December 2017 Stakeholder Update on Rapidly Developing Policy on Food Contaminants - FSA

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) published December 2017 Stakeholder update on rapidly developing policy on food contaminants. It provides the summary of each issue discussed at European Commission working group meetings:

  • Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey, tea, herbal infusions and food supplements
  • Ergot alkaloids
  • Ochratoxin A
  • T2-HT-2 toxin
  • Deoxynivalenol
  • Erunic acid
  • Citrinin
  • Acrylamide
  • Furan
  • Perchlorate
  • Seaweed monitoring recommendation

RELATED IFST RESOURCES

Read IFST’s Information Statement on Acrylamide in Foods