News archive item
Emerging chemical risks
From June 2009 newsletter
Food and drink companies are invited to participate in a new project that will improve the identification of emerging chemical risks, and so facilitate their management. Anonymised data will be gathered and trend analyses reported to participating companies.The data will highlight, for example, whether there is an increased risk of mycotoxins associated with materials from particular regions due to growing conditions. Data will also be gathered on metals, environmental contaminants, adulterants and packaging migrants.
To date, thirty companies have committed to the project, and we expect many more - adding to the scale and value of the data to be collected. The project is funded by the UK Food Standards Agency, which itself will benefit from having a clearer view of emerging risks and be better placed to respond to incidents in proportion to their risk. Complete confidentiality is assured and all communication with all participants, including the funding body, will be on the basis of anonymised, non-attributable data.
Contact: Mike Edwards
+44(0)1386 842017
m.edwards@campden.co.uk