FOCOS, Author at FOCOS https://www.focos-food.com/author/focos/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:22:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 139646894 FAO/WHO Food Allergen Risk Assessment Consultations https://www.focos-food.com/fao-who-food-allergen-risk-assessment-consultations/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:22:17 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20440 FAO and WHO convened an expert group to review the list of global food allergens, recommend thresholds, review PAL and recommend improvements and devise an approach for labelling exemptions.

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]]> 20440 Impacts of the Ukraine – Russia Conflict on the Global Food Supply Chain https://www.focos-food.com/impacts-of-the-ukraine-russia-conflict-on-the-global-food-supply-chain/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20399 Download ILSI held a roundtable discussion on the impact of the Ukraine Russia conflict on the global supply chain. Round table members also included Bert Popping. The notes were taken by Ellen Dyson, Rachel Helbig and Neil Boyle, who also developed this manuscript with input from the panel members, which were Tessa Avermaete, [...]

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]]> 20399 The European Court of Justice Annuls Titanium Dioxide Regulation https://www.focos-food.com/the-european-court-of-justice-annuls-titanium-dioxide-regulation/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 07:44:58 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20348 This is a rare occasion: the Court of Justice of the European Union annuls the part of the Commission delegated regulation 2020/217, which classifies titanium dioxide as a carcinogenic substance by inhalation in certain powder forms.

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]]> 20348 FAO/WHO Published Second Food Allergen Report https://www.focos-food.com/fao-who-published-second-food-allergen-report/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:51:54 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20323 FAO/WHO published the full report on thresholds for global food allergens. Read how our expert group arrived at those levels.

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]]> 20323 The making of “Present Knowledge in Food Safety” https://www.focos-food.com/the-making-of-present-knowledge-in-food-safety/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:09:51 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20220 The new reference manual "Present Knowledge in Food Safety" is out. It describes a risk-based approach for food safety through the food supply chain. The book has 72 chapter, written by more than 100 authors and over 1100 pages.

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]]> 20220 Interview with Dr. Marta Prado About the Use of AI and Nanotechnology in the TITAN Project https://www.focos-food.com/interview-with-dr-marta-prado-about-the-use-of-ai-and-nanotechnology-in-the-titan-project/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:05:50 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20214 Marta Prado discusses with Bert Popping the innovative role of INL, FOCOS, AI Talentum and The New Fork in the EU-Project TITAN

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]]> 20214 Interview with Dr. Edward Sliwinski about the TITAN Project https://www.focos-food.com/interview-with-dr-edward-sliwinski-about-the-titan-project/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:12:02 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20210 Edward Sliwinski discusses with Bert Popping the innovative approaches taken by the EU-funded project TITAN to enhance transparency and sustainability of the food value chain.

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]]> 20210 The Official Start of the TITAN EU Project https://www.focos-food.com/the-official-start-of-the-titan-eu-project/ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 06:55:29 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20197 The EU-funded TITAL project, with FOCOS as one of the partners, held its kick-off meeting on 12-14 September. The project will address transparency and authenticity issues using novel analytical tools in combination with artificial intelligence.

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]]> 20197 Too High, Too Low: Why Food Allergen Threshold Matter https://www.focos-food.com/too-high-too-low-why-food-allergen-threshold-matter/ Mon, 30 May 2022 15:19:16 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=19951 While having a single threshold for precautionary food allergen labelling (PAL) seems attractive at first sight, the analytical challenges and the labelling need to consider food matrices and consumers’ literacy levels.

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