Published: Nov 15, 2021

The Balochistan Food Authority (BFA) has destroyed a huge amount of vegetables that were cultivated on 1,100 acres of land through the use of contaminated and hazardous wastewater.

Published: Nov 15, 2021

Three reefer containers carrying smuggled vegetables worth P4.7 million (€85,000) were found inside a warehouse in Malabon City on Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Published: Nov 05, 2021

The European Commission has released a number of reports which mention food safety in countries wanting to become members of the European Union.

Published: Oct 27, 2021

Some P362 million (€6.15 mln) worth of smuggled vegetables and other agricultural products smuggled into the Philippines by unscrupulous Chinese businessmen were destroyed by government authorities led by the Bureau of Customs (BoC).

Published: Oct 15, 2021

The Fresh Produce Safety Centre (FPSC) invites members of the industry to complete its Rapid Diagnostic Methods in the Fresh Produce Industry Survey.

Published: Sep 23, 2021

The presence of metals and other contaminants in the environment is the result of the dispersion and accumulation of man-made pollutants into the ecosystem as a consequence of manufacturing, intensive agricultural practices, incineration and waste disposa

Published: Sep 23, 2021

Specimens of the potato moth were found in potatoes imported from Iran to Azerbaijan.

Published: Sep 08, 2021

Biosecurity officers are on the lookout for mooncakes and other gifts from overseas with the approaching Mid-Autumn festival, also known as the Moon Festival.

Published: Sep 08, 2021

Goshgar Tahmazli, chairman of the Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency, has stated that it will be impossible to export fruits and vegetables to Russia due to the current levels of pesticides, nitrates and heavy metals.

Published: Aug 20, 2021

Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adding 37 sections in Charlotte County, 17 sections in Collier County, 45 sections in Glades County, 68 sections in Hendry County, and 28 sections in Lee County, to the citru

Published: Aug 17, 2021

The European Commission has approved lowering the maximum lead content in certain food products, including different fruits, vegetables, and tubers, due to the potential negative impact that this heavy metal can have on health.

Published: Jul 27, 2021

The UK Food Standards Agency has published its Consumer perceptions of genome edited food report as part of broader efforts to increase its evidence base in the field of genetic technologies.

Published: Jul 26, 2021

In Belgium in 2020, more than 330 outbreaks affected more than 1,200 people. In total, 333 outbreaks sickened 1,262 people, 27 of those needing hospital treatment.

Published: Jul 15, 2021

On July 6, Fayez Qassuma, vice president of the Export Committee in the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, spoke with the local Al-Watan newspaper on the Saudi ban on Syrian produce.

Published: Jul 06, 2021

Thanks to the new packing hall that Suhrs Obstversand has built on its farm in Oederquart, Elbe-Obst Vertriebsgesellschaft's position regarding the sale of pome fruit has become even stronger.

Published: Jul 06, 2021

More imported fresh fruits and vegetables treated with irradiation could soon be on sale on New Zealand shelves if a rule change goes through.

Published: Jun 28, 2021

The number of victims in the UK Salmonella outbreak -linked to melons- has almost doubled. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Public Health England (PHE) are investigating the incident with 99 people sick since April.

Published: Jun 23, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will resume Produce Safety Rule inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act in Oregon.

Published: Jun 23, 2021

The number of victims in the UK Salmonella outbreak -linked to melons- has almost doubled.

Published: Jun 23, 2021

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries said they found the larvae on a consignment of the fruits last Friday; the next day it was confirmed as oriental fruit fly.