The U.K. Food Standards Authority announced recently that public
consultation has started on proposals for an EU-wide ban on
"pithing" in cattle, sheep...
U.S banana producers can claim that their fruit reduces the risk of
blood pressure and a stroke the International Banana Association
announced last week....
Today from 5 to 7 p.m. (CET), David Byrne, Commissioner for Health
and Consumer Protection, will take part in a live internet debate
on Food Safety. The...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week
that there is still not enough "scientific agreement" to state that
omega-3 fatty acids...
A major overhaul is planned for the sugar industry in 2003 by the
European Commission that aims to bring more competition into the
market, EUBusiness...
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to exclude condemned
animal material from the feed chain, EUBusiness reported recently.
The move 'is one...
A working group for an international task force on standards made
from genetically modified organisms started its second meeting on
Monday in Tokyo to...
On 8 November 2000 from 5pm to 7pm (CET) David Byrne, the European
Commissioner for Health and Consumer protection is inviting
Europeans to participate...
A committee of European Union Member State food experts postponed a
decision last week on whether to force Italy to reverse a national
ban of four genetically...
The French government announced last week that it would ban cow
intestines from food because of fears it might transmit 'mad cow
disease,' to humans,...
Fibre supplement manufacturers will not be able to claim on labels
that consuming fibre may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, the
US Food and Drug...
A Democratic Senator in the US offered legislation on Wednesday to
reassure consumers that biotech foods are safe by creating a
federal registry of all...
Six global vitamin producers have agreed to pay $335m to settle a
lawsuit in the US, in a continuing crackdown on vitamin
price-fixing, the Financial...
The UK Soil Association has approved an organic encapsulated Sodium
Bicarbonate produced by TasteTech, a Bristol food technology
company. The ingredient...
The US government is allowing farmers to display the new seal,
"Free Farmed" on meat and dairy products to attest that they meet
new voluntary standards...
The U.K Food Standards Agency is to start public consultation until
the beginning of November on its draft report of BSE controls. Sir
Joh Krebs, Chairman...
Manufacturers of infant food are lobbying the World Health
Organisation (WHO) to delay any change to its recommendations on
the optimal length of exclusive...
Anglo-Dutch Unilever and Finnish Raisio were given the go-ahead by
U.S regulators to market their cholesterol-fighting spreads as
proven cholesterol-cutting...
European Union farm ministers meeting this week in Biarritz,
France, were divided over how fast to clear new genetically
modified crops and maintain public...
The Dutch Government is to help Hungary set up a regional food
safety centre near Budapest, according to Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Minister of Agriculture,...
Proposals to change current UK legislation on BSE protection
measures - bringing it into line with new measures across the
European Union - were issued...
New regulations on labelling of genetically modified foods, made in
Wellington, New Zealand last month by Health Ministers from New
Zealand and Australian...
