Horse meat investigation progress
There has been some progress in July but the final report of the Elliott Review has been delayed. The Food Standards Agency (FSA)... Read More
Regulatory Changes for Food Allergens
There are two significant changes coming into effect. In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Final Rule for defining ‘Gluten-Free’ in... Read More
Adventitious or deliberate meat contamination ?
As long as good manufacturing practice is applied, there should be no detectable carry-over of meat species in UK meat processing plants producing... Read More
New product: Afla M1-V test strips
The capabilities for rapid onsite detection of mycotoxins have just got even better. Bio-Check is launching Vicam’s new quantitative lateral flow test for... Read More
Food Crime under the spotlight
Professor Chris Elliott’s final report reviewing the integrity and assurance of British food supply networks is expected next month. The interim report made... Read More
Food Allergen Thresholds
Bio-Check attended the 8th Workshop on Food Allergen Methodologies this month in Vancouver, Canada. The conference discussed the international approaches to allergen thresholds... Read More
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Mislabelled or Food Fraud
There is growing concern that widespread mislabelling of meats is occurring in the UK. In some cases it is difficult to determine whether... Read More
Trends in Multitoxin Analysis
Risk assessments of common food products for the presence of mycotoxins must be regularly performed to identify which classes are currently of interest... Read More
Food Allergens – what’s acceptable?
Management of food allergens continues to be a significant challenge for the food industry, not only because it is one of the main... Read More