The European Food & Fermentation Cultures Association (EFFCA) has published its Industry Guidance for the Quality, Safety, and Labelling of Food Cultures, a July 2026 document setting out best practice for the safety assessment, composition and labelling of food cultures (FC) used across dairy, meat, wine and baking applications.
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection has launched the M50 R-Series AdvancedLine metal detectors, a new generation of food safety inspection equipment engineered to address higher audit expectations, faster line speeds and the growing demand for seamless data transfer between production and quality systems.
A landmark survey of 212 plant-based products purchased from UK retailers has detected mycotoxin contamination in every single sample tested, including meat alternatives and beverages. The findings, published 1 May 2026 in Food Control, carry significant implications for food safety regulation, raw material monitoring, and manufacturing practices across the plant-based food sector.
A platinum electrode and a voltage sweep may soon replace the cupping table for routine coffee quality control. Researchers at the University of Oregon have demonstrated that cyclic voltammetry can simultaneously quantify beverage strength and roast colour in undiluted black coffee – without sample preparation – opening a credible path to instrument-based flavour assessment for […]
A synergistic system combining dielectric barrier discharge plasma with a chiral titanium dioxide/sodium alginate composite film has demonstrated significant advances in postharvest cherry tomato preservation, reducing microbial counts, extending shelf life by more than four days, and degrading chlorpyrifos pesticide residues to 65.86% – well below regulatory limits – without chemical preservatives.
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.
A peer-reviewed study from the University of Canterbury has found that cultured beef cells exhibit a markedly different allergen profile compared to conventional beef steak. Whilst immunoglobulin E (IgE) binding to established meat allergens was lower in lab-grown cells, individuals sensitised to alpha-gal showed significantly stronger immune reactivity to cultured beef — raising important food […]
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).
Researchers at Hanbat National University have developed a dual-function food packaging system that combines surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing technology with antimicrobial properties. The nanostructured wrapper enables real-time, non-destructive detection of nutritional components and spoilage markers whilst actively preserving food through curcumin-based antimicrobial action.
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.
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Prof. Ji-Hwan Ha from Hanbat National University, Republic of Korea
Fraunhofer IPMS