The pizza we eat has more ingredients than just oregano, cheese and ham. It is very likely to also carry a certain amount of Bisphenol A, especially if it has been delivered to us at home in a recycled cardboard box.

JULY 26, 2010

German researchers deem single-use plastics "greener" than glass

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

In April, the European Commission presented to the European Parliament a proposal to approve the commercialization of an enzyme capable of “gluing” piece of meats back together. That request was denied a few days ago.

21 may 2010

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Security

At the request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted a study whose results rule out that the ashes thrown into the atmosphere by the eruption of the Eyjafjall volcano have contaminated the food chain.

Staff | 3 may 2010

Given the extent of disease in some countries, as well as its potential involvement in cases of bioterrorism, the alarms have set off in Europe

26 February 2010

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

Food colours are additives which give, strengthen or vary the colour of food. This group of food additives hasn't been uncontroversial in the last years.

15 january 2010

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Security

Acrylamide was described as a possible inducer of appearance of some cases of cancer in 2002 after scientific evidence provided by the Swedish health authorities.

18 December 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

Since the day someone had the idea of searching through the world of the minute, many unimaginable applications have been developed just a few decades ago.

11 November 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

In 2007, epidemiological data from member countries recorded a total of 2,905 cases of 'Escherichia coli' related conditions, one of the best know microorganisms of the world.

27 November 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Security

Parallel to the extraordinary development in human and animal genetics, there are some scientists around the world who focus their microscope lens on samples of vegetables. They examine the genetic compositions to produce stronger specimens. They pursue the “knowledge of plant systems and search everything needed to obtain a more efficient agriculture, using healthier products,” says Pere Puigdomènech, director of the Laboratory of Molecular Plant Genetics CSIC-IRTA .

Ànnia Monreal | 2 November 2009

Packaging, made out of materials of different origins that will be in direct contact with food, has increased significantly in recent years, both in quantity and the variety of materials they are made of.

30 October 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

Recently, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued the first reports evaluating proposals to market functional foods.

19 October 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

The lack of synchrony between countries causes the prohibition of possible toxic substances in some and their authorisation in others.

2 October 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety

Caution with transgenic fish. This is the main conclusion, as well as a warning, of a Swedish study that points out that these animals, bigger and more resistant. They need more food, can end up displacing and eliminating, if they escape their breeding source, the non transgenic animals. The future regulation that Europe is preparing for these animals will have to foresee measurements to avoid altering the natural environment or, as the saying goes, that “the big fish does not eat the little one”.

Patricia Morén | 1 October 2009

European legislation relating to food additives establishes that the scientific committee of the...

15 May 2009

José Juan Rodríguez Jerez, Food Safety