All Food safety articles – Page 5
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NewsUpdated European regulation spells uncertainty for food nanomaterials
Questions over nanomaterial definition could hamper use in foods
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NewsReview calls for tighter controls on antibiotic use in farming
Legally binding targets are needed to tackle resistance worldwide, latest report says
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European food safety body finds glyphosate 'unlikely' to cause cancer
Report sits at odds with WHO viewpoint and may lead to introduction of dosage limits
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Pepsi sets limit on caramel colouring chemical
Firm establishes legal threshold for the caramel food colouring by-product 4-MEI that California lists as a carcinogen
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PodcastSodium azide
Raychelle Burks finds out how Potbelly’s patrons became poisoning patients, in the mystery of the sodium azide-laced iced tea
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ResearchAlternative nutraceutical delivery method proposed
Alternatives address safety concerns about surfactant-based emulsifiers
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News‘Drinkable book’ quenches thirst for water purification solution
Silver-doped cellulose pages can be used as filters to remove harmful bacteria
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FeatureFighting food fraud
After recent food scandals, analytical chemistry is more in demand than ever to reassure consumers, as Sarah Houlton discovers
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NewsTitanium dioxide removed from Dunkin' Donuts sugar
Parent company agrees to remove whitener from icing sugar used on its doughnuts after public campaign
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NewsCaramel colour in soft drinks linked to cancer
Regulatory bodies and researchers sceptical of study on 4-MEI found in food colour
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Research
Quick and cheap test to detect horse meat
Scientists develop test for meat authentification using a benchtop NMR machine
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - December 2014
How nitrogen can make green explosives and why molecular communication might produce chatty nanobots
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Opinion
Public health is the bottom line
To safeguard society, regulators must be free from the influence of industry interests, says Martin Pigeon
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ResearchDNA 'barcodes' used to track food
Milk has been successfully tracked as it is turned into cheese and yogurt in an advance that could fight food fraud
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NewsBig name coffee chains drawn into acrylamide fight
Starbucks and other coffee chains are being sued in California by a non-profit that wants carcinogen labels slapped on their drinks
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PodcastBisphenol A
The science is far from settled, but this week’s compound – bisphenol A – is facing bans across the world
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ResearchGraphene oxide stands the test of time
Humans have been consuming carbon nanomaterials for millennia
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ResearchFatal toxins found in ‘edible’ wild mushrooms
Deadly kidney disease linked to one mushroom may also be caused by a related species that was thought to be safe to eat
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NewsEuropean chemical regulations failing consumers
Consumer group claims that there are too many gaps in current rules on chemicals in clothes, toys, tattoo inks