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Health Canada is warning consumers not to use any natural products exported or sold by Tedco Inc, after the Louisiana company failed to provide proof that its Miracle II Neutralizer is not contaminated with the harmful bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli).
A meeting of agricultural seed industry experts this week is focusing on some countries' quarantine regulations, which they say are being used to hinder world trade.
Low doses of Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical widely used in plastic food containers, baby bottles, cans, toys and dental sealants could be a contributing factor to the development of breast cancer inwomen, scientists say in a new study.
Finding out if the truck delivering your frozen fish fails to keep your goods at the proper temperature could become easier with Agent QC's undercover transport tracking system, reports AhmedElAmin.
Ambitious rice giant Hisparroz will link up with a gene discovery firm to bring new rice varieties to market and fresh gains to the bottom line, the Spanish group has announced.
Two thirds of Russians are against genetically modified foods and the majority of experts support a ban on GM crops as the government prepares new production laws, reports Chris Mercer.
Injuries at bakeries will be a major focus for 2005/6, says the UK's industry inspection body, yet the unions believe there is even less funding this year to implement health and safety regulations, writes Lorraine Heller.
Normal exposure to phthalates, a chemical group used in plastics packaging to make products flexible and pliable, may harm the genital development of unborn baby boys, according to a study by US-based scientists.
Scientists move a step closer to understanding the food poisoning risk from mussels, oysters and clams to the consumer.
Tyson Foods has launched an investigation into whether some of its workers are regularly slaughtering chickens inhumanely, after claims by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) about practices at the company's Heflin, Alabama, poultry plant.
The poultry industry's use of antibiotics promotes antibiotic resistance among the foodborne bacteria that infect humans, including the bacterium Campylobacter, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Insurance is not enough to cover a food firm in the advent of an extensive product recall, says risk management firm Marsh, writes Lindsey Partos.
The source of the bacterium Campylobacter on poultry farmsand in processing plants probably lies in the birds' lungs, according to research by two scientists, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
European and Asian food scientists will link up under a new agreement through their respective professional bodies.
The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is debating whether to create a new set of food standards in order to encourage more nutritious food formulation, writes Anthony Fletcher.
The UK government must introduce a compulsory new supermarket code ofconduct if it is to make up for past mistakes and save the food industryfrom a spiral into anti-competitive practices.
In light of new European 'one up-one down' rules on traceability, Finnish food safety receives a 'special focus' in 2005 with the government announcing a clampdown on fruit and vegetables.
As banned colours continue to turn up in the food chain, the UK's food agency will build a taskforce to reduce the risk of contamination to supplies, and to improve risk management in the advent of recalls.
A new DNA-based test could make the identification of fungi that cause Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereal grains far easier to detect.
A public consultation to change or eliminate regulations on food labelling, including the methods of processing and packaging used by manufacturers, has been launched in the US by the three federal agencies responsible for regulating the standards.
Weeks and weeks after the UK's food agency issues official warning about contaminated Worcester sauce, alarm bells ring as two prepared foods containing the illegal ingredient, and previously withdrawn from sale, turn up on the supermarket shelves.
In our current uneasy climate of product recalls, sensitivities are high and Brussels can ill afford to fuel confusion, but in the latest document from Europe's central alert system, the reference to annatto, bixin and norbixin has done just that, reports Lindsey Partos.
There has been a rapid increase in the incidence of foodborne parasitic diseases, stemming from the country's burgeoning demand for raw food, according to new figures from the Chinese government.
A large-scale study into the bacterial pathogen responsible for major vegetable crop losses worldwide could lead to significant savings for food producers.
Calls emerge in South Africa for the country to streamline food safety standards in the wake of the UK's Sudan 1 scare.
Exports of chilli and chilli products from India have not been affected by the discovery of banned red colours in European processed foods, claims an upbeat Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
A UK research institute believes it has identified safe and effective antimicrobial nanoparticles for food packaging, a discovery that could revolutionise how food is packaged in the future.
Three more products added to the growing list of foods contaminated with the banned red colour Para Red in the UK.
Reacting rapidly to the discovery of the banned colour Para Red in processed foods, UK food laboratory RSSL has a new method to help food makers detect this potential carcinogen, reports Lindsey Partos.
Tough new labelling regulations concerning allergens may be driving up the number of product recalls by UK's food producers, warns food safety consultancy RSSL.
Multispectral Solutions (MSSI) has been awarded a patent for ultra wideband RFID, a technology that promises more accurate tracking of products and the possibility of cheaper tags in the future.
Meeting yesterday to discuss the advent of banned colour Para Red in the UK food products, European member states and the Commission remind the food industry of its duty to supply safe food to consumers.
The trickle of food products contaminated with the illegal colour Para Red continues in the UK, with the country's food agency identifying nineteen more food products for recall yesterday, writes Lindsey Partos.
UK spice industry throws opens its doors as the authorities detect increasing numbers of food products contaminated with the potentially harmful Para Red colour,reports Lindsey Partos.
A new study suggests that Soleris technology is over five times faster than conventional test methods in determining the shelf-life of pasteurised milk.
RSSL is launching a single screening service to test for the presence of illegal food colourings such as Sudan I-IV, Para Red and Orange G just as public concern over contamination grows.
Europe's food watchdog concludes soft drink makers should propose limits for heavy metals and aromatic hydrocarbons used as carrier solvents for flavouring preparations in soft drinks.
The US will host its first international symposium on the burgeoning threat of agroterrorism to discuss ways of reducing the US food supply chain's vulnerability to terrorist tampering, Tom Armitage reports.
Canadian frustration over the failure to reopen the US border to Canadian beef imports has fuelled demands to accelerate the expansion of its own meat processing capacity, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Number one UK retailer Tesco recalls own brand of rice cake product after detecting illegal, and harmful, Para Red colour.
ASI Instruments has launched ShieldPoint, a series of radio frequency capacitance switches designed for point level detection in challenging food applications such as sticky slurries,reports Anthony Fletcher.
While acceptance of genetically modified ingredients remains divided across the globe, recent field trials in China suggest GM rice could reduce health problems and increase yields in the burgeoning Chinese market.
Opportunities are flourishing for flavour suppliers targeting health-positioned drinks as number one soft drinks firm Coca-Cola says it will push R&D investment in health positioned products.
A port operator and an RFID supplier are building an RFID-based network to track and manage containerised ocean cargo, a move that could save companies billions and guarantee supply chain safety, writes Anthony Fletcher.
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