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Happy World Food Safety Day 2019!
Today is the first world food safety day in history. On 20th December 2018 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 73/250 proclaiming a World Food Safety Day. Starting in 2019, -
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Shrimp from India declined- response to FDA
Seafood is one of the most important exports in India with its shrimp being a staple food in many countries worldwide. However, 2017 and 2018 saw 27 shipments of shrimp refused entry -
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Indian shrimp refused US entry by FDA
A total of twenty-seven lines of Indian shrimp were refused entry into the USA by the FDA in 2017 and 2018 according to a recent report. Due to one in every three -
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The NHS are rolling out electronic prescribing in the fight against antibiotic resistance
A recent article in the Telegraph newspaper reports that; “Health chiefs have drawn up the plans amid warnings that antibiotic resistance now poses as great a threat as climate change.” -
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Day 5 | World Antibiotic Awareness Week – Seafood
Seafood It’s the final day of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018! Here at Randox Food Diagnostics, we understand that there are several different types of veterinary drugs used within seafood cultivation to -
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Malachite Green Testing in Seafood
Aquaculture is a fast-growing industry around the world, providing almost half of fish consumed globally. The New Delhi Times reported that fish farms, breeding both freshwater and saltwater fish were encouraged by -
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Test for Multiple Antimicrobials in Shrimp
Originally beginning in Southeast Asia, shrimp farming has now become widespread throughout Asia and Latin America. Historically harvested from the wild, shrimp are now mainly reared in aquaculture facilities due to a -
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Meat Testing for Growth Promoters
A recent article by New Food magazine has reported that UK government ministers may be willing to sacrifice food standards for post Brexit trade agreements with non-EU states such as the USA. -
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Benefits to the trade of food products between the EU and Japan – EPA
The recent EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will now make it easier for EU food companies to access Japans large customer base by eliminating and cutting tariffs. Agricultural imports will see the -
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Testing for Growth Promoters in Food Products
The use and testing of growth promoting hormones in food producing animals has been a longstanding topic of discussion within the food industry. The prevalence of this conversation has largely been due
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