Under the auspices of the newly elected British government the
Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) is to be replaced by the Ministry of
the Environment, Food...
Recent Food and Drug Administration warnings this month to
manufacturers of food products containing herbs are founded on
misinterpretation and misuse...
European Union health ministers, who met on 5 June, adopted a
common position on the new Community action programme on public
health (2001-2006), EurActiv...
Internal Market ministers reached a common position on the creation
of the European Food Authority (EFA) on Thursday 31 May 2001. The
15 ministers decided...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned companies that put
herbal additives in food and drinks that their products could be
illegal because the ingredients...
European Commissioner David Byrne expects a political agreement on
the White Paper on Food Safety before the end of June. Speaking at
a Round Table on...
A third of all Scottish consumers question the accuracy of food
labels and more than a quarter find labels difficult to understand,
according to Food...
A row is brewing between Australia and New Zealand following a move
by the Australian parliament to change the way food safety
standards are set for both...
Northern Ireland has once again been granted regionalisation
status, which means that the exporting of livestock and foodstuffs
can recommence after the...
The European Commission welcomed the US decision this week not to
extend the wheat gluten quota. Following this move by the US the
Commission will not...
Food containing genetically modified ingredients banned in Britain
is to go on sale in there with a GM-free label under controversial
proposals to be...
The Food Standards Ministerial Council of Australia and New Zealand
on Friday approved vegetable oil-derived plant sterol esters as a
novel food ingredient...
The US House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture
assembled dairy industry members last week to present opinions and
advice on how future...
Several standing committees of the International Dairy Federation
(IDF) met in May to continue progress on finalising standards for
cheese and other...
The Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection (SANCO D4)
of the European Commission issued a discussion paper this week
which aims to present...
The Canadian Meat Inspection Regulations were amended this month to
strengthen Canada's poultry and meat inspection programs in
federally registered establishments,...
Japan and Australia signed an agreement that Japanese fishing boats
will be allowed to catch 6,421 tons of southern blue-fin tuna this
year, an increase...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) on Wednesday
invited public comment on proposals involving nutrient claims,
labelling statements on milk...
Nineteen food and agriculture trade associations wrote to
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman in May to criticise the European
Commission's latest proposal...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday a
move to lift the10-week-old ban on imports of animals and raw meat
products from European...
Warning labels on beer, wine and spirits would be easier to find
and read under rule changes being considered by federal regulators,
the Washington Post...
People may be at risk of foodborne illnesses because US federal
agencies are concentrating on risk assessments for policymaking,
which delay regulations...
As part of the preparation for the enlargement of the European
Union to the east, the German government is insisting on strict
economies in the European...
The Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) of the European Union on
Wednesday voted in favour of Commission proposals with regard to
foot-and-mouth disease...
Portugal is adding to the pressure within the European Union to
reform its common agricultural policy. Portugal is proposing a new
environmentally-friendly...
Food security is a top priority for the Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP), stated Franz Fischler European Commissioner for Agriculture,
Rural Development...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is compromised by funding
from the drugs industry and pressure from Congress, the editor of a
top medical journal...
Experts at an international symposium on citrus said China's entry
into the World Trade Organization (WTO) will have a minimal impact
on Chinese citrus...
The South Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced
recently that guidelines to protect the agricultural sector from
genetically modified...
Considering that India has a significant interest in the export of
coffee and that the country will benefit immensely from the
membership of the International...
Following two years of joint effort by the Australian Quarantine
and Inspection Service and the Australian Dairy Corporation , the
Food and Drug Administration...
The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) released an issues
paper on Wednesday calling for public comments on country of origin
labelling of food...
The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and the State Administration
for Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine have introduced measures
designed to prevent...
The European Commission Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) voted
on Tuesday to relax measures taken recently in Europe over fear of
the foot-and-mouth...
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has introduced mandatory
requirement for safety assessment of foods and food additives
produced by recombinant...
