Food safety has risen to a mainstream issue in the last few years. The reasons behind the rising interest of the public have to do with increasing risks. These risks have resulted in numerous contaminated products, hunderds of large recalls, billions in losses, hunderds of millions in lawsuits and thousands of illness and deaths.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is throwing its weight behind this year’s Māori Language Week, which is dedicated to Te Mahi Kai – The Language of Food.

Results from a New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) study looking at chemical residues in fresh, unwashed produce has found no health or food safety concerns.

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Safe food is food that doesn’t make people barf. Or animals. That’s the essence of One Heath. Things that make people and animals sick.

AOL Travel reported on how those airplane flights that still serve food actually go about preparing the food (especially after the lousy inspection reviews compiled by USA Today).

AOL decided to track a single airline meal, from the time it is planned and placed on an airline's menu to the moment it arrives at the passenger's seat.

Peanut manufacturers need help from growers to maintain the highest quality possible for processed peanuts and peanut products. “It is very difficult to add back quality once it’s lost,” said Ben Smith, Lance, Incorporated, Columbus, Ga.

Midnapore -- Over 300 persons fell victims to food poisoning at a religious function in West Bengal’s East Midnapore District. The victims consumed the religious offerings during a mass meal served at a gathering in Badalpur village on the Contai Block of the district on Saturday evening.