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Codex sets limits for melamine and aflatoxin in food

The first global limits on permitted melamine levels in food were set yesterday (Tues) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) at its annual food safety summit in Switzerland. The 130 members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission agreed to set the threshold for the chemical in food ...

India publishes guar gum contamination restrictions

New European Commission import restrictions on Indian guar gum have now been written into Indian regulations, which industry experts hope will speed up the supply process. In April 2010, the EU revised restrictions on guar gum imported from India to ensure minimal levels of ...

USDA says soda tax would reduce obesity

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has added its voice to the debate on soda tax and the prevalence of overweight and obesity, saying that a 20 percent price increase would make a significant difference. The USDA s Economic Research Service (ERS) said it was prompted to ...

Belgian food industry seeks government partnerships

The Belgian food industry is looking to forge a lasting partnership between the authorities and the private sector in the wake of the country s elections, helping to create a stable framework that would give sufficient guarantees for long term investment. Following elections on13 ...

EFSA publishes data guidance for flavour approvals

The European Food Safety Authority has published its final guidance for data required to assess new food flavourings, and is looking to build on experience gained during evaluations to establish a positive list. EFSA reassessing flavouring substances that are already in use in ...

Baltimore approves two-cent bottle tax

Baltimore City Council gave its final approval late last week for a two-cent tax on bottled beverages as part of its $2.2bn budget for fiscal 2011. The tax, which ends months of debate about how to close the city s huge budget deficit, is a compromise between Mayor Stephanie ...

FSA calls for comments on new additives legislation

The UK s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling for comments from the nation s food industry on proposed changes to EU food additive legislation to ensure all current additive uses are included in the new lists. Proposed by the European Commission, the modifications are designed ...

What 'natural' means in food regulations

Natural has become a word consumers like to see on food product packages, while clean label is an industry term to describe an E-number-free ingredients list. But exact definitions depend on who you are talking to, and what additive you are taking about. A colourful discussion At ...

Commission publishes acrylamide monitoring recommendations

The European Commission has published precise recommendations for the monitoring of acrylamide levels in food products, as the reduction of levels is patchy across categories. Acrylamide is a carcinogenic and genotoxic substance that forms during high temperature cooking by a ...

Centralised food safety agency for Bulgaria

The Bulgarian government has announced plans to establish a food quality control body, according to the country s national press. The new agency will tackle food processing, farming conditions, agricultural/horticultural control and, animal health care and is said to be modeled ...

'Fat tax' opposition varies by location, education

People living in the eastern parts of the United States are the most supportive of placing a tax on soft drinks and fast food as a way to deter obesity, but the idea is still opposed by the majority of the country s consumers, finds a new survey. Imposing an obesity tax C or fat ...

Denmark repeals national dairy flavouring rules

Denmark has repealed its national law requiring flavourings for dairy products to go through a risk assessment and approval process, as the EU positive list is finalised and harmonisation is on the cards across Europe. In 1992 Denmark introduced its own legislation covering dairy ...

UK government pledges greater regulation of grocery sector

The UK s new coalition government said it intends to increase regulatory oversight of the nation s grocery sector, under policy plans unveiled in a 34-page programme document released yesterday. The Liberal-Conservative coalition government said it would cut regulation for small ...

D.C. Council approves soda tax

The Washington D.C. Council has voted to include sweetened soft drinks in its six percent sales tax bracket to help bridge the city s half-billion dollar gap between spending and earnings. A soft drinks tax has been vigorously opposed by the beverage industry C as well as by many ...

Senate Urged to Disapprove EPA GHG Regulation

US - The American Farm Bureau Federation and 48 other farm groups have joined together in urging the Senate to adopt a resolution that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act without prior congressional approval. ...

FDA, NIH to streamline online food safety reporting

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched a new online platform for the reporting and monitoring of food safety. The Safety Reporting Portal (SRP) is said to provide greater and easier access to online food safety reporting. ...

EU MEPs block 'meat glu' authorisation

The European Parliament has blocked the authorisation of bovine and porcine thrombin as an additive to bind together meat morsels into one piece. In a vote yesterday, MEPs stated that use of the meat glue creates reconstituted meat products that carry an unacceptably high risk of ...

Nutrient profiling vote unlikely before June

The European Parliament is unlikely to vote on a proposal to scrap nutrient profiling before mid-June, FoodNavigator.com has learned. A draft report suggesting that the controversial food measurement be binned was approved by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) sitting on ...

Health Canada seeks comments on gluten-free labeling revision

Pure, uncontaminated oats do not cause adverse reactions in most people with celiac disease and gluten-free labeling guidelines should be revised to reflect this, Health Canada has suggested. The agency has said it is seeking comments on proposed labeling changes for gluten-free ...

Is cloned food legal? Europe must decide, and fast

Big oops. Meat and milk from the offspring of cloned animals has entered the UK food chain. Cue scary headlines and scared consumers. But the leviathan of EU-lawmaking means no-one actually knows if it s legal or not. And that s an even bigger oops. No-one can really blame UK ...
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