A US physicians’ organisation has filed a formal legal petition urging the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to mandate cancer warning labels on processed meat and poultry products – a move that could have significant implications for food labelling standards and the wider meat processing industry.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in common foodborne bacteria — including Salmonella and Campylobacter — continues to pose a significant public health risk across Europe, according to a new joint report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Three Fraunhofer institutes are collaborating on a mobile gas chromatography sensor system designed to identify counterfeit food products directly at the point of inspection. The shoulder bag-sized device aims to enable non-specialists to perform rapid authenticity assessments without the need for laboratory analysis.