A University of Birmingham analysis led by Dr Mohamed Abdallah, and commissioned by environmental campaign group Foodrise, has detected PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances a group of over 10,000 synthetic chemicals used since the 1950s to make products resistant...
Tetra Pak has launched what it describes as the food industry’s first carton packaging for shelf-stable tuna, offering manufacturers a paper-based alternative to traditional metal cans. The new format, developed in collaboration with Spanish seafood producer Jealsa,...
A study published in Scientific Reports investigated whether widely used environmental chemicals, bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP), may be linked to breast cancer through their effects on biological pathways. These substances are classified as...
A new report commissioned by Greenpeace International has found microplastics and plastic-associated chemicals in baby food packaged in flexible plastic pouches sold under Nestlé’s Gerber and Danone’s Happy Baby Organics brands sold outside the UK. The findings come...
Obanya and colleagues at the University of Portsmouth and Marine Conservation Society published a paper in May 2026 looking at PFAS contaminants in surface waters, effluents, sediments and coastal food webs off the Solent coastline in the UK. PFAS (per- and...
Foodwatch, a European NGO, have published their findings from an independent laboratory analysis of banned pesticide residues in 64 food samples, including products purchased in Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. As Foodwatch highlight, the European Union...
Greenpeace UK’s new report, Our Poisoned Land, which warns that intensive pesticide and fertiliser use is not only posing serious risks to human health, The report highlights that a typical British roast dinner, followed by strawberries for dessert uses a cocktail of...
A paper published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry has reported that whilst it is known that emerging contaminants can accumulate in water, soils, and crops this appears to also be the case for honeybees. Using samples collected surrounding arable...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) conducted a 12-week consultation on the proposed ban of bisphenol A (BPA) and its analogues in food contact materials (FCMs) across England and Wales that concluded in December 2025.Food Standards Scotland (FSS) undertook a parallel...
In April 2026 California’s Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials brought forward a bill to phase out, by 2035, pesticides containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) intentionally added as active, adjuvant, or inert ingredients. A...
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