Category: Food safety
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TraceGains has appointed Zoli Gombosi as senior vice president of engineering as it deepens Veralto integration and expands AI capability across compliance, formulation, packaging, and sustainability workflows.
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CalRecycle has issued new SB 54 guidance for producers, setting out compliance responsibilities, covered materials, and exclusions for food and agricultural packaging under California’s EPR regime.
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US authorities have linked Daisy Brand headcheese to a Listeria outbreak in Illinois, putting renewed pressure on ready-to-eat meat controls, retail slicing hygiene, and cold-chain handling.
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The EU is preparing to block Brazilian meat and animal-product imports from 3 September unless Brazil can demonstrate compliance with antimicrobial-use rules across the full animal lifecycle.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalised its post-market food chemical safety assessment programme and opened reassessments of BHT and azodicarbonamide, increasing scrutiny of preservatives, dough conditioners, and food-contact material applications.
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FAO has called for stronger risk assessment of recycled plastics and alternative food-contact materials, warning that packaging sustainability must be matched by chemical migration controls, feedstock management, and harmonised food safety standards.
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Horizon Organic’s milk recall puts carton seal integrity under scrutiny. The recall covers shelf-stable chocolate milk sold in four US states after a packaging seal issue created bloating, leakage, and premature spoilage risk.
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California Dairies’ powdered milk recall is widening downstream exposure risks. The FDA is tracking multiple recalls linked to bulk powdered milk and buttermilk used by manufacturers in snacks, powdered beverages, seasonings, and dairy products.
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Defra’s SPS timetable is pushing food law preparation forward now. UK food and drink manufacturers face potential changes across hygiene, additives, labelling, food contact materials, contaminants, and border processes under the planned UK–EU agreement.
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PMMI and FPSA have mapped US processing machinery demand. Their first joint report values the food and beverage machinery market at $6.2bn and highlights automation, sanitation, AI, and protein-led growth.