Listeria outbreak in US from Italian imported ricotta salata cheese – Big seizure in Italy and recall

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The public prosecutor in Bari has ordered the seizure of all the national territory of the ricotta Frescolina to determine the cause of human listeriosis occurred in the United States that caused three deaths. The alert system has been triggered in Italy, and probably the alert will because the ricotta sold in Belgium, France, Germany, … Continue reading Listeria outbreak in US from Italian imported ricotta salata cheese – Big seizure in Italy and recall

Euro food safety watchdog rejects Roundup GM cancer study

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

EFSA has rejected controversial research linking Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup and genetically modified (GM) maize with premature death. http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Food-Safety/Euro-food-safety-watchdog-rejects-Roundup-GM-cancer-study EFSA  said that "the design, reporting, and analysis of the study [...] are inadequate". Gilles Eric Seralini has published also in 2007 a study about GM corn MON 863 (produced by Monsanto), but also in this case EFSA … Continue reading Euro food safety watchdog rejects Roundup GM cancer study