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... the european commission is exploring ways to boost dioxin monitoring procedures after it was confirmed that products containing the toxic substance had reached the food chain and been sold to uk consumers ... brussels said it was looking at how to strengthen supply chain safety – including the introduction of a new regulation - in the wake of the worsening german dioxin crisis ... cakes and quiches the news came as the uk food standards agency (fsa) said that liquid egg tainted with the chemical had entered the food chain after being used in cake and quiche products and sold in supermarkets ... the fsa stressed there was no food safety risk from eating the cakes or quiches and said the “ majority of products will have been sold and most have passed their ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ dates” ... supermarkets, including uk leader tesco, withdrew affected items thought to contain liquid egg from two suppliers kensey foods, cornwall and finsbury food group subsidiary memory lane cakes ltd, cardiff ... under current rules suppliers are allowed to manufacture fatty acids for industrial and food use at the same site ... com the summit had discussed whether the production of fatty acids for food use and those for industrial use, such as paper processing, should be conducted at separate facilities ... “ we discussed whether to have separation between fats that are produced for industrial uses such as paper and for food use ... this is the second case of dioxin-contaminated animal feed tainting food in just over two years ... a total recalled of irish pork was carried out after routine testing of the food chain there found pig feed tainted with the contaminant

... nsw primary industries minister, steve whan, has called for those impacted by the devastating flood events across nsw to be mindful of food safety during and following the emergency ... “there is a risk that any food that has come into contact with floodwater may be contaminated-and that also applies to surfaces and cooking utensils ... ” mr whan outlined the following simple rules to minimise any food safety risk: throw out any food that has come into contact with floodwater or has an unusual odour, colour or texture-do not taste or cook it ... throw out food that has gone past its use-by date ... check canned food and discard any that are dented, swollen or damaged thoroughly clean and sanitise surfaces and food utensils vegetable gardens may take up to a month to become suitable to consume from after a flood or sewage discharge, discard all leafy green produce ... “because power is often cut during a flood situation, it is important to discard food that has not been maintained at its correct temperature ... try to keep the door of your fridge and freezer closed but if frozen food does thaw do not refreeze,” minister whan said ... ” the nsw food authority also advises that food businesses impacted by flood must not sell food that is unsafe or unsuitable and they must ensure that any discarded food cannot be easily accessed or collected by consumers ... food businesses should contact their local council for assistance and advice with reopening their business ... “wash and dry your hands thoroughly before preparing and eating food - use an alcohol based hand sanitiser if there is not plentiful clean water around

... the refined fish oil production process typically includes several steps such as repeated heating at high temperatures (at 90-95°c and even to 180°c) as well as alkali/acid treatments and repeated removal of the water phase, which reduce the biological food safety risk to negligible ... these current risk assessments relate to the bulk storage level of the fish oils and therefore hazards arising at later stages are not dealt with ... based on the currently available information, no qualitative or quantitative risk assessment of hazards in relation to rancidity of fish oil intended for human consumption can be carried out

... there is no indication that eating meat and milk from cloned animals holds any greater food safety risk than consumption of non-cloned food, the european food safety authority (efsa) has said ... but the food safety watchdog said it could only deliver a risk assessment on pigs and cattle as information on other species remained “limited” ... food safety efsa said evaluation by the panel of experts had served to reconfirm the conclusion that “in relation to food safety, there is no indication that differences exist for meat and milk of clones and their progeny compared with those from conventionally bred animals” ... the daily food consumption in both of the cloned and uncloned meat groups was “significantly lower” than the control group

... the uk food standards agency last week traced animals born in the uk from eight embryos produced by a cloned cow in the us ... since the previous update published on 4 august, the agency has received assurances from the local authorities that visited the farms, the dairy industry and the farmers involved that no milk from the remaining two dairy cows has entered the food chain ... no meat or products from this young animal entered the food chain and its carcass was disposed of in accordance with the law ... however, one animal, a male calf of less than a month old, was slaughtered on 16 june 2010 and meat from this animal entered the food chain ... in summary, as part of this investigation, the agency has established that, in total, meat from three animals has entered the food chain without authorisation under the novel food regulations ... while there is no evidence that consuming products from healthy clones, or their offspring, poses a food safety risk, meat and products from clones and their offspring are considered novel foods and would therefore need to be authorised before being placed on the market

... the food standards agency (fsa) said that under european rules, suppliers are supposed to obtain a license before selling products from cloned animals but added there was no suggestion they posed any health danger to consumers ... "while there is no evidence that consuming products from healthy clones, or their offspring, poses a food safety risk, meat and products from (them) are considered novel foods and would therefore need to be authorized before being placed on the market," the fsa said ... "meat from this animal entered the food chain and will have been eaten," the agency said ... the second bull was slaughtered last month and action was taken before its meat entered the food chain ... food and drug administration (fda) in 2008 approved the sale of food from clones and their offspring, stating the products were indistinguishable from those of non-cloned animals ... however, the european parliament voted recently to exclude food from cloned animals from a list of approved products ... a novel food application must be made before it can be sold ... milk probe the fsa said it was also continuing an investigation into reports milk from the offspring of cloned animals had entered the food chain in britain ... it had found the offspring of a cloned cow which was believed to be part of a dairy herd, but had no evidence its milk had entered the food chain ... news of the probe has attracted widespread media coverage with food campaigners saying it raised a number of issues ... she said cloning also raised worries about the safety of meat and dairy products and the spread of diseases, "as well as concerns about the ethics of cloning

... a us review has looked to some of the most effective european food safety systems for ideas on how to make the american system more effective ... glenn morris, director of the institute, and michael batz, head of food safety programs, examined changes in approaches to food safety in denmark, the netherlands and the united kingdom over the past decade ... “…these challenges are not unique to the united states, and the efforts of other countries to institute programs, policies, and practices to support a risk-informed system can inform similar efforts in this country ... ” the report, released by the produce safety project, concentrated on reforms in three european countries that are well-respected for their food safety systems, and where reforms have been based on developing strong scientific analysis and risk assessment of food safety efforts ... among the key findings of the report, the researchers said european reporting of food safety issues has become increasingly centralized over the past ten years, and the european union now releases annual reports detailing foodborne illness across the 27 member states – a system that could help track food safety issues in the united states, the authors said ... director of the produce safety project jim o’hara said: “a national annual report on food safety will actually tell us if we are making progress or not in reducing the burden of foodborne illness ... ” the report said the eu’s annual reports on foodborne illness are notable because they include data from so many countries, and also present two important types of data in one place: that on human illnesses, collected through public health surveillance systems; and data on food and food animal contamination, collected by regulatory agencies ... “we also believe there is an advantage to be gained by creation of an independent federal institute for food safety risk analysis,” said morris, co-author of the report ... “it would be comprised of the majority of scientists and analysts currently within fda, cdc and usda food safety groups and tasked with supporting a risk-based food system through integrated research, data collection and analysis

... eu food safety bodies have signed up to a plan to develop common methodologies for collecting food consumption data across the bloc, which will allow for more accurate exposure assessment and could reduce compliance cost for industry ... a new declaration to carry out the first pan-european consumption survey – dubbed the eu menu – was signed by member states’ food safety representatives in seville last week ... the preparatory phase will take place in 2010 and 2011, and the collection of food consumption data will be carried out under a rolling programme between 2012 and 2017 ... the european food safety authority (efsa) will play a central role in coordinating data collection ... it will also be helpful for a range of risk assessment functions, such as monitoring of existing hazards, and evaluating emerging risks ... it will be easier to calculate the potential impact of any food safety risk for sectors of the european population ... industry benefit the declaration recognises that the eu menu project will bring cost benefits for food industry, as food safety risk assessments will become more accurate

... china is putting a new system of food safety standards in place soon ... the new system intends to give more impetus to the improvement, efficiency and integration of existing food safety standards, systems and mechanisms to supervise and control the food safety issues in china ... speaking at the food and drug safety responsibility forum in beijing, chinese vice minister of health, chen xiaohong mentioned that plans are also under way to establish an efficient food safety coordination mechanism, improve the health emergency response system, and set up a food safety risk-monitoring and assessment system ... the forum on food and drug safety is the summer summit of the international ceo roundtable of chinese and foreign multinational corporations, which is held in mid-november every year in beijing, as quoted in china

... china is drafting a detailed new system of food safety standards in a bid to bring them line with international regulations and restore the country’s battered reputation on the issue ... chen xiaohong, vice minister of health, said his department was working with a range of government agencies to come up with the standards following the implementation of the food safety law on june 1, 2009 ... detailed standards the detailed new code would spell out acceptable levels of pathogenic microorganisms, food additives, heavy metals and other pollutants in food products, he told the food and drug safety forum at the weekend ... company responsibility the scheme is just one of a raft of initiatives to bolster china’s food safety system in the wake of a string of contamination scandals culminating in last year’s crisis when melamine-tainted products killed seven and sickened hundreds of thousands ... the new law aims to establish an effective food safety co-ordination mechanism, new standards on reporting food safety incidents as well as food safety risk monitoring and assessment systems ... chen also urges food and drug companies to play their part in acting responsibly ... "food and drug safety has a direct bearing on people's health and also sustains the sound development of the whole industry,” he said ... " international standards at the same event, the government’s ministry of commerce promised to provide training on quality and safety standards in key markets abroad in a bid to ensure the safety of china’s food exports ... assistant minister lu jianhua said it would keep domestic processing firms informed of changes in international food safety rules and compile handbooks for the most import export destinations ... officials also tabled proposals to boost systems for tracing food exports, help companies recall tainted products and provide compensation for any losses