New Zealand (NZ) has a high rate of reported campylobacteriosis cases. Cross-contamination in home kitchens during poultry handling is considered the main factor in campylobacteriosis transmission. The main aim of this study was to measure NZ consumers' food safety awareness and self-reported food...

In recent years, the proportion of meat products consumption in global food consumption has been increasing, and the international trade of meat products rapidly increased. As the developing country, there are obvious differences in food safety supervisory system between China and other developed...

Ensuring the chemical, physical, and microbial safety of food and ingredients underpins the international trade of food items and is integral to building consumer confidence. Achieving this requires effective systems to support the safety of food across the supply chain. Differing risk-assessment...

Heavy metals are important risk factors affecting infants and young children's food safety, which is also the focus of food safety concerns of various countries and organizations. Formulation of strict limit standards is the important measure to control such risks. This article analyzes the status...

Objective: Vitamin D₂ mushroom powder has been listed as a new edible raw material in relevant regulations of EU, USA, Australia and New Zealand following the existing regulatory standards. There is no regulation or standard in China and CAC or other countries and international organizations about...

The popularity of bagged salads sold in the market has increased due to their ease of transportation and convenience but there are food safety risks. In this study, we examined the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) in 100 samples of ready-to-eat bagged and non-bagged lettuces...

This paper describes the epidemiology, prevalence, surveillance and genomic characteristics of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in poultry and wild birds in New Zealand in 2021, and the import and food safety standards to prevent zoonotic infections in humans.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human and animal health, with the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials being suggested as the main driver of resistance. In a global context, New Zealand (NZ) is a relatively low user of antimicrobials in animal production. However, the role...

This study investigated the feasibility to monitor ca. 400 veterinary drug residues in various foodstuffs by a single method. For this, a generic QuEChERS-based approach was applied for sample preparation while liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) was considered as...

Fenbendazole is a benzimidazole-class anthelmintic that is used for the control of immature and adult stages of internal parasites, such as nematodes and trematodes, in domestic food-animal species. It is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treating pheasants despite ...