A European court has backed a decision by Greek authorities not to approve a product designed to prevent Listeria in certain products. The case involves Listex P100, a product from Dutch company Micreos, intended for use against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food of animal origin. The court ruled that the EU Commission must approve such a product.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has released its outbreak report for fiscal year 2023 and detailed the six investigations carried out during that time. The report covers Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 2023 and provides information about outbreaks that sickened more than 100 people with more than 30 hospitalizations. “While investigating outbreaks is

Ben & Jerry’s launched its first non-dairy ice cream alternatives in 2016. Four years later, the brand was acquired by FMCG Unilever, and today the brand’s vegan range has grown to 20 flavours.For Ben & Jerry’s, non-dairy ice creams now make up 25% of its global product portfolio.The decision to expand its non-dairy range is

Researchers at the University of Bath are taking on one of the biggest and most costly contributors to food waste: rotten fruits and vegetables. And which one are they focusing on first? The humble, yet delicious and versatile, carrot.How serious is the problem of food waste and how can we help to prevent it?​It’ll come

Largest ever monetary criminal penalty in food safety matter Family Dollar Stores LLC pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under unsanitary conditions related to a rodent infestation at the company’s West Memphis, AR, distribution center. At the same time, criminal information unsealed in federal court in Little Rock, AR, charged Family Dollar

Outcomes from a workshop have shown that people don’t want diverging food safety standards between nations in the United Kingdom, according to research published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Reasons given for these views include thinking it would mean additional complications for businesses and consumers, impact trade, and lead to mistakes in food production

Norovirus, the highly contagious illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea, has surged in the Northeast region of the United States in the past few weeks, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC statistics show that food is the most common transmission vehicle for noroviruses. While surveillance data show

The Belgian food agency officers have investigated more than 450 complaints about websites or social media profiles selling food in the past two years. Inspectors at the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) found that, in most cases, the seller was not registered. Authorization from the agency is required as people

Nestle recently announced its FY2023 full year financial results, reporting a -1.5% year-on-year decrease in sales to CHF93bn (US$) but an increase of 17.3% in underlying trade operating profits to CHF16.1bn (US$).In the firm’s financial results press conference which FoodNavigator-Asia​ attended, Nestle CFO Francois-Xavier Roger highlighted that overall organic growth for the company has been

The group’s annual temperature check of the industry found that almost all who took part had experienced a rise in costs over the past 12 months, with the top increases attributed to energy bills (30%), labour costs (25%) and raw materials (23%).In an effort to mitigate these costs, a majority of respondents said they have