Food safety – Page 6
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NewsTitanium dioxide removed from Dunkin' Donuts sugar
Parent company agrees to remove whitener from icing sugar used on its doughnuts after public campaign
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NewsCaramel colour in soft drinks linked to cancer
Regulatory bodies and researchers sceptical of study on 4-MEI found in food colour
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Research
Quick and cheap test to detect horse meat
Scientists develop test for meat authentification using a benchtop NMR machine
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - December 2014
How nitrogen can make green explosives and why molecular communication might produce chatty nanobots
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Opinion
Public health is the bottom line
To safeguard society, regulators must be free from the influence of industry interests, says Martin Pigeon
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ResearchDNA 'barcodes' used to track food
Milk has been successfully tracked as it is turned into cheese and yogurt in an advance that could fight food fraud
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NewsBig name coffee chains drawn into acrylamide fight
Starbucks and other coffee chains are being sued in California by a non-profit that wants carcinogen labels slapped on their drinks
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PodcastBisphenol A
The science is far from settled, but this week’s compound – bisphenol A – is facing bans across the world
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ResearchGraphene oxide stands the test of time
Humans have been consuming carbon nanomaterials for millennia
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ResearchFatal toxins found in ‘edible’ wild mushrooms
Deadly kidney disease linked to one mushroom may also be caused by a related species that was thought to be safe to eat
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NewsEuropean chemical regulations failing consumers
Consumer group claims that there are too many gaps in current rules on chemicals in clothes, toys, tattoo inks
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NewsControversial sweetener declared safe
European food safety panel concludes once more that aspartame is safe after a comprehensive review of the evidence
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CareersToxicologist with pesticides on the brain
Vanessa Fitsanakis’ career in toxicology goes all the way back to the farm where she grew up. Helen Carmichael traces her journey from agriculture to academia
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NewsHorse meat scare offers food for thought
Burger safety scandal highlights holes in the UK’s food testing regime
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NewsSweetener in the clear once more
European food safety body finds no evidence linking aspartame to cancer or any other disease
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NewsAcrylamide levels in food still too high, EU says
Report finds that changes to cooking practices to tackle the presence of the carcinogen are slow to materialise
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NewsChinese drug makers accused of using ‘gutter oil’
Oil reclaimed from drains may have been used to make an antibiotic intermediate
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