Category: Food safety
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Frozen food inspection tightens as speed, density, and cold converge. Adam Green, Market Manager at Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray, explains how x-ray systems handle overlapping products, thawing risks, hygiene demands, and false rejects on frozen lines.
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FSA and FSS have mapped emerging food technology priorities. The report highlights near-term regulatory pressure points across novel proteins, fermentation, closed systems, and new ingredient pathways.
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Lecta has moved its food packaging portfolio to no-PFAS-added status. The change spans packaging papers, labels, bags and barrier grades ahead of EU rules taking effect from 12 August 2026 on PFAS in food-contact packaging.
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Cleanability is becoming central to food equipment buying decisions today. As labour shortages and tighter sanitation demands reshape food production, hygienic design is moving from compliance detail to operational priority.
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UK regulators have issued first safety guidance for precision fermentation. The new framework sets out how advanced ingredients should be classified and assessed, giving producers clearer expectations on hygiene compliance, hazard identification and evidence requirements before novel foods reach the market.
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PSB has highlighted moisture separation systems for process gas streams. The range combines centrifugal and mesh-based designs aimed at removing liquid water and oil aerosols where compressed air and gas quality affect hygiene, utility performance, and product integrity.
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Thailand is rewriting food contact rules across packaging materials. Proposed changes would widen coverage to metals, glass, and paper-based formats while linking compliance more closely to Thai standards.
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NSF has launched a tiered UK food auditing service model. Discovery, Plus, and Advanced packages combine site audits, coaching, and cloud-based compliance analytics.
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Heating convenience meals in plastic is facing sharper scrutiny now. A Greenpeace-backed review of 24 papers argues reheating in plastic trays can increase migration of microplastics and chemicals into food.
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University research has intensified scrutiny of plastic contact materials globally. Derby scientists found repeated microplastic exposure damaged lab-grown liver microtissues, adding new pressure to packaging safety debates around chronic, low-level ingestion.