Food Safety Archives - FOCOS https://www.focos-food.com/category/food-safety/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:46:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 139646894 Half Year Analysis of RASFF Data – Mycotoxins and Pathogens Lead the Charts https://www.focos-food.com/half-year-analysis-of-rasff-data-mycotoxins-and-pathogens-lead-the-charts/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:24:47 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20454 We analyzed and present a summary of RASFF notifications from the first half of 2024.

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]]> 20454 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 Interview with Dr. Isabelle Guelinckx on the ILSI Europe Food Allergen Task Force https://www.focos-food.com/interview-with-dr-isabelle-guelinckx-on-the-ilsi-europe-food-allergen-task-force/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:01:18 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20429 Dr. Bert Popping interviews Dr. Isabelle Guelinckx on the work of the ILSI-Europe Food Allergen Taskforce and their session on quantitative risk assessment during the third Food Allergy Forum in Amsterdam.

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]]> 20429 High Levels of Acrylamide Found in a Novel Product Group https://www.focos-food.com/high-levels-of-acrylamide-found-in-a-novel-product-group/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:05:39 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20412 A new and unexpected source of high levels of acrylamide in food was found. A first survey by the competent authorities confirms that the product group has an issue

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]]> 20412 How Safe Is Seaweed? https://www.focos-food.com/how-safe-is-seaweed/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 08:23:59 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20388 How safe is seaweed? And what are the known risks associated with its consumption?

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]]> 20388 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 Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens – PART 4: Exemptions https://www.focos-food.com/joint-fao-who-expert-consultation-on-risk-assessment-of-food-allergens-part-4/ Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:53:42 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20335 During the fourth Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens a process for the consideration of future exemptions from allergen labelling of highly refined foods and ingredients was developed by the experts.

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]]> 20335 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 Need for Tracing Food Incidents https://www.focos-food.com/the-need-for-tracing-food-incidents/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:55:32 +0000 https://www.focos-food.com/?p=20277 Food trade is global. When incidents happen, it is important to trace them back to the origin and rapidly alert those having received the faulty product. At the government level, several countries have notification systems in place for this. But Some countries still don't. FAO started a project developing guidance for setting up electronic notification systems. The output is described in the report.

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