Bacterial populations remain stable on the factory floor despite cleaning efforts and adapt to their surroundings, according to new research from the Quadram Institute and UK Health Security Agency.
Recalls and alerts in the US and EU climbed in 2023, while the governing bodies for food safety in the UK, Canada and Australasia reported improvements from 2022.
Members of the food manufacturing and food science community have welcomed recent warnings from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) against the consumption of imported eggs.
With the EU on the precipice of new Listeria regulations, Bethan Grylls reports on Chilled Food Association’s most recent webinar examining the potential avenues this could take and the repercussions.
Denise Rion, head of technical at BFFF, discusses UK guidance around Listeria and frozen and chilled foods, and raises concerns over proposed changes to EU Listeria regulation.
