The Food Standards Agency has published results from its latest study looking at levels of process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a range of UK foods. The report shows an upward trend in acrylamide levels in processed cereal-based baby foods (excluding rusks), and a reduction in other products, such as pre-cooked French fries, potato products [...]
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UK Acrylamide and Furan Survey Published – Vegetable Crisps not a Healthy option
April 17th, 2012 by Tony
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Research call on Norovirus in Foods
April 12th, 2012 by Tony
The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders to carry out a systematic review on the survival of norovirus in foods and on food contact surfaces. Human enteric viruses are a major cause of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in the UK, and foodborne transmission is thought to be an important route of infection. However, the amount [...]
Shocking number of Failures reported from Northern Ireland food surveillance
April 4th, 2012 by Tony
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its fourth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland. Similar to 2009, the results of sampling in 2010 indicate that there have been relatively few detections of foodborne pathogens. However, almost a third of samples taken were reported to be of microbiologically unsatisfactory quality, [...]
Latest Australia & New Zealand Recalls: Cheese & Snacks
March 10th, 2012 by Tony
Almarae Dairy Products recall Country Cheese (microbial contamination) – 9 March 2012 Almarae Dairy Products have recalled Country Cheese from two outlets in Punchbowl, NSW due to microbial contamination (Listeria and E.coli). Food products contaminated with Listeria and E.colimay cause illness if consumed. Listeria may cause illness in pregnant women and their babies, the elderly [...]
FSA to conduct Raw Milk Review
March 9th, 2012 by Tony
The Board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will decide next week whether the FSA should review the current rules governing the sale and marketing of unpasteurised, or raw, drinking milk and cream. This follows developments in the sale of raw milk which have seen producers using new routes of sale for their products, such [...]