Two examples showing the benefits and challenges of agencies moving from paper-based to digital systems have been published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The first covers how the country of Georgia developed a digital system for food control data. The National Food Agency used to receive control results from the regions on

According to a multi-agency analysis, a decline in antimicrobial consumption in Europe has been associated with a drop in overall antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Findings come from a report looking at the usage of antimicrobial agents and the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from humans and food-producing animals, such as broilers, turkeys, cattle under one

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.  Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on

Europe continues to struggle with high levels of childhood obesity. But as understanding around the importance of early years nutrition grows, so too does the opportunity for manufacturers to meet demands for health and functionality.How can industry best support carers and babies in the first 1,000 days, and help set kids up for a healthy

Meal-replacement drinks were first created in the 1960s, with products like Metrecal, a low-calorie drink containing protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals designed for hospital patients who were unable to consume solid foods. But the concept of meal-replacement drinks only really entered the public consciousness in the 1970s, when American businessman Daniel Abraham founded the

Biodiversity is essential for the processes, which support all living things, including humans. Without a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms, we would not have the ecosystems we rely upon to provide us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. And, as the scientific academy, The Royal Society also highlights, “people

The existence of the gut-brain axis is well accepted in the scientific community and the food industry. The ability to recreate that axis on a chip-scale device, however, sounds almost like science fiction. Dr Kerensa Broersen, associate professor of applied stem cell technologies at the University of Twente and senior project manager at NIZO, explains

Exit strategies: From acquisitions to closing for good Over the years, food and beverage startups have increasingly turned to private-equity funding – where they offer an equity stake in their company in exchange – to fuel their business growth. In 2023, private-equity firms, which “rely very heavily on debt as part of their capital structure,” became more

This is a small sample of the recalled products. For a complete list of products use the link in the story. Hundreds of stores received more than 110 recalled products related to an outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes linked to products from Rizo Lopez in Fresno, CA. The Food and Drug Administration has published a list

Norovirus caused the most foodborne outbreaks, but Salmonella was behind the largest, according to an analysis covering several years in Finland. In 2020 to 2022, there were 135 foodborne outbreaks included in a register maintained by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto). Overall, 2,543 people fell ill, 86 were hospitalized, and 15 died. A total of