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Food Safety at the Farmer's Market
Food Safety at the Farmer's Market
Many people take some safety issues for granted when they go shopping. here are some great tips on having a safe meal after the markets.
Many people take some safety issues for granted when they go shopping. here are some great tips on having a safe meal after the markets.
Monday, July 12, 2010
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Standards for Food contamination
Standards set for food contaminants
UN body spells out rules for melamine levels in food, salad and seafood production
Photo credit: SXC/Ayla87
A standard for maximum levels of the industrial chemical melamine allowed in foods and animal feed was adopted this week by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. In a meeting still underway in Geneva, Switzerland, food-safety experts have also agreed on a standard for aflatoxins in Brazil nuts, and defined hygiene measures that producers should follow to avoid microbial contamination in salads and seafood.
Experts advising the food-safety body are planning to revisit melamine safety rules once data on cyanuric acid, a chemical that may enhance its toxicity, become available.
As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for 50 years, Codex Alimentarius formulates health-protective food standards on the basis of scientific advice provided by international experts. It is then up to individual countries to implement them. Read more.
UN body spells out rules for melamine levels in food, salad and seafood production
Photo credit: SXC/Ayla87
A standard for maximum levels of the industrial chemical melamine allowed in foods and animal feed was adopted this week by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. In a meeting still underway in Geneva, Switzerland, food-safety experts have also agreed on a standard for aflatoxins in Brazil nuts, and defined hygiene measures that producers should follow to avoid microbial contamination in salads and seafood.
Experts advising the food-safety body are planning to revisit melamine safety rules once data on cyanuric acid, a chemical that may enhance its toxicity, become available.
As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for 50 years, Codex Alimentarius formulates health-protective food standards on the basis of scientific advice provided by international experts. It is then up to individual countries to implement them. Read more.
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