Increased regulatory scrutiny could change the landscape of phthalate litigation as it relates to exposure through food.
The law expands the definition of major food allergen to include sesame.
An Indian snack maker files a lawsuit against a Georgia-based company.
The issue was uncovered during routine product sampling by FSIS.
Adulterated alcoholic beverages caused more than two-dozen deaths.
The risk of opportunistic litigation based on California Prop 65 drives the need to monitor updates and enforcement of this right to know law. All companies must understand their supply chains, evaluate use of California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) listed chemicals in products and packaging, and develop a plan for monitoring and complying with this law.
The plan encompasses research and evaluation in dietary exposures to lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury, sets recommended limits of those elements in food, and encourages industry to adopt best practices.
Handheld near infrared spectroscopy devices speed up food fraud detection.
While COVID-19 highlighted the growing importance of food safety automation to help food brands provide safe products amidst unprecedented challenges, many continue to rely on manual approaches. Interviews with and data collected from 34 food manufacturers and processors reveal that critical business benefits are being realized through improved organization, access and usability of EMP data, made possible through automated workflows and analytics. This approach can help brands quantify the ROI of EMP automation through production performance improvements and waste reductions.
The agency identified three trends that played a role in the contamination and is asking for more collaboration between stakeholders in the agricultural community, the government and academia to help prevent and mitigate the issue.
