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...
