The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will begin
to inspect food manufacturing facilities and test protein
ingredients following the recent news that the chemical melamine
may have entered the human food chain.
A European court has said that the marketing of the sweetener
Splenda is misleading to consumers, and has ordered that its
advertising slogans be ceased.
An intensely anticipated lawsuit regarding the misleading marketing
of sucralose product Splenda ended Friday in a quiet settlement
between the two sweetener firms Merisant and McNeil Nutritionals.
Beverage giant Anheuser-Busch has been called on to cease marketing
of its Spykes malt-based beverages, which have been accused of
carrying 'illegal' warning labels.
Increases in foodborne illnesses from salmonella and
escherichia coli during 2006 could be due to outbreaks in
previously unaffected food such as peanut butter and spinach,
according to the findings of a new report.
The CIAA has launched a new online tool to assist food and drink
producers make sence of guidance daily amounts (GDAs), following
the introduction of a common nutrition labelling scheme for the EU
industry last summer.
All almonds originating from California will have to comply with strict new pasteurization regulations, implemented last week by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to recent salmonella outbreaks.
Low fat ice-creams made using a GM yeast to form of small ice
crystals moved closer to set to be approved for the European
market, as the FSA published its draft opinion on Unilever
technology under novel foods regulation.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to revise
its labeling regulations for irradiated foods and supplements,
suggesting that some irradiated foods could be labeled as
"pasteurized".
Consumer watchdog Which? has hit out at confusing labelling of
sugar content in foods, placing the onus on manufacturers to put
full nutritional information on packs after a survey found high
levels in savoury foods that were not...
The ongoing battle between Monsanto and dairy producers who do not
use the firm's milk-producing hormone rBST has stepped up a notch,
with the biotech and chemicals giant requesting action to stop what
it calls "deceptive...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to extend its
comment period on a proposal to allow meat and milk products from
cloned animals into the American food supply.
Converting food and beverage product labels from US to EC
format requires an in-depth understanding of European labeling
legislation, which is more complex than it often appears to be,
regulatory experts at consultancy firm Leatherhead...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified the source
of a recent GM contamination in rice, and has said that it poses no
food safety concerns.
The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) risk assessment on meat
and milk from cloned animals is based on "flawed assumptions
and misrepresented findings", according to an independent
review released yesterday.
Harmless bacteria can be used to fight illness-causing pathogens
that form on fresh cut fruit, according to the results of
scientific tests published this week.
A European project has reported success in controlling aflatoxin
contamination in peanuts, a product that has seen its export value
fall in recent years.
Ethnic flavors are expected to expand this year, together with an
increased consumer demand for bigger, bolder tastes, according to a
new flavors and ingredients report.
A new Mediterranean diet symbol is set to be launched in coming
months, allowing US manufacturers to flag up products that fit into
this increasingly influential diet plan.
A simple heat and irradiation treatment may reduce the levels of an
allergenic protein in prawns that may make the seafood accessible
to seafood allergy sufferers, Chinese researchers report.
Drinks giant PepsiCo is to disclose the caffeine content on cans
and bottles of its flagship soda Pepsi, a move that comes amidst
mounting debate surrounding the substance.
EFSA has met with the four member states currently involved in GM
environmental risk assessments in order to discuss the development
of an EU-wide approach.
Drinks giants Coca-Cola and Nestlé were today slapped with a
lawsuit for claiming that their new Enviga energy drink can help
consumers burn off calories.
The European Commission has lifted extra controls on imports of US
corn products for unauthorised genetically modified material,
claiming that these are no longer necessary.
The application of vinasse, a fermented waste product obtained from
sugar processing, could help the organic apple industry eradicate a
major source of disease.
A number of convenience meal products will now be able to carry a
'lean' nutritional claim, after the US Food and Drug Administration
expanded the use of the term.
An independent evaluation of front of pack nutritional labelling in
the UK could help break the deadlock over which labelling system is
most effective.
Some of the UK's biggest food manufacturers are launching a £4m
campaign next Monday to promote GDA labels - a move that will
reignite the debate over food labelling.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects to launch a
consumer study to determine if footnotes on the nutrition labels of
food products will improve people's understanding of trans fat
declarations.
The European Council is today due to formally back Austria's ban on
the cultivation of two genetically modified crops, a move the
biotechnology industry has branded as a "departure from rational
decision making" .
Europe's Food Safety Authority has ruled that a
genetically-modified cotton plant, which can be used for food
applications, presents no cause for concern.
Public opinion about genetically modified (GM) foods remains
divided, but more information and more stringent regulation would
ease the fears of the majority of Americans, according to a new
survey.
The New York City Board of Health yesterday voted unanimously to remove trans fats from the city's restaurants in a pioneering move designed to limit the level of the unhealthy fats consumed unknowingly.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to implement new
rules on the definition of the term 'natural', after receiving a
petition stating that the claim on meat and poultry products is
misleading to consumers.
A leading US consumer advocacy group has petitioned the nation's
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to design a national set of
symbols to help consumers quickly identify healthier foods.
The Food and Drug Administration has introduced two consumer tools
designed to help people understand nutrition facts panels so that
they are able to better control their food choices.
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