With a draft legislation recently introduced to the European Commission, Italy is seeking to prohibit the production and marketing of cell-based meat, as well as the sale of plant-based proteins labeled as meat.
A recent study exploring the use of a digital technologies for retail food safety inspections in the EU has revealed existing opportunities to improve inspection consistency through digitalization, as well as the barriers that exist to adopting a digital environment.
Based on an assessment of the impact of glyphosate on the health of humans, animals, and the environment, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has determined that there do not exist any critical areas of concern.
2022 saw record numbers of food safety notifications transmitted through crucial EU networks, and many notifications related to noncompliances caused by pesticide residues, according to the European Commission’s Alert and Cooperation Network 2022 Annual Report.
n light of the new EU regulation requiring food businesses to establish, evaluate, and maintain a food safety culture (FSC), a recent study aimed to gage food safety perceptions and FSCs at mid-sized Italian food operations.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released a report that summarizes its activities to identify emerging risks, communication about such risks, and work to improve emerging risk identification approaches during 2020.
Following the success of the last two years, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and its partners in EU Member States are launching the third edition of the #EUChooseSafeFood campaign on social media.
Following a string of recalls in recent years caused by Ethylene Oxide, the European Commission (EC) has classified Ethylene Oxide as a pesticide and the chemical will be subject to mandatory testing.
