Food Safety, Regulatory & Policy
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UK Food Standards Agency recommends ban on slush-ice drinks sale to under four-year-old children
UK – The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a recommendation that slush ice drinks should not be sold to children under the age…
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Stratified sampling of infant formula would help combant pathogens, new study finds
GLOBAL – Spacing samples over time in a stratified sampling pattern would help control the risk of pathogens like Cronobacter Sakazakki in infant formula powder…
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Dangerous chemicals persist in fish from Lake Nakuru prompting urgent calls for action
KENYA – A revised report from October 2022, conducted by four researchers, has raised concerns about the safety of fish harvested from Lake Nakuru in Kenya.…
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Condemned alcoholic beverages disappearance leaves Mombasa port officials puzzled
KENYA – A 40-foot container of imported alcoholic beverages lined up for destruction in Mombasa has been found with only empty bottles, puzzling authorities on…
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UK revokes sanitary controls on Brazilian poultry and beef imports
UK – Food safety authorities have braced inspections on Brazillian meat imports and reinstated the establishment approval system following an audit of Brazil’s sanitary and…