Practical Guide to Metal Detection-Food Industry
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30-Aug-2002
US media encourages use of irradiation
Three national US newspapers have made calls to expand the use of irradiation in light of recent recalls of beef products, according to a Primedia...
Vitamins and minerals - the right level
Earlier this week the EU Scientific Committee on Food issued its first opinions regarding the tolerable upper intake limits (UL) of vitamins and minerals, in...
29-Aug-2002
Mobile phones - the new tool for food safety
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is piloting a new, roll-with-the-times, scheme designed to alert Food Enforcement Officers to potential food hazards while out in...
28-Aug-2002
Easy-use test kit
Oxoid, the UK-based food safety specialist, has had its Staphytect and Dryspot Staphytect test kits successfully evaluated under the European Microbiological Methods Assessment. In the...
Commission launches website for registering EU quality products
The European Commission has launched a website to provide advice for those applying to register a product from designation geographical areas. Applications to register a...
Acrylamide found in roasted coffee beans
German researchers said on Tuesday they had found traces of the potentially cancer-causing chemical acrylamide, in coffee, although not in as high concentrations as in...
26-Aug-2002
Coating to control decay
In a bid to control the decay of fruits and vegetables after harvest researchers in the US have come up with a new, biofungicide coat....
Acrylamide focus
How was acrylamide first discovered in food in Sweden? What is the UK Food Standards Agency planning to do about the problem? What are the...
Safety in the can
Tin levels in UK canned foods are lower than five years ago and are well within regulatory limits, according to a UK Food Standards Agency...
23-Aug-2002
EU Commission reports on food safety
The European Commission on Food Safety has completed several veterinary inspections on food production of poultry, meat, border inspections, and egg production in a number...
21-Aug-2002
Pathogen screening system
DuPont Qualicon is to start distributing its acclaimed BAX system, an automated testing platform for food-borne pathogens, in both Europe and Australia. The BAX system...
20-Aug-2002
Tamper evident solution
RPC Containers Market Rasen, the UK packaging provider, has redesigned two of the containers for McCormick's leading Schwartz brand of herbs and spices, to provide...
Irradiation abuse in UK
The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey has revealed that a wide range of dietary supplements sold in the UK have been irradiated, violating the...
Food irradiation symposium
In the US a two-day symposium, entitled "Food Irradiation and Packaging for Irradiated Food," will be held in Boston, August 19-20. The vast majority of...
16-Aug-2002
Man killed in packaging accident
A US employee of Crown Cork & Seal in North Portland was killed in a work accident, a safety spokesman confirmed. The employee, whose name...
14-Aug-2002
Coding system ensures quality
Laurens Patisseries, a leading US cakes and pastries manufacturer has installed a Package Coding Management System from Claricom to allow centralised network control of on-pack...
Food safety workshop
An environmental health exhibition in the UK next month is set to tackle the issue of food hygiene and food safety. Organised by the UK...
GM foods debate at FDA
Concerns in the US about the potential for future genetically engineered foods to cause allergic reactions has spurred the Food and Drug Administration to hold...
09-Aug-2002
Food agency receives functional food application
Signs that the functional food market is gaining ground were revealed this week when the UK Food Standards Agency announced it is considering a 'novel...
08-Aug-2002
Beating bugs on food surfaces
The words 'food safety' are on the lips of manufacturers, politicians and consumers across the world. In response to a seemingly increasing preoccupation with this...
07-Aug-2002
New system tackles food surfaces
The words 'food safety' are on the lips of manufacturers, politicians and consumers across the world. In response to a seemingly increasing preoccupation with this...
06-Aug-2002
Edible film fights Listeria in food production
Yesterday we reported on new research that suggests the dairy ingredient casein could be used in the packaging and coating of foods. Today we learn...
05-Aug-2002
Machine kills man
Workers in the US food industry were reminded last week about some of the safety hazards that exist in food production when an industrial food...
02-Aug-2002
Sealed Air shares hit by asbestos worries
Shares in the US-based packaging company Sealed Air Corporation, which makes Bubble Wrap and other protective packaging for the food industry, have plummeted this week...
Biotech industry supports GM rule changes
As Europe looks set to tighten regulations on the labelling of GM foods there are signs to suggest that the US, despite being a severe...
Food industry reacts to allergen bill
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) reported this week that the Senate Health, Education, Labour and Pensions Committee has postponed its review of a bill...
ISO standard for GM detection technique
The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation has accredited ISO-17025 standards to GeneScan USA, a network of biotech companies, for the detection and quantification of bioengineered...
01-Aug-2002
Indian authorities seek better food safety information
A new body which would help educate Indian food processors about food safety practices has been proposed by Technical Consultancy Services of Karnataka (TECSOK), an...
Damage limitation from USDA
The US Agriculture Department, trying to repair its image after the second-largest recall in history, is considering new regulations that would require meat companies to...
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