Food Safety

New Study Highlights Safety Of Glass For Food Packaging

New research published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition has found that glass and ceramic are the safest food contact materials...

GFSI Conference 2022 – Day Two Review

As the GFSI Conference in Barcelona heads into its final day, ESM's Conor Farrelly reports on Day Two's proceedings.

GFSI Conference 2022 – Day One Review

It was a while in coming, but the first in-person GFSI Conference since Seattle two years ago is now underway, with experts and business leaders from aroun...

Romanian Consumer Watchdog Fines Supermarkets Over Low Standards In Fresh Food Departments

Romanian consumer watchdog ANPC has issued fines worth a total of RON 222,000 (€44,840) to retailers Auchan and Cora over unsatisfactory standards in...

GFSI To Host Its First 'Virtual' Annual Conference

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), a part of the Consumer Goods Forum, is hosting its annual conference in a virtual format from 23 – 25 March...

Lloyd's Register Warns Manufacturers Of Scrutiny Over Plant-Based Products

Manufacturers of plant-based products should prepare for increased scrutiny from retailers, food safety certification experts Lloyd's Register ha...

Could Frozen Food Transmit COVID-19?

In mid-September, China suspended importing fishery products from Indonesia due to novel coronavirus contamination in the outer packages. A month earlie...