Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Rod Addy

More detailed research on toxoplasma in food is needed, according to a risk profile report delivered by the UK’s Advisory Committee on The Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF).

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Research has revealed the areas in smoked fish processing plants most vulnerable to contamination by the hostile microbe Listeria monocytogenes.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Due to an oversight, four breaches of BSE controls in British beef identified last year were not publicised immediately on the Agency’s website in the normal manner.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

DuPont India on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its Nutrition & Health business and will offer food ingredient solutions and technologies that enhance food nutrition, quality and safety.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Recently, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) prepared a document that would be useful to householders while detecting common adulterants in food.

Published: Sep 07, 2012 By: FBR

Further studies are needed to identify the foodborne routes of Toxoplasmosis infection and identify the risks, according to a new report by the UK’s Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF).

Published: Sep 06, 2012

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to not lower the coarse particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).

Published: Sep 06, 2012

Organic food isn't any better for people than conventional varieties when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, according to a new review of the evidence. It's just costlier to produce, as a typical farmer can testify.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

As moms and dads pack lunches for their kids before a busy day of class and extra-curricular activities, FSIS encourages families to update their food safety routine and take precautions that will help prevent food poisoning in America's young students.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

This year, IPN - infectious pancreatic necrosis - virus has been identified in five different fish farms in Finnish inland waters.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada) has obtained approval from the authorities in Singapore to begin marketing AQUAVAC® IridoV, a new inactivated vaccine for reducing mortality due to iridovirus disease (genus

Published: Sep 06, 2012

The new Offshore Fisheries Decree expected to be gazetted later this year is slated to address gaps in the current Fisheries Act and Marine Spaces Act.

Published: Sep 06, 2012

Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) CEO Ari Mervis admits the SAB Miller subsidiary was wrong to change the recipe for Victoria Bitter (VB), but is changing the Aussie beer back to its original recipe.

Published: Sep 06, 2012 By: Vladislav Vorotnikov

Recent outbreaks of anthrax in regions of Russia and Kyrgyzstan have raised fears over the safety of beef.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Rod Addy

A chemical found commonly in food packaging has been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a report published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Firms that flout the law by failing to ensure their workplaces are safe for workers will be subject to additional costs from next month.

Published: Sep 05, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

A California judge has granted in part a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against Jamba Juice over ‘all-natural’ claims, but has given the plaintiff the right to amend his complaint.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Just as another well-known business family controls the Mars chocolate global empire while having global petfood interests, the Australian equivalent is now the Queensland-based Quinn family.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

Published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods, according to findings reported in the Sept. 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Published: Sep 05, 2012

The New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed that several Chinese-made baby food firms are falsely claiming that their product is produced in New Zealand.