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Issue 16 | 2023

01 Cause of fatal E.coli outbreak was probably spring onions

27.04.23 | Denmark | Outbreak

According to researchers, Egyptian spring onions were likely to be behind an E. coli outbreak in Denmark, which sickened 88 people and recorded three deaths.

02 Retailer to move to "Best Before" dates on yoghurt

25.04.23 | UK | Sustainability

In a bid to reduce food waste, Tesco will change its labelling from "Use By" to "Best Before" dates on more than 30 lines yoghurt.

03 Is zero-tolerance the right approach? Let’s look to Canada 

26.04.23 | Canada | Listeria

An opinion piece in Food Safety News reviews Canada’s updated policy on Listeria in ready-to-eat foods, and asks US Regulators to consider its risk-assessed approach (in line with Codex, FAO and others) against the current US policy of zero-tolerance.

04 Why ‘processed’ doesn’t have to mean ‘unhealthy’ 

26.04.23 | UK |Nutrition

A survey by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) shows how confused the consumer is by the term ‘ultra-processed’, and how many foods find themselves classified this way while being important contributors to a balanced diet.

05 Experts advise it is misleading to compare countries' foodborne illness data

26.04.23 | Global | Foodborne

According to a study carried out looking at the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the United States, comparing foodborne innless rates between counties can be misleading due to difference in methodology and data sources.

06 Romania prepares to enforce a ban on Nutri-Score

26.04.23 | Romania| Labelling

The Romanian National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) first announced the ban of nutrition labelling scheme Nutri-Score in September 2022, with the grace period ending on 1 May 2023.

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