EFSA: bacteria and moulds face new system for safety assessment
Europe's food safety body backs proposals to introduce the concept of Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) for the safety assessment of microorganisms used in food production.
Archives for June 16, 2005
Teagasc brings simple access to food residue database
Irish food body launches new food residue database online after government-funded project comes to fruition.
A tasty future in microencapsulated flavors
Microencapsulated flavors are opening up new food development possibilities never before attempted, writes Anthony Fletcher.
UK releases funding to support more supplement dossiers
The UK's food authority said this week that it will provide up to £20,000 (€30,000) to pay for external scientists to produce more dossiers for supplement ingredients not currently on the European directive's positive list, reports Dominique Patton.
Frutarom adds extract US business to growing portfolio
Israeli flavours firm Frutarom continues blazing the acquisition trail with news this week it will buy the flavouring extracts business of US firm AM Todd Botanical Therapeutics, reports Lindsey Partos.
New gum arabic strategy to nurture buffer stocks for price stability
Buffer stocks are the cornerstone of a new strategy unveiled to stabilise price and sustain permanent supplies for gum arabic in the world's top three producing countries, writes Lindsey Partos.