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Corrugated Trays Could Extend Shelf Life of Fruits Than Reusable Plastic Crates, Says Study
Jul 5, 2016The corrugated trays allow fruit and vegetables to extend shelf life when compared with reusable plastic crates (RPCs), according to a research by Italy's University of Bologna. The research found that corrugated trays reduce the risk of ...
Tags: Plastic Crates, Fruits
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Cow&Gate Issues Recall of Baby Food Product Over Presence of Moth Larvae
Nov 3, 2015UK-based baby food company Cow & Gate has initiated a precautionary recall of 19,000 packets of its 330gms Cow & Gate Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli from 10 months after a few customers complained of having found moth larvae in the ...
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FSSAI Has Set 12,000 Standards for Food Additives and Ingredients
Jul 15, 2015The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set 12,000 standards for food additives and ingredients, in a move to ease food products approval process in the country. The move, which follows the recent Maggi food scare, ...
Tags: FSSAI, food manufacture, food additives, food ingredients
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FSSAI Has Proposed New Permissible Lead Limits
Jul 10, 2015The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products. The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards ...
Tags: food manufacture, FSSAI, packaged pulses, wheat, canned fruits
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Rosselkhoznadzo Imposed a Ban on Meat Product From Ten Processing Plants in Brazil
Jun 1, 2015Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzo has imposed a temporary ban on meat product imports from ten processing plants in Brazil. The agency said that the processing plants in Brazil have failed to comply with phytosanitary measures, ...
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EU Contemplates Simplifying Import Approval Process
Apr 10, 2015The EU plans to empower member states to grant admission to controversial genetically modified foods and animal feed by simplifying the import approval process. The move is expected to grant more freedom to enable entry of GM products ...
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Us Sets up a Single Body for Food Safety
Feb 4, 2015US President Barack Obama has proposed the establishment of a single food safety agency that will consolidate the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Inspection Service, and other related agencies. Proposed ...
Tags: Food Safety, FDA
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Russian Food Safety Agency Rosselkhoznadzor Has Imposed a Ban on Meat Imports
Nov 21, 2014Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor has imposed a ban on meat imports from Montenegro citing illegal export practices. The agency claimed that the EU is allegedly smuggling its meat to Russia under labels of Montenegro, TASS ...
Tags: Illegal re-exports of meat products, food safety, Agriculture
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Rosselkhoznadzor Is Planning to Ban Certain Fruit and Vegetable Imports From Poland
Aug 7, 2014Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor is planning to ban certain fruit and vegetable imports from Poland, as well as chicken imports from the US over food safety concerns. The agency will also test cheese from McDonald's for certain ...
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The USDA Catfish Inspection Program
Feb 8, 2014The USDA catfish inspection program, first authorized in 2008, is continued in the 2014 farm bill, which also includes a first-of-its-kind “crop insurance” program for catfish farmers. Most of the so-called political experts ...
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A Third or More of All The Honey Is Likely to Have Been Smuggled in From China
Jan 6, 2014A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of ...
Tags: honey, Chinese honey, food safety
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CFS of The Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Issued a Health Alert
Mar 29, 2013The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has issued a health alert, urging people not to consume pre-packaged mixed soybean paste manufactured in Korea as it may contain peanut, which is ...
Tags: food safety agency, food, peanut
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Portuguese Authorities Seized 87 Tons of Processed Beef Products
Mar 4, 2013Portuguese authorities have announced that they have seized 87 tons of processed beef products that were contaminated with horsemeat. The country's Food Safety Agency said in a statement that it has withdrawn nearly 19,000 pre-packed beef ...
Tags: Portuguese authorities, processed beef products, horsemeat
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French Agency for Food Health Safety Has Urged The ECHA to Classify BPA as Hazardous
Dec 7, 2012The French Agency for Food Health Safety (ANSES) has urged the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to classify BPA as a reprotoxic substance. Currently, BPA is classified under category 2 substance, which means suspected reprotoxicity. ...
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Mass Checks on Cooking Oil Is Going to Be Initiated by Bulgaria
Dec 3, 2012Bulgaria's Food Safety Agency is set to initiate mass checks on the cooking oils used at catering establishments,according to Agriculture and Food Minister Miroslav Naidenov. Over the years,the agency has focused hygiene,food origin ...
Tags: cooking oils, hygiene, health