Preventing Spoilage In Cheese
UK - Late-blowing in cheese is a significant problem, especially in the manufacture of hard or semi-hard cheeses. Spoilage...

Study: Agri-Food Industry’s View on Animal Cloning
IRELAND - The sale of food from cloned animals and their offspring is legal in the USA. The US Food and Drug Administration...

Common Sense Best Defence Against E. Coli
CANADA - A microbiologist with the University of Manitoba suggests the use of common sense when handling food is the best...

Russia Relaxes Rules On Irish Beef
IRELAND - Russian authorities have raised the age-limit above which slaughtered animals must be tested for BSE from 30 months...

Buffalo Deli Meats Plant Initiates Recall
US – Zemco Industries, a Buffalo, New York, deli meats operation owned by Tyson Foods, is voluntarily recalling approximately...

Watchdog Renews Concerns for US Chicken
RUSSIA - The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council yesterday assured Russia of the safety of US poultry and that it is not affected...

High Court Reserves Decision in Dioxin Case
IRELAND - The High Court has reserved its decision on whether to approve a scheme of arrangement between a Co Wexford company...

USDA Should Take Action To Address STECS In Beef
US - Substantial progress has been made in improving the safety of the nation’s meat and poultry supply, but designating...

Synutra Milk Powder Deemed Safe
CHINA - The Ministry of Health has found no link between Synutra's infant milk powder and premature development in infan...

No Threat to Consumers from COPs in Packed Meat
GERMANY - Cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) from meat packed under a modified atmosphere (MAP) do not harm consumers,...

Georgia Tech Announces New Research Programme
US - The Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) of the Georgia Tech Research Institute has approved a total of 10...

Outbreak of Trichinellosis in Argentina
ARGENTINA - About 30 residents of Pueblo General Belgrano [Entre Rios province] have been diagnosed with trichinellosis,...

Poultry, Beef, Veg Head Food-Borne Disease Sources
US - Norovirus was the most common confirmed cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in 2007, and poultry led the list of food...

FASS Updates List of GM References
US - The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) has released two lists of published studies on the feeding of genetically...

E.Coli Fear Sparks Ground Beef Recall
US - A Californian meat processor is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk ground...

EFSA Evaluates Campylobacter in Poultry
EU - EFSA has published an evaluation of factors that may contribute to the spread of Campylobacter in live chickens and...

Germans Help With Food Zapping Process
AUSTRALIA - A collaborative agreement between CSIRO and two German organisations is providing Australian food companies with...

Keep Cloned Cattle Information On Certificates
UK - The National Beef Association has called on everyone with a stake in the UK beef industry, including dairy farmers who...

AMI Reaffirms Safety Of Nitrite, Processed Meats
US - The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) said a study published in the journal Cancer that links nitrite and nitrate...

Meat from Cloned Animals has Entered Food Chain
UK - Meat from the offspring of a cloned animal has entered the food chain in the UK.