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03-Feb-2012 - Microbiological food safety, allergen risk, and novel technologies are among the top areas of priority for the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the forthcoming year.
01-Feb-2012 - Agriculture and biotechnology giant Monsanto has announced it will scrap plans to sell genetically modified maize in France this year, or anytime in the future.
25-Nov-2011 - Trade body Dairy UK has revealed to DairyReporter.com that it is concerned about the impact of the new EU Food Information Regulation (FIR) on UK cheese compositional standards.
25-Nov-2011 - The American Beverage Association (ABA) has savaged a US government-affiliated report linking energy drinks to a rising number of hospital emergency department (ED) visits in the country, as well as associations with sexual risk, fighting and drug misuse.
22-Nov-2011 - Health ingredients firm Biothera has been granted novel foods approval in the EU for its immune health ingredient yeast beta glucan and said there were prospects for manufacturers in a variety of food formulations.
18-Nov-2011 - Images on food packaging and labels may affect the way consumers perceive and remember flavours, according to new research.
26-Oct-2011 - The UK has ordered the withdrawal of a batch of Italian olives after they were linked to two cases of botulism in Finland.
19-Oct-2011 - The European Commission said its newly unveiled common nanomaterial definition will provide a basis for clear regulation that will boost industry’s ability to develop products while safeguarding consumers.
12-Oct-2011 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that wine clarified with egg white can still cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals and should be labelled accordingly.
11-Oct-2011 - New research indicates that Fairtrade is the most widely recognized ethical label globally, said the organisation behind the standard.
06-Oct-2011 - Acrylamide levels in coffee could be on the wane following the development of a new application for the asparagine enzyme Acrylaway from Novozymes.
04-Oct-2011 - To improve its user friendliness, trade body FoodDrinkEurope has restructured its ‘acrylamide toolbox’ around the three main ingredient types - potatoes, cereals and coffee - that are more commonly associated with the risk of higher formation of the chemical.
03-Oct-2011 - Researchers from the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) have proposed a new procedure for the detection of illegal colour additives in green olives.
22-Sep-2011 - Sales of energy drinks are booming, but a new report from Rexam also highlights growing concerns about high caffeine soft drink use amongst young people, especially in the developing world.
21-Sep-2011 - NGOs have dismissed the strident defence of the EU food safety agency regarding the independence of its panel looking at food additives such as aspartame.
15-Sep-2011 - Trade body Dairy UK says its supports the UK government’s new initiative on date marking as a “major step forward in reducing food wastage in the home”.
15-Sep-2011 - New UK rules are set to remove ‘display until’ and ‘sell-by’ date labels from food packaging, in a bid to reduce food wastage after ministers decided that the extra dates on packaging can lead to consumer confusion.
14-Sep-2011 - Tougher controls on Japanese food imports into the European Union introduced after the Fukushima nuclear accident in March have been extended to the end of the year, said Brussels.
13-Sep-2011 - New research is hoping to determine whether the rising demand for ‘free from’ foods is driven by a real need or a fad, while also identifying the potential opportunities for food and drink makers.
29-Aug-2011 - The palm oil labelling bill in Australia is entering its next phase, with the House of Representatives set to vote on whether it becomes law – and the current government saying it intends to oppose it.