Food Safety
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Ocean Spray voluntarily recalls limited quantity of products in the US
Ocean Spray has taken the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling certain production lots of dried cranberries due to the possible presence of hair-like metal fragments that are “unlikely to cause consumer injury”.
Food Safety | 09 January 2012
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Taiyo’s Chinese facility passes NSF food safety audit
Taiyo announced that its Sunphenon manufacturing facility, Taiyo Green Power in Wuxi, China, has achieved an NSF Food Safety, Quality and Food Defense Audit Score of over 95 by auditing company Cook & Thurber.
Food Safety | 03 January 2012
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Singapore holds food safety forum to address issues
The Shimadzu Global Technology Forum on Food Safety 2011, which was held recently in Singapore, saw the convergence of food safety experts from the industry and government agencies for effective regulation in food safety management.
Food Safety | 05 December 2011
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Naturex facility achieves BRC certification
Naturex has successfully complied with the rigorous and thorough inspections of the BVQI certification body at its New Jersey (US) industrial site and was certified by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Food Safety | 28 September 2011
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Prolab recalls protein products for better labeling
Prolab Nutrition (Prolab) is recalling some of its protein items that may contain undeclared wheat and gluten allergens in the US.
Food Safety | 23 September 2011
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BASF site awarded certification for food safety
The Illertissen site of BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH in Germany has successfully completed certification for the new food safety standard Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000. The certification applies to all products produced …
Food Safety | 14 July 2011
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China halts sales of tainted bottled water
Authorities in Beijing, China, have reportedly halted the sale of 31 brands of bottled water after the products failed safety tests, the government has said. Random inspections found bacteria colonies in bottled water, the Beijing Administration …
Food Safety | 05 July 2011
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Plasticizers Alert
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has warned the public about the possibility of certain phthalates, such as Bis (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and Di-isononyl phthalate (DINP), being added to certain foods and beverages imported from Taiwan…
Food Safety | 01 July 2011
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Detecting food-borne pathogens with lab-on-chip solution
Singapore-based Veredus Laboratories and its technology partner STMicroelectronics announce the successful development and deployment of VereFoodborne, a lab-on-chip application that detects 10 to 12 food-borne pathogens in one test. The portable app…
Food Safety | 01 July 2011
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Testing food with mericon kits
Qiagen launches 11 mericon kits for convenient, fast and reliable food testing, which detects genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pathogens, and ingredients from animals or plants. The new, ready-to-use, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …
Food Safety | 01 July 2011
