Food Safety | Risk Analyses 2026
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Online Edition May 2026 | Food Safety and Risk Analysis

The war in Iran is once again putting pressure on global trade. Oil prices are rising, and fertilizer costs are increasing. Food prices are following suit. For the third time in six years, food producer..

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Column Judith Witte: A drop in the bucket

11 May 2026

“Your handbag looks like a survival kit!” A friend is sitting next to me on the low wall. His finger is bleeding: torn cuticle. The rest of the group is chatting in the sun, with beers in plastic cups. I dig through my b...

IJsbrand Velzeboer: ‘It’s okay to mislead an auditor a little’

11 May 2026

A good QA manager should be lazy, think in terms of the supply chain, and be willing to stand up to management, according to food technologist and consultant IJsbrand Velzeboer. The ‘bureaucratic’ audits quality managers...

A resilient food industry in a turbulent world

11 May 2026

The war in Iran is once again putting global trade under pressure. Oil prices are rising, and fertilizer is becoming more expensive. Food prices are following suit. For the third time in six years, food producers are bei...

Column Ramon Sterk: Shelf life studies

11 May 2026

After months of refining the recipe, you finally have it in your hands: the perfect product for the consumer. Now all that’s left is to determine a best-before or use-by date for the label, and it’s ready for the market!...

Tony’s Chocolonely reduces labeling errors

11 May 2026

Labeling errors, dependence on servers, and manual work on the production line; for Tony’s Chocolonely, these bottlenecks were holding back growth. By moving the labeling process to the cloud, the company gained stabilit...

Food safety starts with reliable coding

11 May 2026

In the food industry, it is essential that coding is always accurate. Think expiration dates, batch codes, or product information. When errors occur, they immediately affect product traceability. This can lead to recalls...

Huijbregts optimises processes in the powder chain

11 May 2026

In many food production facilities, powders play a quiet yet critical role. From herbs and spices to starches, flavorings, and colorants, they form the foundation of countless recipes used in snacks, salads, and plant-ba...

Food safety is not a side issue — it is the core

11 May 2026

Food safety is not just a noble ambition or a box to tick on a checklist. It is the core business of the meat sector — and of the agri-food sector as a whole. Every single day, thousands of people across the supply chain...

NutriControl can make specific analyses in a new laboratory

11 May 2026

What’s in food, feed, and dairy? And perhaps even more importantly: what isn’t? NutriControl investigates this every single day. With a new laboratory in Veghel, the company is taking the next step in flexibility, tailor...

StarCuisine invests in a complete packaging line from Sismatec

11 May 2026

StarCuisine produces more than 160,000 ready-made meals every week. Crafted with an artisanal taste, produced on an industrial scale. When the company moved to a larger facility in 2022, a new challenge emerged: how do y...

Can an electronic nose stop olive oil fraud?

11 May 2026

The global olive oil market represents an annual value worth billions of euros. Yet the sector has long struggled with a persistent problem: fraud and misleading claims. A significant share of the olive oil sold as extra...

Certification in a complex food supply chain

11 May 2026

In a world of increasingly complex supply chains and rising expectations from customers and regulators, transparency and reliability are essential. Trust is never a given: it must be built, substantiated, and continuousl...