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Fast foods.
Concerns over conflict of interest: General Medical Council invests US$1M in fast food firms
16 Mar 2023
--- The UK’s General Medical Council has investments nearing £870,000 (US$1.05 million) in fast food and soft drink companies such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola. The British Medical Journal... Read More
A women puts CBD oil into her coffee.
ACI’s novel food application validation set to move CBD from “product to ingredient”
15 Mar 2023
--- CBD is on track to be integrated into bread, cereal, ice cream and other common foodstuffs to create a whole new functional food and supplement market, following a greenlight from the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA).... Read More
Precision fermentation.
Precision fermentation players unite to call for faster EU regulation on animal alternatives
15 Mar 2023
--- As waning food security, climate change and sustainability crises pressure the already stressed F&B industry, many are calling for a more robust food system and an adaptable legislative framework to support it. Key... Read More
Field and sun shining
PAN report finds “no obstacles” to banning glyphosate as alternatives exist for all agricultural uses
13 Mar 2023
--- Later this year, the EU will decide whether to re-approve glyphosate, the active ingredient of the controversial weed killer Roundup. Ahead of this, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe’s new report shows that ... Read More
Eco labels
Tackling greenwashing: BEUC urges ban on “harmful” carbon-neutral food claims
10 Mar 2023
--- Misleading “carbon neutral” claims are proliferating across several F&B sectors and are confusing consumers, according to a snapshot of examples published by consumer groups from ten countries. The European... Read More
Cultivated meat as part of a meal. Image credit: GOOD Meat
What’s in a name? Cultivated meat space seeks “standardized nomenclature”
08 Mar 2023
--- The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is examining the terminology surrounding cultivated food as the industry edges closer to commercialization. The organization poses a question: “What would you call a... Read More
EFSA urges a ban on chicken cages as part of animal welfare reforms
22 Feb 2023
--- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published urgent recommendations to improve the welfare of farmed broiler chickens and laying hens. The assessments call for widespread improvements for farmed chickens, notably... Read More
Alternative to hexane: Methyloxolane’s EU approval poised to accelerate food reformulation
21 Feb 2023
--- Following EU approval of the natural solvent methyloxolane as a permitted processing aid for manufacturing food ingredients, producers now have an alternative to petroleum-derived hexane, which will come under intense... Read More
EU consultation on a legal framework for “new GMOs” sparks food traceability fears
08 Feb 2023
--- Concerns are growing that upcoming food gene-editing (New Genomic Techniques or NGT) regulation in the EU might be too lax. A coalition of more than 50 food and environmental organizations have joined forces to oppose EU... Read More
Examining the meaning of eco-labels: Is it time for mandated methodology?
02 Feb 2023
--- A myriad of so-called eco-labels are being rolled out across various F&B products, but with no gold standard or strict rules governing precisely what the logos mean and what methodology is behind them, concerns are... Read More
Under scrutiny: FDA to redesign Human Foods Program and strengthen US food supply chain
01 Feb 2023
--- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is undergoing significant changes to modernize and consolidate its programs, including building a more robust regulatory program. Robert M. Califf, commissioner of food and drugs at... Read More
EU farmers demand urgent reform of agricultural plans that ignore Ukraine war and inflation
31 Jan 2023
--- Agri-cooperatives and European farmers are warning of a very complex regulatory landscape in 2023 because a lot of European agricultural proposals such as the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the new farm-to-fork... Read More
EU takes the sting out of biodiversity losses with new deal for safeguarding pollinators
26 Jan 2023
--- The European Commission is sounding the alarm over the decline in wild pollinating insects in Europe and has come up with a new strategy to reverse the trend by 2030. The authorities have set their key priority in boosting... Read More
US FDA releases new guidance on lead in processed foods to combat childhood exposure
25 Jan 2023
--- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance for the baby food industry regarding lead in processed foods intended for infants, babies and children under the age of two. The guidance is meant to... Read More
GOOD Meat raises cultivated meat stakes with Singapore’s nod of approval for serum-free media
18 Jan 2023
--- The cultivated meat division of food technology company Eat Just, GOOD Meat has netted “first-in-the-world” regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to use serum-free media to produce cultivated... Read More
EU environment committee clears path for momentous deforestation vote as palm oil prices stumble
18 Jan 2023
--- The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament gave the green light to a new deforestation regulation, which aims to cut deforestation globally by not allowing the import of... Read More
ProVeg fighting “plant-based censorship” as UK government considers restrictions for non-dairy terminology
13 Jan 2023
--- Concerns are growing over the possibility UK government officials could tighten up labeling rules for dairy-free plant-based alternatives, effectively banning dairy-like terms such as “milk” and... Read More
Fixing FDA’s food program: Calls for consolidation in US after a chaotic 2022
06 Jan 2023
--- Former FDA and USDA officials are advocating for consolidation measures to boost food safety, security and nutrition in the US after an independent report on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Human Foods Program... Read More
Sesame shortcut: Allergen law backfires as food companies bypass new regulation
05 Jan 2023
--- Sesame has been added to the official US list of allergens, which means it is subject to specific food allergen regulatory requirements, including explicit labeling for the ingredient and manufacturing rules. However, the... Read More
Honeybee vaccine receives conditional license in move expected to “impact food production on a global scale”
05 Jan 2023
--- Dalan Animal Health, a biotech company pioneering insect health, has been granted a conditional license for vaccination of honeybees against American Foulbrood disease caused by Paenibacillus larvae. The vaccine is non-GMO... Read More
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