Eight out of ten food industry owners feel they are unprepared for new food safety regulation, Natasha’s Law, which will take effect on October 1 and will force food firms in the UK to give allergy inform [...]
The EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) has revoked all “tolerances” for chlorpyrifos, which set the quantity of a pesticide that can be present on food, in a final regulation. Furth [...]
According to Croatian newspapers, Europol and Interpol have identified horse meat sold as veal as part of the operation OPSON X. Thus, the horse meat scandal has resurfaced. The problem arose following statemen [...]
RAFA 2021 organizers, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands), are [...]
On August 26, the FDA published the results of tests carried out on processed foods to measure the levels of per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of chemical compounds u [...]
During the summer, ten approvals for the import of genetically engineered plants was issued by the European Commission. These include seven new GE plant varieties and three renewals for maize, canola, cotton an [...]
The FDA released a final rule that establishes criteria for “gluten-free” labeling for fermented and hydrolyzed foods, as well as goods that include fermented or hydrolyzed components. According to [...]
To protect public health, the European Commission has established new maximum levels for lead and cadmium in a variety of food items. Measures will go into effect on August 30 for lead limits and a day later fo [...]
Mycotoxins, naturally occurring toxins produced by certain molds (fungi), have become one of the most influential factors in cereal markets. In Europe, the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SAN [...]
In July, the president of the subcommittee on energy and trade of the Chamber for Consumer Protection introduced the Food Chemical Reassessment Act which aims to tighten controls on chemicals that are increasin [...]
