analytica 2024: Food analysis for sustainable nutrition

From PFAS to microplastics: focus on new harmful substances

16-Nov-2023 - From meat-free cold cuts to vegan salmon, the food market is changing. More and more consumers want to eat sustainably, but without sacrificing the taste of familiar products. “Modern analytical methods play a key role in the development of alternative foods, which is why analytica is ...

New Salmonella Proteins Discovered

Only one small protein needs to be missing and salmonellae are no longer infectious

17-Dec-2020 - Salmonella are bacteria that can cause food poisoning with severe diarrhoea. If they penetrate from the intestine into the blood system, this can lead to sepsis, life-threatening inflammatory reactions in the entire organism. Since salmonellae are also becoming increasingly resistant to ...

Germs in the kitchen: Salmonella better known than Campylobacter

06-Oct-2017 - What health risks are consumers aware of? What are they concerned about? The answers to these questions are provided by the BfR Consumer Monitor, a representative population survey conducted regularly by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). On the one hand it reflects the ...

Contaminants in food

Health risks of natural origin are frequently underestimated

11-Sep-2017 - Just under 60 percent of the German population view undesirable substances in food as a high or very high health risk. The most well-known of these substances, which are scientifically denoted as contaminants, are mercury compounds and dioxins. In contrast, only around 13 percent of respondents ...

Merck Acquires BioControl to Strengthen Position in Food Safety Testing

05-Jan-2017 - Merck announced it has acquired BioControl Systems Inc., a global leader in food safety testing. The acquisition opens growth opportunities for Merck in the food and beverage space; particularly in the U.S. Confidentiality has been agreed on the financial details of the transaction. BioControl’s ...

Old and new challenges for food safety

15-Nov-2016 - The occurrence of zoonotic pathogens and toxigenic bacteria in the food chain and the associated risk for humans were the focus of the "4th Symposium for Zoonoses and Food Safety" at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin. Around 250 participants were discussing strategies to ...

Anthrax, rabbit fever and brucellosis

How can the population be better protected from highly pathogenic bacteria in food?

08-Aug-2016 - Infectious diseases such as anthrax, tularaemia (rabbit fever) and brucellosis only occur rarely in Germany. However, these pathogens can do great harm if they are allowed, deliberately or by mistake, to enter the food chain. The reasons for such dissemination can be natural catastrophes such as ...

Spices and herbs: Ingredients which may pose a health risk

02-Jun-2016 - Spices and herbs can be naturally or intentionally contaminated with carcinogenic pathogens or foreign matter. The latter, such as certain unauthorised colorants, are often added deliberately. The EU SPICED project was initiated in 2013 to further increase the safety of the supply chains in ...

analytica China 2016 increases exhibition area by over 16 percent

First Food Safety Special Exhibition

21-May-2015 - analytica China will again open from October 10 to 12, 2016 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). The exhibition is expected to take over 35,000 square meters (2014: 30,000), what makes it the largest analytica China ever. Exhibitors can benefit from preferential terms including ...

Pathogens in food: Improvements required to protect against Campylobacter, EHEC and Listeria

09-Apr-2015 - Every year, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) prepares a report on the epidemiological situation of zoonoses in Germany. The goal is to contribute towards the prevention of diseases transmitted via food. The evaluation of the data from 2013 shows that the control of Salmonella in ...