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Industry salutes ‘deletion’ of national labelling schemes

01-Dec-2008 - The rapporteur’s report on the food information proposal has elicited a positive initial reaction from...

Investigation finds oats illegally labelled organic

27-Nov-2008 - Batches of organic oats being sold in the UK could be flouting the law after...

Confidence in safe food supply slipping

18-Nov-2008 - More needs to be done by the government to protect the public from contaminated food,...

Website aims to solve food labelling confusion

14-Nov-2008 - A new website due to launch in the UK next year aims to reduce consumer...

UK salt concern at a five year low, FSA survey

07-Nov-2008 - UK consumers have worried less about salt and additives this year and more about saturated...

Wide scepticism of industry interest in cloned food, Commission survey

10-Oct-2008 - A new Eurobarometer survey that has revealed consumers’ views on animal cloning for food production...

Melamine in confectionery detected on UK shelves

06-Oct-2008 - Confectioners and food firms in the UK are on the alert after the country's...

EUFIC publishes first results of EU labelling survey

29-Sep-2008 - Most UK consumers are aware of guidance daily amounts (GDA) and traffic light labelling, but...

FSA seeks research for allergy labelling changes

23-Sep-2008 - The UK’s Food Standards Agency is working on improving allergen labelling and control practices...

Industry decries too complex labelling proposal

02-Sep-2008 - The proposed regulation on food labelling is too complicated, makes unrealistic demands on font size,...

Stores slammed for unhealthy food promos

01-Sep-2008 - Claims that UK supermarkets are promoting more unhealthy foods than they were two years ago...

Commission to be quizzed on cloning safety, ethics

29-Aug-2008 - The debate over products from cloned animals entering the European food chain will enter a...

No cancer concerns over paprika colour for foods: study

21-Aug-2008 - The increasing use of paprika as a food colour does not present any safety concerns...

Organic market shows signs of a slowdown

30-Jul-2008 - The organic trend appears to have reached a plateau as consumer interest is waning and...

FSA sets out areas for healthy eating action

21-Jul-2008 - The UK Food Standards Agency has set out core challenges for the food industry as...

Eco-label scheme extended to food and drink products

18-Jul-2008 - An environmental labelling scheme has been extended to food and drink products, under new proposals...

Food and the French presidency: Part one

17-Jul-2008 - Over the next six months the French presidency of the EU will be operating in...

Asthma study may reignite pregnancy-peanut debate

16-Jul-2008 - Consuming peanuts and peanut products during pregnancy may raise the infant's risk of developing asthma...

Claims on children's food mislead, says study

15-Jul-2008 - The majority of food items aimed specifically at children have poor nutritional content and yet...

New guidelines aim to do away with misleading marketing terms

11-Jul-2008 - The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidance on the use of words...

Novel food draft report released

10-Jul-2008 - The European Parliament has published its draft report on amendments to the novel foods regulation,...

Colourings to come with a warning

09-Jul-2008 - The European Parliament has adopted a legislative package that will see products containing any of...

UK seeks improved strategy for industry clarity

09-Jul-2008 - Food businesses have suffered from confusing government policies, said the UK's Food and Drink Federation...

HFCS is natural, says FDA in a letter

08-Jul-2008 - High fructose corn syrup may be labeled natural when synthetic fixing agents do not come...

Codex adopts 35 international food standards

08-Jul-2008 - Thirty-five new international food standards were adopted during last week's 31st session of the Codex...

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