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foodlaw, etc ; food industry; food safety; labor force; China; Show all 5 Subjects
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... China is one of the largest food suppliers in the world, but still continues to face challenges in ensuring food safety. This study aims to gain insights into the performance of food safety management systems (FSMSs) of Chinese food business operators (FBOs) given their typical context characteristics. This study assessed 121 Chinese FBOs in one of the four municipalities, varying in company size ...
... Intelligent packaging and point-of-use devices designed to monitor food quality and package integrity, as well as assist in food authentication, are currently unaffordable to the food industry due to costly conventional fabrication methods, namely inkjet printing, gravure printing, and screen-printing technologies. Another major hinderance is the availability and use of safe food-friendly material ...
Laura Mancini; Roberto Miniero; Eleonora Beccaloni; Kevin di Domenico; Ines Lacchetti; Camilla Puccinelli; Maria Rita Cicero; Federica Scaini; Mario Carere
foodlaw, etc ; basins; bioaccumulation; case studies; environmental quality; human health; laws and regulations; marine pollution; mercury; methylmercury compounds; risk; sediments; Italy; Show all 13 Subjects
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... A quantification of total mercury (Hgₜₒₜ) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in sediment and mussels was carried out in the east basin of the Orbetello lagoon in order to assess their bioaccumulation potential. The sediment was sampled in four macroareas, mussels were transplanted in the same sites and collected after seven weeks. The results show that Hgₜₒₜ concentrations in sediments exceed ...
foodlaw, etc ; Singapore; infrastructure; livelihood; politics; street foods; taste; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Over the course of the 20th century, Singapore was divided about where, how, what, and by whom street foods, especially satay, should be sold. Even if satay and hawking were a critical part of culinary infrastructure, municipal and colonial/post-colonial elites defined street hawking as a problem. The dispute, a contest over the use of streets and the meanings of street foods in the colonial and l ...
... The yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L., Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is an edible insect and due to its ubiquitous occurrence and the frequency of consumption, a promising candidate for the cultivation and production on an industrial scale. Moreover, it is the first insect to be approved by EFSA 2021 following the Novel Food Regulation. Industrial production of mealworms necessitates optimized pro ...
foodlaw, etc ; compliance; laws and regulations; markets; nutrient databanks; nutrition information; whey cheeses; Show all 7 Subjects
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... A labelling assessment study of Greek prepacked “quality label” cheeses was conducted with a view to provide an overview of the whole category. In total, 158 prepacked products belonging to 19 “quality label” cheeses were identified in the Greek market. Among them, Feta had the highest share followed by Kasseri, Graviera Kritis, Kefalograviera and Ladotyri Mitilinis with 81, 16, 15, 11 and 9 produ ...
foodlaw, etc ; food safety; fruits; genetically modified foods; insects; macroalgae; meat; microalgae; novel foods; Show all 9 Subjects
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... We ask how European food law impacts the transformative potential of alternative proteins, including single-cell proteins, plant-based novel proteins, cultured meat,macroalgae, and insects. The Novel Food Regulation may prove insurmountable for small companies, and it is demanding and time-consuming even for larger companies,dampening the transformative potential of all novel foods and traditional ...
foodlaw, etc ; Japan; accidents; cesium radioisotopes; food intake; food safety; foods; nuclear power; power plants; Show all 9 Subjects
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... This study examined the effect of food regulations under the current criteria (e.g., 100 Bq/kg for general foods) established approximately a year after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. Foods are monitored to ensure that foods exceeding the standard limit are not distributed; ~300,000 examinations per year have been performed especially since FY2014. This study comprehe ...
foodlaw, etc ; European Union; consumer protection; food safety; imports; pesticides; rice; risk management; China; India; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Maximum residue levels for pesticides in food and feed are an important part of the European pesticide policy. The Annual Reports summarising the results of official controls on pesticide residues in food indicate low rates of non-compliance and a correspondingly high level of food safety in the European Union (EU). However, products from third countries have received particular attention in recen ...
Judy L. Buttriss; Susan A. Lanham-New; Simon Steenson; Louis Levy; Gillian E. Swan; Andrea L. Darling; Kevin D. Cashman; Rachel E. Allen; Louise R. Durrant; Colin P. Smith; Pamela Magee; Tom R. Hill; Suma Uday; Mairead Kiely; Gael Delamare; Alexa E. Hoyland; Lise Larsen; Laura N. Street; John C. Mathers; Ann Prentice
foodlaw, etc ; adolescents; blood serum; breads; dose response; food fortification; food industry; nutrient intake; rickets; Show all 9 Subjects
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... A multi-disciplinary expert group met to discuss vitamin D deficiency in the UK and strategies for improving population intakes and status. Changes to UK Government advice since the 1st Rank Forum on Vitamin D (2009) were discussed, including rationale for setting a reference nutrient intake (10 µg/d; 400 IU/d) for adults and children (4+ years). Current UK data show inadequate intakes among all a ...
foodlaw, etc ; consumer information; food marketing; functional foods; journals; languages; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Although the interest towards functional food has dramatically increased, several factors jeopardize their effective development. A univocally recognized definition and a dedicated regulation for this emerging food category is lacking, and a gap exists between the technological and the nutritional viewpoints. Involved actors speak different languages, thus impinging the progression towards an inte ...
foodlaw, etc ; Solanum betaceum; antioxidants; color; frozen fruit; fruit pulp; glycemic effect; markets; nutritive value; odors; sensory evaluation; storage time; texture; Show all 13 Subjects
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... The frozen fruit pulp market has shown suitable growth due to the current technology available, having broad market potential. This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical, microbiological, functional, and sensorial characteristics of Solanum betaceum pulp (chilto pulp) with different skin colors (orange and orange-red) under storage at −18 °C during different periods: 0, 30, 60, 90 and 180 da ...
foodlaw, etc ; food fraud; food production; information management; management systems; markets; Show all 6 Subjects
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... In accordance with Title IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation (AAC) network must be used by control authorities of the Member States, in order to exchange information on non-compliances in the food production chain. After a successful implementation phase in the area of food fraud, an online platform for the exchange of administrative information among the ...
foodlaw, etc ; European Union; data collection; databases; food safety; markets; mycotoxins; nutrition; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), where competent authorities in each Member State (MS) submit notifications on the withdrawal of unsafe or illegal products from the market, makes a significant contribution to food safety control in the European Union. The aim of this paper is to frame the potential challenges of interpreting and then acting upon the dataset contained within the RA ...
foodlaw, etc ; Crocus sativus; DNA; adulterated foods; food safety; fraud; genes; markets; saffron; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The EU General Food Law not only aims at ensuring food safety but also to ‘prevent fraudulent or deceptive practices; the adulteration of food; and any other practices which may mislead the consumer’. Especially the partial or complete, deliberate, and intentional substitution of valuable ingredients (e.g., Saffron) for less valuable ones is of concern. Due to the variety of products on the market ...
foodlaw, etc ; Encrasicholina; anchovies; arsenic; average daily intake; cadmium; chromium; cobalt; copper; iron; lead; manganese; marine science; nickel; raw fish; wet digestion method; zinc; Show all 17 Subjects
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... Seafood processing methods alter the metal concentrations in fish. Since the concentrations are often quantified for fresh fish, such alteration can under or overestimate the daily intake of metal elements through consumption. This study aimed to determine metal concentrations in fresh and salt-dried anchovies (Encrasicholina devisi) collected from Kuala Terengganu coastal waters. The samples were ...
foodlaw, etc ; European Union; aquaculture; biofuels; consumer protection; cosmetics; macroalgae; novel foods; product safety; Europe; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Macroalgae-based products are increasing in demand also in Europe. In the European Union, each category of macroalgae-based products is regulated separately. We discuss EU legislation, including the law on medicinal products, foods including food supplements and food additives, feed and feed additives, cosmetics, packaging materials, fertilizers and biostimulants, as well as biofuels. Product safe ...
... Adulteration of goat meat with cheaper meat such as pork has been frequently found. Conventional PCR methods to distinguish goat meat from adulteration are qualitative, which easily produce false‐positive results due to contamination but not adulteration. To address this problem, real‐time PCR based on single‐copy housekeeping genes encoding replication protein A1 was developed for goat meat and p ...
foodlaw, etc ; European Union; feed safety; primary productivity; protein sources; Africa; Asia; Australia; Canada; South America; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Insects, as a food and or feed source, represent an emerging protein source relevant to farmers, feed companies, food companies and food marketers globally. The growth of this industry is somewhat restricted due to outdated food and feed regulations covering insect use. The regulations also do not allow the use of all potential insects as food and feed. Governments aim to ensure food and feed safe ...
foodlaw, etc ; Coffea; European Union; beverages; byproducts; caffeine; climate; epigallocatechin gallate; fermentation; food safety; hepatotoxicity; human health; income; laws and regulations; leaves; novel foods; risk; risk assessment; tea; Show all 19 Subjects
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... Coffee leaf tea is prepared as an infusion of dried leaves of Coffea spp. in hot water. It is a traditional beverage in some coffee-producing countries and has been authorized in 2020 within the European Union (EU) according to its novel food regulation. This article reviews current knowledge on the safety of coffee leaf tea. From the various ingredients contained in coffee leaves, only two were h ...