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Aflatoxin Management in Tree Nuts: Sorting, Sampling and What the Certificate Proves
Aflatoxin contamination in tree nuts is concentrated in a handful of kernels per tonne, which makes the sample plan more important than…
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Allergen Management in Mixed Facilities: Nuts, Soy, Sesame and Gluten Under One Roof
A site that handles walnuts, soy protein and gluten-bearing flours on shared equipment has an allergen problem that no label solves on…
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What is the aflatoxin risk in spices?
Aflatoxins form when storage moulds grow on inadequately dried or badly stored material. Maximum levels are set in EU law and no…
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Are wild mushrooms a novel food in the EU?
Whole fruiting bodies of long-consumed species are not. Mycelium from fermentation, extracts and concentrated fractions can be, and the operator carries the…
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What is the Radura symbol and does the EU require it?
Radura is the international logo for irradiated food. The EU requirement is the wording ‘irradiated’ or ‘treated with ionising radiation’, not the…
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Irradiation Rules for Spices in the EU: What Is Permitted and What Must Be Declared
Dried spices carry a microbiological load from the field. What Directive 1999/2/EC permits for irradiation, what must be declared and the options.
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Cultivated vs Wild Mushrooms: Supply, Documentation and Where the Risk Sits
Cultivated mushrooms give consistency, continuity and traceability; wild ones give a flavour profile and a species range that cannot be farmed. This…
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Irradiated vs Non-Irradiated Spices: The Decision and What It Costs
Dried herbs and spices are the only category the EU permits to be irradiated, and most European retail specifications exclude it anyway.…
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How is the best before date set for frozen vegetables?
The food business operator sets the best before date for frozen vegetables under Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 and must justify it with storage…
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What certification is required to sell organic frozen vegetables in the EU?
To sell organic frozen vegetables in the EU every operator handling them must be certified, and the certificate scope must name products…