Mycotoxins
Posted on 31st December 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in December 2019:
- Much of the ‘Australian beef’ sold in China
isn’t Australian … or beef
- A closer look at the economic and medical
importance of mycotoxins.
- What does legal limbo mean for CBD?
- FSANZ calls for comment on a proposal to make
allergen information clearer
- Farmers and feed advisers encouraged to
better test feed for mycotoxins
- Sampling for mycotoxins in grain
- Mycotoxin risk assessment and management in
Europe
- From allergies to climate change to food
fraud – issues facing the food sector in 2020
- FDA is tough on CBD food
- Label compliance issues extend beyond
allergens
- Q3 Hazard Beat: Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
- Undeclared Allergens Top Cause of FDA and
USDA Food Recalls
- The rise of the meat-mimicking market
- Top ten ‘weakest links’ in allergen
management revealed
- Plant-based ingredients, new pea protein
isolate
- Pesto products recalled over peanut fears
- Indian Government waives fee for food
adulteration test
- Comparative analysis of eliciting capacity of
raw and roasted peanuts
- US foods making gluten-free claims must
comply w/ FDA’s gluten-free labeling rule
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Posted on 30th November 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in November 2019:
- In Glasgow at the Association of Public Analysts Annual Conference
- Tackling biofilm detection
- All-purpose egg replacement
- DNA testing reveals ‘widespread adulteration’ of herbal products
- FSIS issues public health alert for pork sausages due to undeclared allergen
- Greater guidance on food allergens called for
- New ILSI Europe food allergy task force group on Allergenicity of novel proteins
- Consumption Information in Risk-Analysis Driven Food Regulatory Decision
- Pret A Manger and Planet Coconut face trial after allergy death
- ‘Be wise to portion size’ guidance
- Africa: $670m in lost export trade due to aflatoxin contamination
- Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years
- USDA Publishes Hemp Rules: Will It Impact Food?
- High levels of poisonous substance reportedly found in Kenyan maize flour
- CBD food and drink in the EU: The newest hot commodity or a regulatory headache?
- Chickpeas: A rising star of the dairy alternatives market?
- ANSES issues formula production guide in response to 2017 salmonella outbreak
- Japanese find breastfeeding at birth can lower milk allergies
- FDA warns companies for illegally selling CBD products
- Horsemeat scandal abattoir boss hit with new fines
- “Clean meat” sees rapid growth as start-ups bring first cultured meat product to market
- Prevention of Non-peanut Food Allergies.
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Posted on 31st October 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in October 2019:
- Lynne Regent opens the Anaphylaxis Campaign
Corporate conference
- FSA: study green food contact materials
- New Eurachem Guidance on planning and
reporting Method Validation Studies
- Legislation limiting the fight against
dangerous pathogens
- Rice ‘fingerprinting’ to fight fraud: ’20-50%
of all premium rice is adulterated’
- UK allergy-related food recalls may rise
further after Natasha’s Law
- New food allergen Reference Doses (thresholds)
from VITAL available
- Allergic reaction to tzatziki sees Ebbw Vale
firm fined
- Eating out, mindfulness and plant-based
trends will dominate industry
- EC extends whey protein isolate use in
supplements and infant formulae
- SOFHT Conference – Building an Allergen Safe
Culture – 27 Feb 2020!
- FSA downplays rise in reported food crime
- On World Food Day: Not just hunger,
adulteration too remains a serious issue in India
- UK campaign raises concern over number of
missed food inspections
- ‘Act now on food safety’, out-of-home chains
told
- Could rapeseed protein be the new soy?
- Going gluten-free offers no gut benefits for
healthy people, study suggests
- Peanut-allergy therapy ‘protection not a cure’
- The Food Industry Guide to Allergen
Management and Labelling for Australia & New Zealand
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Posted on 30th September 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in September 2019:
- India: ‘Adulteration in food not less than
crime’
- Vegan meals are ‘UK’s fastest growing
take-away choice’
- Demand for meat & dairy alternatives is
shifting in tandem with a rise for ‘clean-label’
- Controlling contaminants: the new facet of
clean label
- New allergen reference doses in VITAL 3.0
- Food safety experts face challenging times ahead
- Chickpeas: The next big protein source for plant-based
meat?
- Flooding raises turmeric supply concerns in
India
- Byron burger death: Owen Carey’s family
demand law change
- Why the world is becoming more allergic to
food
- ‘Natasha’s Law’ confirmed
- Will an Owen’s law follow Natasha’s?
- What can restaurants do to help customers
with allergies?
- Eurachem 2019 Measurement Uncertainty Workshop
- Peanut allergies affected by exercise and
sleep deprivation
- Are plant-based milks entering a vegan
renaissance?
- Allergen information for ‘prepacked for
direct sale’ food
- FSA Board announces plans to protect people
with food allergies and intolerances
- UK’s food supply at risk from climate change
and imports: report
- Review of bio-based food contact materials
published – potential risk of allergens present?
- Byron chicken allergy death family ‘may sue
burger chain’
- RASFF Notifications by Hazard 2018
- FDA Updates Food Defense Plan Builder to support
Intentional Adulteration FSMA Rule
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Posted on 31st August 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in August 2019:
- Dutchman sentenced over horse meat scandal arrested in Spain
- Sale of adulterated rice rampant in Idukki
- Extraction Conditions Affect the Immunoreactivity of Peanut Allergens
- The role of incurred materials in method development and validation
- Arrest made in illegal sheep butchery investigation
- All you need to know about CBD
- Confusion as FSA ‘pauses’ work on business inspections model
- “Catcher of the Rye” Detects Rye Gluten in Foods
- What impact does diet have on biodiversity loss?
- UN climate change report presents opportunities for sustainable meat
- Meat producer has fine increased by £25,000 after court rejects appeal
- Takeaway food up a quarter in a decade (UK)
- Vegan food becomes UK’s fastest growing takeaway
- Trust is key to expanding plant-based options
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Posted on 31st July 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in July 2019:
- Dairy analytical standards on the agenda at IDF/ISO Analytical Week 2019
- Hindus call for apology from WFM for not being transparent on food labels
- New article on Food Fraud Prevention Strategy
- An allergy timebomb is exploding in Britain warns Natasha’s parents
- Meat label lies mean 1 in 5 products contain animal not stated on packet
- FSA appoints new Chief Executive
- Key food trends: includes alternative proteins
- Cultural shift needed to cut food fraud risk: ‘Put product ahead of profit’
- Game-changing non-GMO soy with 50% more protein
- Rise of the recall
- The benefits of being GFSI recognised
- FSA publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2018/19
- Best practice labelling guidelines unveiled for insect-based products
- Food fraud and illicit trade ‘holding back progress’ on the SGDs
- Rapidly Developing Policy on Food Contaminants including mycotoxin levels
- Who is ‘best prepared’ for plant-based boom
- Undeclared allergen contamination sparks Asian fish cake recall in the US
- How Do Canadian Food Industries Perceive Food Fraud
- EU advised against meat phrase ban
- Allergy death mum’s plea to schools to save lives
- the Government Chemist Annual Review
- A look at the latest food allergy research
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Posted in Allergens, Gluten, Mycotoxins, Speciation
Posted on 30th June 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in June 2019:
- Japan – Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO
‘evocation’ case
- Highlights from EAACI 2019
- CIEH call for allergen hygiene to be included
in Food Hygiene Rating scheme
- Food and Drink Federation (FDF) published
‘Gluten Labelling Guidance
- 7th June the first ever World
Food Safety Day
- A promising alternative to gluten-free
products
- This Bufala is No Bufala
- New IFST Fact Sheet: Food Allergy made easy
- Common Bacteria Increases Food Allergy Risk
for Children With Severe Eczema
- New horse meat raids take place. This time
old nags processed in food fraud
- The climate crisis is already hitting food
production
- SAFE Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment Tool
- Horsemeat investigation launched in Ireland
- French burger fraud is ‘chapter 2’ of the
horsemeat scandal
- Food safety inspection funding drops
- £180,000 funding announced for research into
coeliac disease
- The rise of veganism
- Low-gluten wheat alternative ‘miracle grain’
presents ‘clear market opportunity
- Food Standards Scotland to take over meat
hygiene inspections
- Five types of consumer make up the
‘unbelievable’ plant-based trend
- Most Europeans react
to food risk information
- International meat fraud crackdown by
authorities
- Pret allergy death: Parents ‘delighted’ by
‘Natasha’s law’ plan
- Meat analogues: A ‘big opportunity’ for
improved quality
- Meat labelling legislation debated at House
of Lords
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Posted on 31st May 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in May 2019:
- FSA publishes Board paper on food allergies
and intolerances
- Kent Scientific Services assisting the
Channel 4 programme “Food Unwrapped”
- Restaurants ‘should list all ingredients’
says food agency
- FSA backs mandatory full ingredient labelling
for pre-packed direct sale food
- Standards & Testing Institution uncover
scale of food adulteration in Bangladesh
- Coeliac UK Awareness week 13-19 May trending
- Managing Allergens in the Workplace –
Anaphylaxis Campaign
- Tougher food safety rules in Oman: Higher
fines and CCTV installation mandatory
- EU ban on ‘meaty names’ for plant-based
products
- Highlights from FAMS 2019
- Next Government Chemist programme for 2020 –
2023
- Discussion paper on allergen labelling
- Codex is taking on two new work items on
food allergens
- Allergy brand for kids
- New regulatory system will ‘need to be paid
for’: FSA
- Upcycling coffee cherries: ‘Every major
chocolate company is looking at this’
- Cashing in on cashew nut waste: A natural
alternative to nitrates?
- Food Allergy Week Australia 26 May – 1 June
- Senior politician in Bangladesh calls food
adulterators as the biggest terrorists in society
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Posted on 30th April 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in April 2019:
- Are you ready for a recall? Communication
strategy the ‘acid test’ for reputation
- Dr William Frankland speaks about severe
allergies the day before his 107th birthday
- Summary highlights from the Food Allergy
Forum in Amsterdam
- Food safety breach costs baker £6k
- A common global understanding of scientific
risk assessment
- Severe reaction after eating Tandoori
takeaway food
- Food Standards Scotland launches food allergy
alert service
- One-third of Restaurant
“Gluten-free” Foods Contained Detectable Gluten
- Europe’s new rules for food safety approval:
Building trust in science?
- Mozzarella fraud laid bare by test
- FDA Says Routine Intentional Adulteration
Inspections Will Start March 2020
- Hygiene and safety offences double since new
guidelines
- Sugars from human milk – a secret weapon
against allergies
- Frozen meat substitutes occupy majority share
of the meat substitute market
- Blockchain service for beef products launched
- Conditions ripe for another ‘Horsegate’
scandal, warns watchdog
- Can chef innovations give insects a ‘culinary
identity’?
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Posted in Allergens, Gluten, Mycotoxins, Speciation
Posted on 31st March 2019 by biocheckuk.
Horizon scanning:
Some of the information tweeted @BioCheckUK in March 2019:
- Monitoring and reporting mycotoxin
contamination in cereal foods and raw materials
- FDA strategy to advance food safety and
modernise the overseeing of imported food
- Food Fraud 2019: NGS for food authenticity,
traceability and safety
- Meat labelling survey calls for debate
- BRC Global Standards Publish new Gluten-Free
certification program Issue 3
- We have launched new tools for withdrawing or
recalling unsafe food
- Food Standards Agency defends allergen stance
- Birmingham meat plant fined over £250,000 for
removal of detained meat
- FSA Chair reaffirms commitment to highest
food safety standards after EU Exit
- Some restaurants are now refusing to serve
those with allergies …
- Corn protein is allergy-friendly, and has
‘interesting functional benefits’
- Artificial meat: UK scientists growing
‘bacon’ in labs
- USDA and FDA Announce Formal Agreement to
Regulate Cell-Cultured Foods
- FDA Publishes Second Instalment of FSMA IA
Draft Guidance
- Blockchain opens up milk supply chain to
consumers in France
- Abattoir fined more than £265,000 for failure
to follow public health regulations
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