EFSA recommends higher ADI for food preservative BHA
The EU food safety agency recommends raising the acceptable daily intake (ADI) levels for food additive butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA).
Archives for October 13, 2011
Plastics additive ‘unlikely’ to cause safety concerns, EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that a commonly used additive in food packaging plastics is unlikely to be a safety concern for consumers.
Xanthan gum may boost quality of gluten free cakes: Study
The addition of xanthan gum may improve the quality of gluten free cakes, leading to improved bakery products for celiac patients, according to a new review.
NPD eyes opportunity to target breakfast-skipping Americans
There are big opportunities for food manufacturers to target the 31m Americans who skip breakfast each day, according to a new report from The NPD Group.
Canadian food recalls up as inspections increase
The number of food recalls in Canada has increased in the past year – and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it is a trend that is likely to continue, as it boosts the number of inspectors and frequency of testing.
GMA: There is no middle ground on kids marketing proposals
Food manufacturers will not support a controversial government proposal on food marketing to kids - even with the promised ‘significant’ revisions – because it is not supported by evidence, says the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
Traffic light labelling key to tackling obesity, claims UK consumer advocates
UK consumer advocates Which? are calling for the UK government to explore the provisions allowed under the new EU regulation on food information to make sure front of pack traffic light labelling is used on all food products.
First seizure of food under new food safety law
Officials have seized food products for the first time under the provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act, after they found “widespread and active rodent and insect infestation” at a Dominguez Foods facility in Washington State.
Australian watchdog puts Coles and Woolworths on notice
Australia’s top competition regulator has said that it would keep an eye on the country’s two top supermarket chains over long-standing concerns that they were wielding too much power in the country’s food sector.
Toxic by-product in heat-treated baby formulas increases infant diabetes risk – study
Heat treatment of infant formula milk during processing produces elevated levels of a toxin that could contribute to a significantly increased risk of children developing health problems including diabetes, according to US scientists.