Published: Feb 24, 2021

Deaths from serious allergic reactions due to food have declined over the past 20 years, despite an increase in hospital admissions for food-induced anaphylaxis over the same period, an analysis of UK NHS data had found.

Published: Feb 18, 2021

The German customs authorities have withdrawn Spanish oranges from the market, as they reportedly contained an excessive amount of pesticide residues, as reported on February 5 by the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, RASFF).

Published: Feb 18, 2021

German growers will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely, starting 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects.

Published: Feb 07, 2021

The Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency and relevant agencies are taking joint measures to lift restrictions on the tomatoes and apple export from Azerbaijan to Russia. Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted the ban on the imports of tomatoes grown in Azerbaijan

Published: Feb 03, 2021

A new FAO project involves Kyrgyzstan and improving food safety management in the country’s fruit and vegetable sector.

Published: Jan 28, 2021

Researchers have expanded knowledge of the UK’s involvement in a multi-country Listeria outbreak.

Published: Jan 25, 2021

Biotalys NV, a food and crop protection company, announced that it has submitted its first protein-based biocontrol, Evoca™, to the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States for approval.

Published: Jan 25, 2021

German and Danish officials have reported low levels of pesticide residues in food. A report, published by the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), is based on results from 20,283 food samples as part of official controls i

Published: Jan 14, 2021

United Fresh Produce Association announced the class two fellows of the Produce Safety Immersion Program, sponsored by Renaissance Food Group at the gold level, and Ecolab as a silver sponsor.

Published: Jan 14, 2021

SPX FLOW has released new metal and X-ray detectable seats for its Waukesha Cherry-Burrell® (WCB) range of single seat valves.

Published: Jan 08, 2021

Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has confirmed the occurrence of multiple bird flu strains at a Dutch poultry farm. The highly pathogenic H5N8 strain was among the identified pathogens on a turkey farm in Moergestel, in the south of the country.

Published: Jan 08, 2021

On October 27, 2020, the European Union announced Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Regulation (EC) 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides in, or on, foo

Published: Dec 28, 2020

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries is placing QR codes on melons to trace the fruit from the farm, all the way to the consumers' fridges.

Published: Dec 28, 2020

The Azerbaijani Food Safety Agency and a number of relevant structures are taking the necessary measures to remove restrictions on the export of certain products to Russia.

Published: Dec 17, 2020

A survey of small farmers in Texas, focusing on food safety protocols and resources, has revealed significant gaps in these, increasing the risk of product contamination and foodborne illness.

Published: Dec 11, 2020

Banana fruits infected with rot disease were collected from the local market of Lahore, Pakistan.

Published: Dec 08, 2020

The Center for Produce Safety awarded more than $300,000 to a research project that is examining the risk of contamination in distribution center environments by surveying managers and collecting testing samples at their facilities, focusing on potentiall

Published: Nov 13, 2020

The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response: “The FDA is investigating a third outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 illnesses that matches the E. coli O157:H7 strain found.

Published: Nov 13, 2020

According to a press release, issued last Wednesday, Finnish Customs officials have rejected more food products with pesticide residues by the end of October 2020 than during all of 2019.

Published: Nov 06, 2020

After the data regarding the month of October became public, LA UNIÓ de Llauradors reported that EU rejections of citrus fruits imports from third countries, because they had pests, had increased by 66% over the same dates of last year.