Louise Manning
@louisemanning.bsky.social
Food safety & food sustainability specialist. Professor. Keeps busy with being involved with a farming business, scientist, blogger and writer. All views are my own.
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought
Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samples
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February 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February
Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky
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February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Four in court for 'mis-selling salmon to Aldi' buff.ly/5Tt9Z9V
Four in court over Bleiker's Smokehouse salmon fraud
The defendants are accused of mis-selling salmon products to supermarket chain Aldi.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Four in court for 'mis-selling salmon to Aldi' buff.ly/5Tt9Z9V
Man jailed over £500K frozen chicken fraud
Man jailed over £500K frozen chicken fraud
The jailing of a man for handling more than half a million pounds worth of stolen turkey and chicken highlights the regulatory drive for ensuring UK consumers have trust in their food supply,…
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February 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Man jailed over £500K frozen chicken fraud
Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds
Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners
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February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EFSA proposes tighter toxin levels for infant formula www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/02/efsa...
EFSA proposes tighter toxin levels for infant formula
Also, the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) is calling for a new World Health Assembly resolution to update guidelines on contamination of powdered formula.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
EFSA proposes tighter toxin levels for infant formula www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/02/efsa...
Six sick in Norwegian Listeria outbreak www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/02/six-...
Six sick in Norwegian Listeria outbreak
Half a dozen people have fallen sick in a Listeria outbreak in Norway. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said there are six confirmed patients and all of them have been hospitalized.…
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February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Six sick in Norwegian Listeria outbreak www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/02/six-...
UK launches plan to tackle 'forever chemicals' amid growing concerns www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Forever chemical' testing to be ramped up amid growing concerns.
Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK's first ever national plan for tackling the substances.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
UK launches plan to tackle 'forever chemicals' amid growing concerns www.bbc.com/news/article...
Great post on precision vs. accuracy
Precision vs. accuracy
Precision requires producing the same results each time. Repeatable, measurable, dependable. Accuracy means hitting the target. The only way to consistently be accurate is to be precise. But there …
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February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Great post on precision vs. accuracy
Belgian food safety agency facing budget cuts buff.ly/n2HIY6G
Belgian food safety agency facing budget cuts
Breaking news for everyone's consumption
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February 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Belgian food safety agency facing budget cuts buff.ly/n2HIY6G
The infant formula scandals: will they ever stop? buff.ly/WNMgvjq
The infant formula scandals: will they ever stop? - Food Politics by Marion Nestle
Current scandals involving contaminated infant formula come one after the other. They need to be stopped. Immediately.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The infant formula scandals: will they ever stop? buff.ly/WNMgvjq
On-shelf security for formula milk powder in the retailers..
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On-shelf security for formula milk powder in the retailers..
Spring it on its way..
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Spring it on its way..
England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds - what does this mean for people who are already food insecure? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds
Exclusive: the 613 most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes, report says
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February 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds - what does this mean for people who are already food insecure? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
US: Number of patients in outbreak traced to moringa leaf products growing fast www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/numb...
Number of patients in outbreak traced to moringa leaf products growing fast
The sick people reach from coast to coast and are spread across 28 states.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
US: Number of patients in outbreak traced to moringa leaf products growing fast www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/numb...
Vibrant colours
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Vibrant colours
Supplement problems dominate EU report www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/supp...
Supplement problems dominate EU report
Plus EU Commission creates task force to improve food safety import controls
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February 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Supplement problems dominate EU report www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/supp...
Amazing daybreak....
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Amazing daybreak....
AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds
Britain is losing more jobs than it creates owing to artificial intelligence, Morgan Stanley research suggests
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February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Great nudging..
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Great nudging..
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
Exclusive: Beijing, Delhi, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro among worst affected, with demand close to exceeding supply
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January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A touch of spring..
January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
A touch of spring..
European cold snap may increase bird migration to UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...
European cold snap may increase bird migration to UK
This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which begins on Friday, could reveal ‘some surprise migratory visitors’
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January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
European cold snap may increase bird migration to UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ireland reports rise in E. coli and Listeria infections www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/irel...
Ireland reports rise in E. coli and Listeria infections
Ireland has seen an increase in E. coli, Listeria and Campylobacter infections according to recently released data. Figures come from a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre…
www.foodsafetynews.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Ireland reports rise in E. coli and Listeria infections www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/irel...
Italian audit uncovers unregistered sprout producers www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/ital...
Italian audit uncovers unregistered sprout producers
An audit in Italy has found sprouted seeds being produced by unregistered companies and a lack of enforcement by authorities. A Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) audit in May…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Italian audit uncovers unregistered sprout producers www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/01/ital...