Food safety is failing? New deaths in Netherlands. Some reflections.

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Every day we can read about new outbreaks of listeria, salmonella or E.coli. The 4 deaths in the recent listeria outbreak, as well as many other cases, bring me to reflect on the effectiveness of our food safety regulations. The E.U. situation is far better compared to U.S., but just today we can read about … Continue reading Food safety is failing? New deaths in Netherlands. Some reflections.

Disruptive impact of California Prop. 37

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

On 6 November 2012, Californians will vote this historical Proposition that would require genetically modified foods in supermarkets to be labeled. The Prop. is also known as "The Right to Know Genetically Engineered Foods Act". I find really interesting the emphasis one the expression "Right to Know". The new Regulation EU n. 1169/2011 on the … Continue reading Disruptive impact of California Prop. 37