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Simple tips to identify adulterated and fake food items

Pay close attention to the packaging while buying a product. Counterfeiters can produce a close copy, but they mostly cannot perfect it. Opt for an authorised vendor and be sure to take the bill: Try to buy only from authorised retail shops, as it is expected that they keep genuine products. Beware of fake websites: […]

Chlorpyrifos: common pesticide tied to brain damage in children

Chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide, is strongly linked to brain damage in children. Longitudinal birth cohort study of inner-city mothers and children found that “Higher prenatal CPF exposure, as measured in umbilical cord blood plasma, was associated with decreases in cognitive functioning on two different WISC-IV indices, in a sample of urban minority children at […]

FSSAI conducts quality test of Khoya across India as festive season begins

Food safety regulator on Thursday said it is conducting a countrywide quality survey of dairy product Khoya or mawa, widely used for preparing sweets, after it found adulteration in some samples tested in the capital. “The test results are expected in a month’s time,” Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said in a statement. […]

Recall roundup: multiple allergen alerts, glass and plastic contamination and more…

New Food’s latest roundup includes several allergen recalls, foreign matter contamination, a choking hazard warning, and an update to a recent Salmonella related recall. Waitrose No.1 Dominican Republic Milk Chocolate 49% is being recalled because some products contain ingredients not stated on the label, this includes almonds, hazelnuts and soya. Due to a packaging error, […]

Former Blue Bell president charged in connection with 2015 listeria contamination

HOUSTON – A Texas grand jury charged the former president of Blue Bell Creameries L.P. with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up the company’s sales of listeria-tainted ice cream in 2015. In an indictment filed in federal court in Austin, Texas, former Blue Bell president Paul Kruse was […]