Food risk insights
Eurofins Food Risk Insights | Horizon scanning for the food industry
As part of horizon scanning services, our Food Compliance and Risk Management team issue a must-read monthly risk insights in which you will find a summary of recent food integrity issues and emerging risks in food safety from around the world. Browse back catalogue, subscribe to receive complementary monthly issues.
Issue 23 | July 2026 Food Risk insights
Inside this issue
- Irish & UK pathogen reports rise
- FSAI health claims consultation
- Salmonella linked to instant noodles
- NFCU intelligence update
- Employee jailed for £700k fraud
- FDA-iRISK predictive tool
- TFA deemed highly hazardous
- UK & EU regulatory updates
- RASFF food fraud alerts
Issue 22 | June 2026 Food Risk insights
Inside this issue
- NFCU strategy
- EU judgement on pest control
- Latest EFSA pesticide report
- Belgian looks at changes to Salmonella
- rules
- Poland planning tighter import rules
- Fines resulting from hygiene failures
- and unfair competition
- EU plans to ban Brazilian meat imports
- Don’t forget physical hazards
- RASFF food fraud suspicions
Issue 21 | May 2026 Food Risk insights
Inside this issue
- Regulation & compliance updates; PPWR, GM Maize, FSA reforms
- Outbreaks, recalls & contamination incidents; sprouted seeds, pistachios, baby food
- Listeria; controls, costs & lessons learned
- Food fraud & authenticity risks
- Import, border & supply chain enforcement
- Commodity & ingredient risk watch
- Market pressures & food system resilience
- Tools, testing & prevention insights
- RASFF last quarter report
Issue 20 | April 2026 Food Risk insights
Inside this issue
- EU considers maximum levels for
- contaminants in seaweed
- Egg council urges action on egg risk
- Salmonella over 80 sick in UK
- NFCU counterfeit alcohol, illegal meat & confiscation orders
- FSAI issues new Listeria guidance for ready-to-heat meals
- EU MOAH legislation moves forward
- Belgium record high food safety complaints
- RASFF last quarter report
Issue 19 | March 2026 Food Risk insights
Inside this issue
- FSAI guidance L. monocytogenes environmental monitoring
- E. coli outbreak linked with dried fruit
- More infant formula news
- EFSA: Shigella; sucralose; plant lectins risks
- FSA: Metals; pet-foods; trade support
- UK’s first ever plan to tackle PFAS 'forever chemicals'
- EU increases official controls
- RASFF last quarter report
Issue 18 | Feb 2026 Food Risk insights
Inside this issue
- 'Forever chemicals' in cereal products
- More infant formula product recalls
- CFA publishes guidance on Listeria monocytogenes
- France bans imports with prohibited pesticides
- Dairy cattle and avian influenza
- EU Food borne diseases report
- Dietetic, food supplements and fortified food safety
- RASFF 2025 Report Roundup food safety
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