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Fortified coffee mix given approval
A fortified powder coffee mix that provides a low fat vitamin and mineral fortified coffee drink when reconstituted with water has been patented by Abbott...
Antimicrobial product receives EPA approval
US based group Alcide received approval recently for its Sanova antimicrobial product for use on fruits and vegetables. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) approved...
Clover receives GRAS status
Australian ingredients company Clover Corporation announced this week that five of its products have been endorsed for sale in the United States, opening upa potentially...
Commission adopts new meat measures for Ireland
The European Commission adopted this week interim protective measures following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the county of Louth in Ireland. The dispatch of...
Amended regulations for food contaminants
Commission Regulation (EC) 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 sets maximum levels for specified foods for nitrates, aflatoxins, lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD). With regard...
Denmark faces legal action over vitamin-enriched food ban
Denmark faces legal action in the European Court of Justice over its refusal to allow food enriched with vitamins to be marketed in the country...
UK Dept of Health clamps down on safety guidelines
Twenty-eight pharmaceutical companies risk having their products withdrawn from sale in the UK because they have not complied with safety guidelines to prevent the theoretical...
ANZFA provides ingredients labelling guidelines
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA ), under paragraph 7(c) of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 (the ANZFA Act), developedand approved a...
EU maintains animal to plant proteins should pose no problem
The European Commission on Monday presented its report on the supply of plant proteins to satisfy the additional demand for plant protein in animal feed....
Canada clears EU food products
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced this week that food products imported from European Union (EU) countries that had been detained in Canada, including...
Australia bans EU meat and dairy products
Australia on Wednesday banned all meat and dairy products and livestock from the European Union following the news that foot-and-mouth disease had reached France. The...
EU adopts tighter regulations to combat foot-and-mouth
Following a meeting of the Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) the European Commission agreed on Wednesday to adopt further measures to contain the foot-and-mouth disease. The...
EU and US agree to ease tension over banana dispute
The United States and Europe declared a temporary ceasefire in their trade battles onFriday, hoping new talks in a long-running dispute over bananas will be...
Commission approves Cargill-Banks joint venture
The European Commission has approved a proposed joint-venture in which Cargill Plc and SCB Holdings (Sandy) Ltd (Banks) will combine their agricultural merchanting activities in...
Organic fish farming certificates-the debate continues
A task force composed of members of the organic food and seafood industry representatives last week submitted two long-awaited reports to the National Organic Standards...
Health Canada proposes new labelling laws
Canada will soon be adopting American-style "nutrition facts" labels on all prepackaged foods.According to a new proposal from,Health Canada , a federal government department in...
EU v US - the banana dispute continues
The new Bush administration warned the European Union on Wednesday that it could target a new batch of EU goods for retaliatory duties in the...
EPA to release first major GM crop review
The US Environmental Protection Agency will complete its first comprehensive review of the country's major genetically engineered crops: corn, cotton and potato plants that deliver...
Court of Justice overrules Swedish ban on alcohol ads
The European Court of Justice on Thursday ruled Sweden's ban on alcohol advertising to be obstacle to the free movement of services within the EU...
Foot-and-mouth protective measures to continue
The European Commission Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) decided on Wednesday that the existing protective measures adopted in response to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the...
US prepares for Codex meeting on Food Labelling
The US Food Safety and Inspection Service, Food and Drug Administration and Department of Health and Human Services are sponsoring two public meetings on March...
EU presents market measures for beef
Following a management committee on March 2 the European Commission presented its proposal to introduce special market measures for cattle older than 30 months. Carcasses...
Bush to fund food safety programs
Recently elected President George W. Bush of the United States made his first address to Congress this week. In his address the new President proposed...
New Australian food code operational
After months of preparation the new food standards for the Australian food industry came into effect this week. Chairman of the Australia New Zealand Food...
Member states receive warning letter from EU
The European Commission has decided to send a Reasoned Opinion (second warning letter) to France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Spain...
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