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Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Food Standards Scotland has just launched a new food safety marketing campaign aimed at encouraging good food safety practices in the home.
The campaign highlights 20 common ‘kitchen crimes...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
EFFoST is welcoming oral and poster abstract submissions for the 32nd EFFoST International Conference that will take place from 6-8 November 2018 in Nantes, France. The theme of this year’s...
Friday, June 8, 2018 - 13:54
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...
Monday, July 23, 2018 - 14:33
According to Food Standards Scotland (FSS), 50% of people in Scotland say they follow rules they learned as children when it comes to preparing and cooking food.
Only 45% of them follow the correct...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an update of how it evaluates the potential genotoxicity of substances in food and feed assessments.
The opinion addresses three key issues:...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance on the safety evaluation of nutrient sources and the bioavailability of nutrients from the sources....
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Following a public consultation, EFSA has finalised the strategy for its next re-evaluation of the toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA). The Authority has today published a “scientific protocol” that...
Friday, June 8, 2018 - 14:02
IFST has updated its Information Statement on HIV/AIDS and the Food Handler.
Health authorities around the world agree that transmission of HIV/AIDS via food and beverages is not a known risk. This...
Friday, June 8, 2018 - 14:02
At this time of year food preparation is particularly important in order to minimise the risk of food poisoning.
Campylobacter is a common cause of foodborne disease that people can contract...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
According to the annual report on zoonotic disease published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the declining trend of...