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Swiss help Canadians battle BSE
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is using technology developed by Prionics, a Swiss-based company, as part of its ongoing BSE surveillance programme. The firm's Prionics-Check Western rapid BSE test...
Is cloning cattle the answer?
As the US government struggles to limit the economic and health risks associated with the discovery of the nation's first case of BSE, a group of scientists at the Virginia-Maryland...
US pistachios face disease
Producing more than a quarter of the world's production of pistachios, scientists warn the relatively young industry in California that a devasting disease could put paid to future growth.
USDA: BSE is under control
DNA evidence suggests - to a high degree of certainty - that the BSE-positive cow found in Washington State originated from a dairy farm in Alberta, Canada, according to the...
Probiotics market face EU challenge
Uncertainty about recent EU proposals for health claims legislation presents a major challenge to players in the probiotics market, suggests a new market analysis.
Danone rapped for misleading health claims
Leading French dairy firm Danone has been ordered to drop misleading health claims from advertisements in the UK for one of its yoghurt brands.
Hope on the horizon
Hope is on the horizon over the battle against mad cow disease. Research by North Carolina State University scientists, in conjunction with scientists from the Netherlands and biotechnology company BioResource...
EU confirms new tagging law
The EU Council of Ministers has adopted a regulation on the identification and registration of sheep and goats as part of its ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of animal...
Seeing the UV light
Researchers working in Canada have discovered that an optimal UV irradiation system can be developed for individual food products, taking into account the UV transmittance of each product. These findings,...
Consumers prefer GM over conventional, new study
Set to fuel the debate on GM foods, a market experiment conducted in 2000 in Canada found that consumers preferred sweetcorn which had been engineered to be pest resistant over...
Accreditation by 2005
The new chief executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) Ann Westby said yesterday that she wants all food laboratories dealing with the FSAI in Ireland to be...
A COOL idea?
Global Technology Resources (GTR) has launched a new system designed to detect, track and manage food safety threats across the supply chain. Combining patented web-based global positioning system (GPS) technology...
Protecting plant biodiversity
As heated debates on GM crops continue, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns this week that despite its crucial importance for the survival of humanity, agricultural biodiversity is...
Screen test
Agilent Technologies has developed a high-resolution method for detecting genetically modified (GM) content in food products. The company says that researchers can use this method to rapidly screen samples before...
Firm analysis for fat content
Labelling issues for meat have just got easier, hails a Danish analysis equipment company that has come up with a new technology to measure fat content.
All change in China
The Chinese government is to establish a digital monitoring system for agricultural food products to ensure food sanitation and safety. The move is designed to increase the country's export potential...
New technology to cut toxicity test need
Cost cuts for food manufacturers involved in enzyme-based food products could be on the way through shorter lead times following the development of a new food enzyme production technology.
Potatoes in peril
UK potato growers have pledged to contain and eradicate an outbreak of the highly contagious disease potato ring rot found on a farm in Wales....
Fortification to come under EU law
The European Commission yesterday published a proposal for regulation of the addition of vitamins, minerals and other substances to foods, designed to allow free trade...
FDA to revisit cloned food safety data amid concerns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will revisit its preliminary determination that food from cloned animals is safe for consumers after several independent science advisers...
Epochal events in food safety
Genomic analysis group Epoch Biosciences has entered into a partnership with BioControl Systems. Under the license and supply agreement, BioControl, a provider of microbiology test...
Lactoferrin molecule technology fights bacterium
A new, natural food safe technology has been discovered by US researchers to help meat processors rid their foodstuff of harmful bacteria including E. coli...
Campycheck continues
Stating the obvious perhaps, keeping food safe for consumers is undeniably a key priority for the food industry and governments alike. European funds are being...
Farm to fork funding
The European Commission has earmarked €166m in funding for a range of projects under the 'food quality and safety' priority of the Sixth Framework Programme...
Suspected BSE case baffles SVS
A suspected mad cow has shocked the Czech State Veterinary Authority (SVS) by being only 3 years old. Previous cases of the disease in the...
