The problem of mycotoxins is not an issue of developing and developed countries but of what you are producing and where, according to ProGnosis Biotech.
The globalization of the food chain has led to an increasing focus on food safety and as a result, food manufacturers are facing increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.
Public health would not be harmed if the maximum level of aflatoxins permitted in all tree nuts was increased by 150 per cent, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said.
A European project has reported success in controlling aflatoxin
contamination in peanuts, a product that has seen its export value
fall in recent years.
US scientists have found a way to prevent the formation of the
naturally occurring cancer-causing compound aflatoxin in nuts such
as almonds, pistachios and walnuts, findings they hope will lead to
the first environmentally friendly...
Risk continues in the European food chain with member states
recalling over fifty products due to food pathogens and illegal
colours in seven days, suggesting industry still needs to crack
down on food safety, reports Lindsey Partos.
Food pathogens and harmful toxins dominate the EU's food risk alert
system this week, detected in a range of products from fish and
cheese to pistachios and chilli powder, reports Lindsey
Partos.
A slice of nut and nut products on sale in the UK today, including
peanut butter and marzipan, were found to contain harmful toxins,
said the UK's food watchdog this week, following an annual survey.
Retailers rush to amend the...
Last month Europe came a step closer to introducing harmonised
rules on controlling mycotoxins in food. Closely following
discussions of Europe's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health, the Scottish Food Standards...