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melamine detection service offered to eu food and drink sector
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a new melamine detection and testing service is targeted at companies in the european food and drink sector including food and ingredient manufacturers and food importers, says leatherhead food international. the food research agency said that its service is a response to the emergence in china of milk containing melamine, which has led to a worldwide hunt for products from that country that may contain dangerous traces of the industrial chemical. leatherhead said that the service is based on the food and drug administration (fda) developmental method and was previously used to detect for melamine in moist pet food and soya products. the agency said that it currently has validated three matrices for testing of chocolate, hard confectionery and powdered baby food. marc esselen, head of marketing and communications at the agency, told foodproductiondaily.com that they have already received samples from uk distributors who had imported ingredients from china and were requesting testing from the perspective of due diligence rather than crisis management. “we will develop matrices for other products based on the level of demand from clients; while we are not expecting to be inundated with requests, we have noted a growing demand for the service in the last few days,” said esselen. he said the service enables products to be validated for safety in regards to any potential melamine contamination, thus allowing food and drink processors or importers to reassure retailers and consumers. he added that the agency aims to deliver a result from a sample within two days. euro risk eu member states are now required to inspect any chinese products containing more than 15 per cent milk in light of the contamination scandal. risk assessor, the european food safety authority says the threat of harmful melamine intake from these composite – or milk containing – products remains low. however, the commission has ruled that any chinese product found through laboratory testing to contain more than 2.5mg/kg of the chemical will be destroyed. uk recall uk-based food standards agency is today alerting the public about a brand of biscuits from china on sale in the uk that have been found to contain low levels of melamine (4.98 mg/kg). batches of 49g packets of koala brand biscuits manufactured by lotte china foods company are being withdrawn from sale and their destruction arranged by local authorities. the product has been distributed to chinese supermarkets and other independent retailers across the uk. meanwhile, melamine-linked recalls last week included the popular chinese sweet white rabbit, that has been withdrawn from shop shelves the world over. china crises melamine is believed to have been used in some chinese milk to create the appearance that a product has more protein than is really there and has been linked to kidney stones and other health problems. it has been connected to a number of the country’s leading dairy companies’ products, including those of sanlu, china’s leading milk supplier. four babies have died and almost 13,000 were hospitalised after drinking sanlu formula contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine. sanlu had received reports that babies were falling ill as far back as december 2007. more than 300 chinese milk producers and retailers issued a joint statement last month promising to reject sub-standard raw materials, strictly inspect production, and take responsibility for product quality.
Source :Food Safety, HACCP, Food Quality, Food Microbiology, Hygiene
Date :
2
October
2008
Category :
Codiments,Desserts,food additi
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almost 99 per cent of ready to eat (rte) specialty meats sold in the uk are safe to eat, according to a new report published by the health protection agency (hpa). however, the study also highlighted that a small proportion of the meats contained dangerous levels of listeria monocytogenes and salmonella. the research said contamination was likely to have occurred during processing as a result of incomplete elimination or cross contamination before the point of sale.
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a new phage-based technology aimed at eliminating or reducing contamination of red meat and fresh produce by e. coli 0157:h7 has received a development grant from the us army, according to its developer, intralytix. the company said the funding for its food additive, ecp 100, is part of the small business innovation research (sbir) grants process awarded by the army to support the transition of products into the marketplace.
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a sensor that changes colour to indicate meat spoilage could prevent serious illness and food waste, say the us scientists involved in the project. battelle scientists john r. shaw and donald zehnder have been involved in a project for the past two years aimed at developing a ‘trap and detect’ tool for embedding in meat packaging to warn retailers and consumers of the presence of bacteria that cause food spoilage.
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the recalled product is california seasoning blend garlic powder, sold in 2.5-ounce jars with code dates of sell by: december 03 11ps2 and december 04 11ps2 under the upc code: 1111066599.this product is distributed through kroger operated stores in 31 states namely: kroger, ralphs, fred meyer, food 4 less, fry’s, king soopers, smith’s, dillons, qfc, city market, foods co., jay c, scott’s, owen’s, baker's, gerbes, hilander and pay less.
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