New York becomes third state to ban PFAS chemicals in food packaging
By News Desk on Dec 05, 2020 12:05 am New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will help protect consumers from the harmful effects of a dangerous class of chemicals linked to serious health problems, according to Consumer Reports. The new law drafted by Assemblymember Patricia Fahy and Sen. Brad Hoylman bans polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they do not... Continue Reading
Call for evidence on food safety framework
By Joe Whitworth on Dec 05, 2020 12:03 am A House of Commons committee in the United Kingdom has called for evidence after the publication of a common framework for food safety. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee request for written submissions is open until Dec. 11. The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee has already been in contact with the Food... Continue Reading
30.7 tons of ready-to-eat eat and poultry escapes inspection
By News Desk on Dec 04, 2020 09:39 pm Continental Glatt Kosher Meats Corp., doing business as First Choice Kosher Meat & Deli Inc., a Spring Valley, NY firm, has recalled approximately 61,504 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The... Continue Reading
By News Desk on Dec 05, 2020 12:05 am New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will help protect consumers from the harmful effects of a dangerous class of chemicals linked to serious health problems, according to Consumer Reports. The new law drafted by Assemblymember Patricia Fahy and Sen. Brad Hoylman bans polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they do not... Continue Reading
Call for evidence on food safety framework
By Joe Whitworth on Dec 05, 2020 12:03 am A House of Commons committee in the United Kingdom has called for evidence after the publication of a common framework for food safety. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee request for written submissions is open until Dec. 11. The House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee has already been in contact with the Food... Continue Reading
30.7 tons of ready-to-eat eat and poultry escapes inspection
By News Desk on Dec 04, 2020 09:39 pm Continental Glatt Kosher Meats Corp., doing business as First Choice Kosher Meat & Deli Inc., a Spring Valley, NY firm, has recalled approximately 61,504 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The... Continue Reading
