Category: Food safety
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Processed foods led regulatory food fraud reports in 2025, ahead of dairy and beverages, as the latest global trend data pointed to a further rise in reported incidents.
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India has raised recycled PET requirements for food packaging applications. The new threshold takes effect from 1 April and pushes food-contact packaging buyers further up the compliance curve.
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The Department of Trade and Industry in the Philippines has told food exporters to begin testing for mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons ahead of incoming EU limits.
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EFSA has opened consultation on draft data requirements for hazardous bisphenols in food-contact materials, adding another layer of pressure to packaging compliance across the food sector.
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A USDA public health alert covering Blackwing beef and pork has raised fresh questions over inspection status, label governance, and distribution controls across wholesale and retail meat channels.
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Gilbert’s has recalled its turkey pastrami after Listeria monocytogenes was found in the product, triggering a formal food alert and a retail withdrawal across major supermarket channels.
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A widened porridge recall has sharpened focus on packaging resilience. Symphony Environmental is pitching pest-resistant plastic technologies as manufacturers and logistics operators look again at packaging integrity, warehouse controls, and food-contact compliance after a contamination alert in the oats category.
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The Food Standards Agency has moved forward with a broad rethink of regulation in England, opening work on a more nationally coordinated model for some large food businesses alongside wider changes to enforcement, registration, and transparency.
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A £70,967 confiscation order has extended the consequences of the Fears case, keeping pressure on animal by-product controls, disposal chains, and meat traceability systems.
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MOMA’s expanded recall now stretches across porridge pots, sachets, oats, and overnight oat products, extending the operational burden on stock withdrawals, traceability checks, and retailer replenishment.