Nine Closure Orders Served On Food Businesses In Ireland

Nine Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of June for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.  The Orders were issued by environmental health ...
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Ragu White Lasagne Sauce Recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – Symington’s Ltd is recalling one date code of its Ragu White Lasagne Sauce, because some jars have been produced with an incorrect pH level. This may present a microbiological food safety risk to consumers.
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Symington’s Recalls Ragu White Lasagne Sauce

IRELAND – Symington’s Ltd. is recalling the above batch of Ragu White Lasagne Sauce, as the measured pH in some jars does not comply with food industry safety standards for pasteurised products.  The affected batch was distributed to Tesco Ireland, which has removed it from sale and is issu...
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SB-Convenience Recalls Oldenländer Minced Beef

GERMANY – SB-Convenience GmbH is recalling Oldenländer Rinderhacklfeisch (Oldenländer minced beef) because the product may be contaminated with foreign body (red plastic debris). The product was distributed in Lidl stores in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Hamburg, He...
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EU Project To Help Establish Sustainable Aquaculture For Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

The EU-funded project TRANSDOTT aims to establish a sustainable and commercially viable aquaculture for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna.


Domesticating Atlantic Bluefin Tuna may help meet the food industry’s demand for this endangered species. However, making such an endeavour sustainable is a cha...
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Novel Environmentally-Sustainable Project To Control Plant Pests

A new project funded by the UK-India Education and Research Initiative will help to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests, known as plant-parasitic nematodes.


Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel...
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Who Is Responsible For Climate Change?

One of the major reasons for the failure of the 2009 Climate Convention Conference in Copenhagen was the issue of carbon debt. Developed countries called for emission reductions in developing countries, while the latter use the former’s historical emissions, their carbon debt, as a reason for i...
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RASFF Food Alerts, Week 27

Here is the summary of food alerts issued by Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last week.
On 30/06/2014, suspicion of Clostridium botulinum was identified in pesto sauce with black truffles from Hungary. The product was distributed to Slovakia, Hungary, Hong Kong. RASFF reference No.:...
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Fondue Chinoise With Chicken Is A Risk For A Campylobacter Infections

A new study shows that fondue chinoise with chicken is one of the primary risk factors for a campylobacter infection in Switzerland in winter.


Meat fondue with chicken is one of the primary risk factors for a campylobacter infection in Switzerland in winter, a new study shows. At the end of...
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Energy Efficient Technologies Can Also Save Water

Researchers suggest that technology, policies or plans should also take environmental factors such as water usage into account when aiming to slow down climate change.


There’s more to trying to slow down climate change than just cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Technology, policies or plans t...
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Asda Smart Price Crisps Withdrawn

UNITED KINGDOM – Asda is withdrawing its Smart Price Crisps with a ‘best before’ date of 6 September 2014 because the product contains milk, barley and gluten which are not mentioned on the label. This makes the product a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or...
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Rossiki Salad Recalled

GREECE – The Greek Food Safety Authority Regional Directorate of East Macedonia and Thrace has initiated a recall of salad “Rossiki salad”, with branded “Rossiki salad, Mr Grand” (in Greek: « Ρώσικη σαλάτα “Μr GRAND”») because presence of mould has been identified during routing test. Therefore t...
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BRC Issue 7 Quality Manual Published

We have published the BRC Standards Issue 7 Quality Manual. The manual describes how manufacturers will comply with the requirements of the BRC (Issue 7, January 2015). The manual also includes: Codes of Practice; Protocols; Recommended Systems. Our manual covers all the Global Standards aspects...
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A New, Highly-Sensitive Method To Track Down Food Allergies

Scientists have developed a highly-sensitive method that can quickly and accurately identify the culprit proteins which in a food causes an allergic response to a patient.


Although food allergies are common, sufferers often don’t know exactly what in foods cause their allergic reactions....
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Acrylamide In Food Increases The Risk Of Developing Cancer

EFSA is launching a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on acrylamide in food, developed by the Authority’s expert Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM).


Acrylamide is a chemical compound that typically forms in starchy food products during high-temperature cooking, i...
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Danish Crown Recalls Pork

SWEDEN – Danish Crown is recalling a batch of pork from the stores of the supermarket chains ICA and Axfood, because the product may contain traces of the banned hormone DES. The hormone found in the urine of a pig slaughtered in Sæby. DES stands for diethylstilbestrol and is a hormone ...
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Bionade Holunder And Bionade Streuobst Recalled

GERMANY – Bionade GmbH is recalling Bionade Holunder (0,5l PET-Flasche) and Bionade Streuobst (0,5l PET-Flasche) because the product may contain yeast cells that lead to fermentation processes. These yeasts can cause fermentation processes that can arise elevated levels of carbon dioxide...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

A new technique allows plants to be grown and imaged inside microscopes. Credit: Daniel von Wangenheim

Growing plants in a microscope is helping scientists to view roots developing in 3D and in real time. “With the growth conditions under our control, we can explore how roots respond...
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Danish Efforts To Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Inspire In The U.S. Congress

Denmark was the first country in the world to ban the use of antimicrobial growth promoters for animals on a scientific basis.


Denmark’s systematic and scientific strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance in food production has been on the agenda at a briefing in the U.S. Congress. At the b...
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Neo-Carbon Energy Project To Help In Storage Of Solar And Wind Energy

Researchers have developed NEO-CARBON ENERGY project for a brand new energy system and its associated business sector in Finland.


VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has joined forces with Lappeenranta University of Technology and the Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of...
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