New trend in chocolate-making and the associated risks

Nowadays more and more people choose dark chocolate which contains less sugar and more cacao because they are trying to cut down on sugar intake or they want to take advantage of perceived health benefits. Dark chocolate is particularly high in flavonoids, which are considered functional ingredients due to their associated health effects.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa in liquid probiotics

One of the USA companies announced voluntary recall of two lots of its Liviaone Liquid Probiotics because of the potential contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Five new Listeria species identified

The five new Listeria species were obtained from soil samples from different locations in the contiguous United States and an agricultural water sample from New York.

Alternative protein sources

In the last decade there has been an increasingly need for replacing animal protein resources for reasons of changing consumer trends, sustainability concerns and animal welfare.

Field trials of gene edited wheat

The British government has granted its consent for a series of field trials of gene edited wheat for the first time in Europe, making a significant shift from the EU's position on the issue.

Cattle diseases

At the 26th EFSA EREN meeting, the Belgian representative of the network presented additional information on two emerging risks for cattle.

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