poultry meat audit

By Joseph James Whitworth

Official controls on poultry meat and products in Germany are largely met but deficiencies are found around sampling and reactions to positive results, according to a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit.

An investigation is ongoing into the incident

CFIA suspects tampering in potato contamination

By Joseph James Whitworth

A possible food tampering incident involving metal has prompted the withdrawal of potatoes from Linkletter Farms, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

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