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05-Jun-2020

Special Edition: Food fraud and safety in APAC

Food fraud is a threat to food safety and public health, and especially so during the supply chain disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this special edition, we take a look at some of the adulterated and counterfeit products in the food industry, technologies to improve food safety, and the latest research in tracing food-borne outbreaks.

WATCH: How digital fingerprints can help prevent food fraud and supply chain disruptions beyond Covid-19

AI solutions to track and trace raw materials and ingredients will likely gather pace in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, where supply chains were disrupted and many firms had to source supplies from alternative providers... Watch now

Bacteria barcode: Researchers develop new method to trace salmonella outbreaks

Researchers in Australia have developed a standardised method of identifying Salmonella strains to better help trace foodborne outbreaks... Read

COVID-19 and food safety: Food adulteration and wastage continues unthwarted in Pakistan despite supply concerns

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, food and beverage adulteration has continued unhindered in Pakistan with authorities having had to seize and discard thousands of units of dairy, fruits, spices and other items despite continuing food supply fears in the country... Read

NutraIngredients-Asia Awards: Clock ticking to enter 2020 awards...check out last year's winners

There are three weeks left to submit entries for the 2020 NutraIngredients-Asia Awards and stand a chance to be crowned among the region's brightest and best, and take your place on the roll of honour alongside our victorious companies from 2019... Read

âNo worriesâ? Food safety fears in India as COVID-19 lockdowns lead to a shortage of lab staff

Indiaâs food safety regulatory body Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has insisted that the public need not be concerned about food safety in the country despite a lack of laboratory staff to do food safety testing due to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions... Read

Contamination risk: âGluten-freeâ grain-based foods in India found to contain up to 90 times permissible levels

Almost 10% of grain-based foods labelled as âgluten-freeâ and over 35% of those that do not contain gluten by nature in India have been found to be contaminated with it, some up to 90 times more than permitted levels... Read

Beef fraud: Counterfeit products the biggest threat to supply chain

In a 20-year analysis of reported food fraud in the beef supply chain, researchers have found counterfeiting to be the most common type of fraud. âBy better understanding the fraud which is taking place, we can target fraud prevention, detection, and mitigation,â Kelsey Robson from Queenâs University Belfast tells FoodNavigator... Read

COVID-19 and APAC's food and beverage sector: All our coronavirus news...in one place

Here's your constantly updated and comprehensive round-up of FoodNavigator-Asia's COVID-19 coverage... Read

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