The European Commission has recently adopted new rules to lower the presence of arsenic in some food products (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/465 of 3 March 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006). [...]
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently published a proposal for the restriction of around 10 000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The proposal aims to reduce PFAS emission into the environ [...]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), EU's highest court, has set off that in-vitro plant random mutagenesis are excluded from EU laws governing the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). &n [...]
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) there are enough risks associated with the use of cannabidiol (CBD) products to call for a new regulatory pathway. The agency announced it is prepared to [...]
The state of California has recently amended the California Proposition 65, which requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to toxic chemicals, by adding a new section [...]
On January 11, 2023, the consultation period regarding the revision of rules within the EU on food contact materials (FCMs) ended. A total of 610 valid feedback instances have been received. Contribution [...]
According to a survey conducted by the Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) between 2021 and 2022, almost 15% of protein powders (dietary supplements used by athletes and bodybuilders) sold in India [...]
On 7 December 2022, the EU Commission published a new regulation ((EU) 2022/2388) amending the Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 by setting maximum limits for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic aci [...]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently published a draft set of regulations to be applied to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) intended for food use. The proposed Food [...]
The EU Commission has recently fixed maximum levels for ascorbic acid (E 300), sodium ascorbate (E 301) and calcium ascorbate (E 302) in tuna to combat fraud. According to the Commission, excessive levels of th [...]
