Authority & Legal
Americas: Brazil releases new rules on working on biodiversity research by industries
Brazil has adopted a new legal framework for biodiversity-based research, development and commercialization, says Union for Ethical BioTrade.
The new rules involve a fundamental shift...
Americas: Egypt to create food security systems to store grain
Global food security company Blumberg Grain and the Government of Egypt are developing reportedly one of the world's largest integrated food security systems for...
Europe: Vitamin E intake recommendations should reflect other factors, says DSM
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the current Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) of vitamin E should be replaced by a newly...
Asia Pacific: ASEAN will create single market in traditional medicine, health sector in 2015,...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has accomplished 90% harmonisation in the traditional medicine and health supplement sector, and will establish an ASEAN...
Europe: Tool for estimating vulnerability to food fraud
Wageningen University, RIKILT Wageningen UR and VU Amsterdam have launched the Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment tool (FFVA) for companies to approximate their vulnerability to...
Asia: FOA releases labeling scheme for mountain products
FAO's Mountain Partnership and Slow Food have launched a voluntary product label for mountain goods that is meant to improve market access for small...
Americas: Government-support salt reduction drives are effective, finds report
A new global study projects that a government-supported policy to reduce salt consumption would be highly cost-effective across the world.
Based on costs and...
Europe: UK opens facility for reporting on food crime
Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the National Food Crime Unit has launched Food Crime Confidential, a reporting facility where anyone with suspicions about food...
Americas: USFDA rolls out plan to protect babies and young children from toxins in...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has released a new action plan, Closer to Zero, that is aimed at reducing exposure to...
Asia Pacific: Australian diet is low in trans fat, says council
The announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration that there will be a three year phasing out of trans fats in the USA,...