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Flour upcycled from olive waste a ‘revolution’ for industry Just 15% of the olive is used when making olive oil. But with the right technology, the remaining 85% can be valorised, according to Israeli start-up PhenOlives.

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First 'climate-smart' food in US is now shipping from Wisconsin U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Wisconsin to celebrate the first consumer product from the federal Climate-Smart Commodities program.

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Health Advisory Issued For Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A health advisory has been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, otherwise

Resistance to ciprofloxacin and tetracyclines was 75.5 percent and 54.8 percent, respectively. 50 percent of Campylobacter jejuni and coli were resistant to more than two antibiotics.

Researchers gauge domestic Campylobacter situation in Finland Campylobacter infection is more often of domestic origin in Finland than previously thought, according to scientists. To identify sources for

GS1 US publishes resources to aid traceability compliance GS1 US has published three documents and an e-learning course to support companies' efforts to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act Traceability Rule, with guidance on how GS1 standards, Electronic Product Code Information Services standards and Electronic Data Interchange can help monitor....

Scientists call for safety standards to cover donated food There is a need for a specific food safety regulatory framework for donated food in Australia, according to researchers. Current national food safety laws

Ban on some food additives finds opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature Pennsylvania State Rep. Natalie Mihalek has introduced House Bill 2116, to prohibit certain substances in food in the state. Today, Rep. Mihalek, Rep.

FDA Issues Import Alert for Food Products Containing Chemical Contaminants including PFAS On March 19, 2024, FDA issued Import Alert 99-49 (“Detention without Physical Examination of Foods Due to Chemical Contamination”), which recommends that

Experts publish report on Campylobacter control The Joint UN Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment has published a report on various methods to control Campylobacter in chicken meat, finding that no interventions are completely effective in controlling the pathogen. The report conc...

Undeclared allergens are top cause of recalls The vast majority of foods are properly labeled for food allergens and do not cause consumers problems, but undeclared allergens led to 59 food and beverage recalls in 2022 and are the top reason for recalls, said Hilary Thesmar, chief science officer and senior vice president of food safety at FMI....

E. coli outbreak linked to animal exhibit raises concerns in Tennessee A report has been released in relation to an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in Tennessee, with health authorities linking the