207 cases. One strain. One death. But perhaps the biggest food safety story is not the eggs. It is that authorities were able to connect the cases at all. On 26 May 2026, something unusual appeared in the UK’s foodborne disease surveillance system. It wasn’t a visibly contaminated batch
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What a review of 91 food safety interventions reveals about how Africa measures success We trained them. We certified them. We counted them. But did the food get safer? That question should sit at the centre of every food safety programme. Yet many interventions end with a familiar set of
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Milk does not become unsafe for the same reasons as meat. Water and effluent introduce a different set of risks. Retailer requirements and certification audits then test whether the systems built around those risks can withstand scrutiny. Different challenges. One food system. And no part of the industry can
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Every certified food business has a story about the day the auditor walked in. Richard Jackson, founder of SHEQ Consulting, is more interested in the other 364 days. Nearly eight years after starting his firm in Port Elizabeth, he has quietly built one of the continent’s most trusted food safety
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TechPalate Explains Imagine this. A consumer falls ill after eating a packaged food product. The investigation begins. One agency examines the food, another looks at the manufacturer, another checks the farm, another investigates imports, another tests samples. Each is doing its job. But are they working
SOUTH AFRICA – SHEQ Consulting officially opens its participation today at the Food Safety Summit South Africa 2026, welcoming industry leaders, manufacturers, regulators, food producers, and compliance professionals to Booth B3 at Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Johannesburg. As a proud Bronze Sponsor, SHEQ Consulting is engaging directly with stakeholders
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GERMANY – Eriez has introduced its X8-SF Simultaneous Frequency Metal Detector, expanding its PrecisionGuard X8 inspection platform with a system designed to improve metal contaminant detection in food products that are difficult to inspect using conventional metal detection technology. The system is on display at Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf,
GERMANY – Global inspection technology company METTLER TOLEDO is showcasing its newly launched M50 R-Series AdvancedLine metal detectors at Interpack 2026, as food manufacturers continue seeking inspection systems capable of improving traceability, compliance monitoring, and production line efficiency. The launch comes during Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany, where the
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KENYA – Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Zanzibar Bureau of Standards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in standards development, conformity assessment, and technical information exchange. The agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam during the recent state visit to Tanzania by His Excellency
SWITZERLAND – SGS has announced the integration of its regulatory intelligence platform, SGS Digicomply, with Agroknow, a food safety analytics company specializing in artificial intelligence-driven risk intelligence, to create a new digital platform known as SGS FoodNexus. The new platform is designed to help food companies manage food safety,
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