FDA's comment that it does not consider high fructose corn syrup to
be 'natural' has generated heated debate in the US food industry,
with one camp relieved for the clarification, while the other camp
opposes it as...
A recent warning letter sent by FDA has again brought the 'natural'
sweetener stevia into the spotlight, prompting the regulatory
agency to say it soon expects to be petitioned to approve the
ingredient for use in foods...
Manufacturers that use 'sugar free' claims on their product labels
must ensure that they also include the appropriate calorie
information, said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this
week.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended its food
additive regulations to allow for the safe use of glycerol ester of
tall oil rosin (GETOR) to adjust the density of citrus oils used in
beverage applications.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday released a
report that recommends the agency takes steps to assess the
benefits and risks of nanotechnology.
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.
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".
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.
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.
The battle against cloned food has moved up a notch, with the
Center for Food Safety joining a major dairy firm yesterday in
protests against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Legislation has been introduced in California to require the clear
labeling of all products derived from cloned animals if these are
approved for human consumption.
An influential consumer group has urged the public to complain
against plans by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow
meat and dairy products from cloned animals to enter supply chain.
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.
An FDA risk assessment that is expected to declare meat and milk
derived from cloned animals safe for the food supply is currently
being reviewed by the government, and is due to be released by the
end of the year.
Two soft drink firms accused of using ingredients that could mix to
form a cancer-causing chemical in drinks plan to sign a settlement
with lawyers today, agreeing to change formulas and offer refunds.
In July the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its most
comprehensive report on acrylamide, posting a database of 2,500
foods and their acrylamide content.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is under-resourced,
under-staffed, and essentially incapable of overseeing potential
threats to the US food supply, according to a former FDA official
who last week opposed the National Uniformity...
The nation's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been accused of
misleading Congress by ignoring the enforcement of key regulatory
provisions intended to provide accurate food labeling.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will beef up its process for
disclosing the conflicts of interest of its advisory experts, after
a survey suggests it is supressing scientific evidence in favor of
industry.
A lawsuit filed against the US government aims to establish strict
safety laws for all genetically engineered foods, and require these
to be labeled once they are approved.
A new test should more accurately show the amount of benzene in
soft drinks on shop shelves, but that does not mean there is no
problem, says the scientist behind the new procedure to
BeverageDaily.com.
The gamble by US authorities 15 years ago to let the industry deal
with benzene residues in soft drinks has failed, and instead only
kept those who needed to know in the dark.
More soft drinks will be tested for cancer-causing chemical benzene
in the UK after it was revealed some drinks contain up to eight
times the legal limit for drinking water.
In the absence of definitive action from the FDA, food
manufacturers should take the initiative to promote whole grains to
the American public, clearly indicating if products are an
excellent source or a good source of whole grains,...
With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) poised to release a
risk assessment that is expected to declare food products derived
from cloned animals safe for the food supply, a new study has found
that these products would be...
The FDA's imminent amendment of its color additive regulations to
provide for the safe use of LycoMato tomato lycopene extract is
good news for the company behind the product.
The US food watchdog had made steps to find out more about the
potential carcinogen furan after a new technology detected very low
levels of furan in a wider range of foods larger than previously
thought.
A government document designed to assist food packaging
manufacturers on the conditions of using recycled plastic packaging
has been published in the US. Although recycling is actively
encouraged, there are still health and safety...
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a
draft assessment regarding the safety of food products that are
taken from cloned animals.
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the Procter &
Gamble fat replacer olestra the all-clear, after new scientific
evidence found there was no need to warn consumers of side effects.
The US Food and Drug Administration has released a statement on the
National Academy of Sciences' report, 'Scientific Criteria to
Ensure Safe Food'. The report has been received as a reinforcement
of the FDA's...
Food producers across the globe are being urged to register as soon
as possible with the US Food and Drug Administration in order to
comply with a soon-to-be-law on security and bio terrorism.
As research in laboratories across the globe continues into the
presence of potential carcinogen acrylamide in a variety of foods,
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emphasised last week that
consumers should continue to eat...
More heart healthy food products could be hitting the shelves soon
following the claim from US healthy ingredients company Cargill
Health & Food Technologies that it has helped trigger a US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) action...
US FDA moves to update its health advisory on risks associated with
eating all raw sprouts due to the recent outbreak of E. coli
O157:H7 associated with alfalfa sprouts.
US food companies can seek federal approval to avoid using the word
"irradiation" on labels of foods treated with the disease-killing
process, and instead use language such as "cold pasteurisation,"
the US Food...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week that it is
to establish a standard of identity for white chocolate.
The standard will provide for the use of the term `white
chocolate' as the common or usual name of...
The European Food Safety Authority may not, as yet, have an
executice director, but let's hope the selection is speedier than
our American neighbours who, after nearly two years without, have
finally chosen a new commissioner...
Claims that the US Food & Drug Administration was unduly
influenced by the US food industry when drawing up its guidelines
on fish consumption and mercury have been refuted by the National
Food Processors Association (NFPA).
US companies keen to label food as free of genetically engineered
ingredients will have to wait until the government decides how to
ensure that the claim is correct.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend the
voluntary nutrition labelling regulations by updating the names and
the nutrition labelling values for the 20 most frequently consumed
raw fruits, vegetables, and...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to reopen for 45 days
the comment period for the interim final rule authorising a health
claim on the association between plant sterol/stanol esters and
reduced risk of coronary heart disease...
Spherix Incorporated, the technology innovation firm. reports on
discussions with FDA officials concerning tagatose, the company's
new low-calorie sweetener.
