food-safety

Fine of 20m won (£10,108) could also be imposed for serving insect not approved for consumption under local law Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law. The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,…

You may have seen news or online content about chemicals in our foods. Perhaps you’re wondering, is a food safe to eat if it contains chemicals? All our food — like everything in the world — is made up of chemicals. The presence of a chemical alone isn’t what determines whether a food is safe […] The post Is Food Safe if it Has Chemicals? appeared first on Knowridge Science Report .

Scientists found hidden antibiotics building up in rivers and fish, raising new concerns about pollution and food safety. Scientists from the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture at the University of São Paulo (CENA-USP) have discovered residues of several antibiotic types in the Piracicaba River, one of the main rivers in São Paulo state, Brazil. [...]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued: Food Safety: Status of Foodborne Illness in the U.S. This one sounds much like GAO reports I’ve been reading since the early 1990s. We have long reported that the fragmented nature of the federal food safety oversight system causes inconsistent oversight, ineffective coordination, and inefficient use of resources. […] The post The GAO on food…

A reader writes: Can you address the current food crisis outlining the many foods, long time frame, economic impact, and personal effort involved in this event? I did not realize until I read the NPR email news brief this morning that one factory is the source of nine  deaths,  that multiple meat products are suspect, […] The post The Boar’s Head Listeria recall appeared first on Food Politics by…

Tackling Food Safety and Securing The Safety of Food Supply In 2022 Food safety is one of the biggest problems of today and a significant public health issue. Did you know that unsafe food causes more than 200 different diseases? Around the world, an estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people – fall Read more The post Food Safety – How to Tackle One of the Most Important Issues in 2022 appeare…

Learn the importance of food safety to keep your friends and family safe this holiday season. The post Food Safety for the Holidays (and beyond) appeared first on Cravings of a Food Scientist .