http://www.asiafoodjournal.comAsia Food Journal - Food Safetyen-USCopyright 2012 Ten Alps Communications Asia. All rights reserved.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/ocean-spray-voluntarily-recalls-limited-quantity-of-products-in-the-us/8141Ocean 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”.http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/ocean-spray-voluntarily-recalls-limited-quantity-of-products-in-the-us/8141Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/taiyo-s-chinese-facility-passes-nsf-food-safety-audit/8100Taiyo 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.http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/taiyo-s-chinese-facility-passes-nsf-food-safety-audit/8100Tue, 3 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/singapore-holds-food-safety-forum-to-address-issues/8062The 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.http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/singapore-holds-food-safety-forum-to-address-issues/8062Mon, 5 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/naturex-facility-achieves-brc-certification/8015Naturex 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).http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/naturex-facility-achieves-brc-certification/8015Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/prolab-recalls-protein-products-for-better-labeling/8009Prolab Nutrition (Prolab) is recalling some of its protein items that may contain undeclared wheat and gluten allergens in the US.http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/prolab-recalls-protein-products-for-better-labeling/8009Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/basf-site-awarded-certification-for-food-safety/7924The 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 …http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/basf-site-awarded-certification-for-food-safety/7924Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/china-halts-sales-of-tainted-bottled-water/7917Authorities 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 …http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/china-halts-sales-of-tainted-bottled-water/7917Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/plasticizers-alert/7968The 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…http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/plasticizers-alert/7968Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/detecting-food-borne-pathogens-with-lab-on-chip-solution/7965Singapore-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…http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/detecting-food-borne-pathogens-with-lab-on-chip-solution/7965Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/testing-food-with-mericon-kits/7963 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) …http://www.asiafoodjournal.com/article/testing-food-with-mericon-kits/7963Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800