Food contact substances banned as industry says they are no longer used
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned three perfluoroalkyl ethyl containing food-contact substances (FCSs) that industry says are no longer manufactured anyway.
Archives for January 5, 2016
Is food marketed as healthy inadvertently fuelling obesity?
People tend to overeat food marketed as healthy because they assume it is less filling but food companies can counter this by portraying food as 'nourishing' or 'wholesome' instead, researchers have found.
PURE gets approval for SDC as fresh produce processing aid
PURE Bioscience's food contact notification (FCN) for silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) as a fresh produce processing aid will become effective this week.
Manufacturers throw weight behind obesity app that displays food & drink sugar levels
A smartphone app that enables consumers to scan the bar code on products to determine their sugar content has been backed by some manufacturers and major UK retailers.
Ukraine slaps retaliatory meat embargo on Russia
Ukraine has banned imports of 43 types of agricultural products from Russia, including all meat products, from 1 January in response to similar measures taken by the Russian government.
Congress approves increased food safety funding
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to receive an additional $104.5m as part of the fiscal year 2016 spending bill.
Germany investigating 3-year Listeria outbreak
An investigation is ongoing in Germany to find the source of a Listeria outbreak which has sickened 66 people since 2012.
Date label headaches could make consumers sick: Survey
More than one third (39%) of UK shoppers say they would eat seafood past its ‘use by’ date, whilst even more (42%) would do the same with poultry – a worrying development according to experts.