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Chinese food safety in Ireland
21-Apr-2004 - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has launched the first food safety training programme specifically tailored to the needs of Ireland's Chinese food sector, which comprises almost 6,000 restaurants and takeaways. The programme, entitled Food Safety Training for Management in the Chinese Food Sector, is available in English and Chinese and is designed to ensure that management in the Chinese food sector have access to food safety training that is specific to their work practices.
Online help for manufacturers
19-Apr-2004 - A new system has been launched on the Internet to help food producers cope with the complications of new EU meat labelling regulations. The system provides manufacturers with the Quantitative Ingredient Declaration (QUID) percentage, which is now a requirement for the majority of food products.
Water supply safety
16-Apr-2004 - Agilent Technologies and Swiss-based Metrohm have developed a high-sensitivity method of detecting perchlorate in surface and drinking water. Perchlorate, an explosive propellant used in rocket fuel, is a widespread and potentially harmful contaminant that affects thyroid function.
Poultry poisoning breakthrough
15-Apr-2004 - Scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR), UK, have found that specific probiotics - beneficial bacteria - can destroy pathogenic bacteria living in the gut of poultry. The discovery could help remove the threat of bacterial food poisoning from the food chain.
Blow to the egg industry
14-Apr-2004 - The safety of chicken eggs has been challenged by a UK environmental pressure group, just weeks after figures showing the lowest levels of Salmonella in years were published. The Soil Association claims that as many as one in eight eggs may contain residues of a veterinary drug that are potentially harmful to humans, and points the finger of blame at intensive farming methods.
Detecting metal through packaging
14-Apr-2004 - A high frequency metal detector designed to offer food manufacturers and packers heightened sensitivity for non-ferrous and stainless steel metals has been launched. Pure, high resistance non-ferrous and stainless steel metals have consistently posed the major challenge to standard metal detectors as they are difficult to detect through aluminium packaging.
Japan to rethink beef policy
14-Apr-2004 - Japan may be about to review its policy of testing all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease, a practice Tokyo has asked Washington to adopt as a condition for resuming US beef imports. This is encouraging news for US meat processors, who only last month asked the USDA to give in to Japanese demands.
EU tightens label law
08-Apr-2004 - The EU has tightened the rules on the labelling of certain foods, such as margarines, which contain plant sterols. These substances are added because of their perceived ability to lower cholesterol levels, but the European Commission Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) has warned that intakes of plant sterols and stanols exceeding 3g/day might induce undesirable effects.
Meeting EU standards
07-Apr-2004 - Food processors in the developing world are having to work hard to meet new EU food safety regulations that are due to come into force in January 2005. These laws will make it mandatory for all fruit and vegetable products arriving in the EU to be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution.
Is food safety an economic weapon?
06-Apr-2004 - Strict hygiene standards are increasingly being used by the west to block food imports from developing economies, according to researchers in Thailand, India and Australia. They claim that rich countries are using consumer fears of tainted food as an excuse to bypass international free trade agreements, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Innovations in detection revealed at Total 2004
30-Mar-2004 - The latest metal detectors on show at Total 2004 suggest that equipment suppliers are fully aware of the most pressing concerns of food processors - guaranteeing food safety, ensuring traceability and the facilitation of uninterrupted production.
Safety CD released
29-Mar-2004 - The USDA has released an informational compact disc for federal and state agriculture vets. The move is designed to prevent the intentional and unintentional introduction of animal diseases into the nation's food production chain.
Clean air technology
23-Mar-2004 - A new means of purifying air based on a simple electronic device could mount a significant challenge to established players such as ultraviolet light and HEPA filters, writes Phil Taylor.
FAO demands poultry tests
22-Mar-2004 - Asian countries that declare victory over avian influenza should base such statements on in-depth investigations, FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) urged in a joint statement today. There have been fears that Vietnam is planning to begin poultry restocking before adequate checks have been carried out, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Thermal fluid passes safety test
22-Mar-2004 - A new heat/ chill thermal fluid developed has just received official food-grade certification in the US. Manufacturer Paratherm says that the fluid offers food processors a safer alternative to conventional heat transfer fluids, and is environmentally friendly.
Coke withdraws Dasani in UK
22-Mar-2004 - Coca-Cola is withdrawing its Dasani bottled water from sale in Britain after finding that samples contained higher than permitted levels of the chemical bromate. A Coca-Cola spokesman said that the voluntary withdrawal was a precautionary measure, and that only the UK would be affected.
Egg safety still an issue
22-Mar-2004 - An FSA survey of UK-produced eggs has found that the level of salmonella contamination is now one third of what it was in 1996. But one industry expert says that food manufacturers should still exercise caution, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Cheese bacteria survive pasteurisation
22-Mar-2004 - The bacteria involved in the ripening of cheeses may find their way into the final product by surviving the pasteurisation process, say researchers from Italy, Ireland and France.
Good news for egg producers
19-Mar-2004 - A survey of UK-produced eggs has found that the level of salmonella contamination is now one third of what it was in 1996. Poultry producers hope that the findings will go some way to allaying consumer fears over poultry products,writes Anthony Fletcher.
Safety guide for food industry
18-Mar-2004 - A new guide from CCFRA has been launched to help microbiologists assess the reliability of results from food tests. Stringent new EU laws require food manufacturers to show a thorough understanding of all food processes, writes Anthony Fletcher.
RSSL shows industry HOW
17-Mar-2004 - Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) is launching a programme to help food manufacturers address issues such as obesity, nutrition and food safety. Entitled HOW - health, obesity and well-being - the programme offers consultancy, development and analytical services.
Food safety testing gets smart
25-Nov-2002 - In recent months FoodProductionDaily.com has included several articles covering the intriguing development work of Swedish company Biacore in the area of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)...
Making claims for Europe -the health claims directive
04-Nov-2002 - The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative recently passed a new health claim for soya protein in foods. While this will no doubt have a significant...
Squaring up to packaging innovation
28-Oct-2002 - Since the recent trial launch of its square soup cans in two of its UK stores, the packaging industry has been keenly observing proceedings at...
Fault-proofing package design
30-Sep-2002 - When it comes to food packaging it is crucial to get the design right first time, every time. However, according to Roland ten Klooster, a...
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