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Pesticide Residues Remain Low in Swedish Foods

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
April 9, 2025

The latest data published by the Swedish Food Agency shows that very few foods on the Swedish market violate EU pesticide residue limits, and more than half of foods tested contained no detectable levels of pesticides at all.


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Swedish Survey Raises Concerns About Toddlers’ Dietary Exposure to BPA, PFAS, Lead

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
February 26, 2025

A survey of Swedish toddlers conducted by the Swedish Food Agency as part of the Riksmaten Young Children dietary study has found high levels of some toxic substances—such as PFAS, BPA, and lead—in the children’s bodies.


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Swedish Food Agency Introduces New Model for Evaluating Food Controls

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 13, 2024

The Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) is introducing a new, more systematic model for evaluating food control and follow-up activities, which is based on an index that weighs several indicator criteria.


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Swedish Food Basket Survey Shows Exposure to PFAS, Dioxins, Salt Decreasing

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Bailee Henderson
December 5, 2024

The Swedish Food Agency has published the results of its latest food basket survey, which show a decreasing trend in the levels of dioxin and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure. Dioxins and salt remain the largest health risks. 


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Swedish Food Agency Now Offering Free Open Access to Online Food Safety Educational Courses

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
October 2, 2024

The Swedish Food Agency is now offering free, public access to its full suite of food safety education e-learning courses, which may be of interest to food business owners and food inspectors.


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Very Few Swedish Food Samples Exceed EU Limits for Pesticide Residue Levels

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
November 9, 2023

The Swedish Food Agency's sampling of pesticide residues in food during 2021 has shown that, similarly to previous years, the majority of foods tested did not contain pesticides that exceeded EU maximum residue limits (MRLs), although rice was the biggest offender.


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Foodborne Illnesses in Sweden Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Mostly Caused by Vegetables, Buffets

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
October 4, 2023

The number of cases has returned to pre-pandemic levels, reports Livsmedelsverket (known as the Swedish Food Agency in English). Vegetables and buffet food are the most common causes of food poisoning.


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Sweden to Develop a National Strategy for Food Allergies

September 4, 2023

The Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) and the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare have proposed, based on the findings of a preliminary study, concrete measures to improve food safety in relation to food allergens, which includes the development of a national strategy.


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Researchers Explore New Risk-Ranking Methods for STEC Strains

May 2, 2023

Researchers from Livsmedelsverket, known as the Swedish Food Agency in English, have developed a new approach for ranking and classifying strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) based on potential public health burden.


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Swedish Food Agency Publishes Crisis Preparedness Guide for Drinking Water Producers

April 21, 2023

Livsmedelsverket, the Swedish Food Agency, recently published a handbook to help the producers of drinking water develop a plan for ensuring the safety of their product during times of crisis and war.


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