The most radical shake up for 25 years of the European Union's food
hygienerules was announced by Ireland's Commissioner last July. By
Raymond O'Rourke.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to January 19,
2001, the comment period for a document published in the Federal
Register of November...
Irish Commissioner David Byrne unveiled a major initiative on 8
November 2000 aimed at regaining the confidence of European
consumers in the food they eat.
The U.K. Food Standards Authority announced recently that public
consultation has started on proposals for an EU-wide ban on
"pithing" in cattle, sheep...
U.S banana producers can claim that their fruit reduces the risk of
blood pressure and a stroke the International Banana Association
announced last week....
The French government announced last week that it would ban cow
intestines from food because of fears it might transmit 'mad cow
disease,' to humans,...
Fibre supplement manufacturers will not be able to claim on labels
that consuming fibre may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, the
US Food and Drug...
The UK Soil Association has approved an organic encapsulated Sodium
Bicarbonate produced by TasteTech, a Bristol food technology
company. The ingredient...
Anglo-Dutch Unilever and Finnish Raisio were given the go-ahead by
U.S regulators to market their cholesterol-fighting spreads as
proven cholesterol-cutting...
Proposals to change current UK legislation on BSE protection
measures - bringing it into line with new measures across the
European Union - were issued...
New regulations on labelling of genetically modified foods, made in
Wellington, New Zealand last month by Health Ministers from New
Zealand and Australian...
