Tag: EU
Europe: Antimicrobial resistance remains high, finds EU report
Bacteria found in humans, animals and food continue to show resistance to widely used antimicrobials, states the latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in...
Europe: EU lists main fresh food producers
In the European Union (EU), just over 2.3 million hectares were devoted to the production of fruit and berries and another 2.1 million hectares...
Europe: Regulators amend maximum levels for tropane alkaloids in cereal-based foods
SGS expands on the publication of Regulation (European Union; EU) 2016/239 to amend maximum levels for tropane alkaloids (TA) in certain cereal-based foods for...
Europe: New service on evaluating the effectiveness of surface decontamination
Campden BRI has launched a new service to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative biocides in the microbial decontamination of food contact services.
The organization will...
Europe: Association agrees on EU’s decision on plastic carrier bags
The European Parliament on April 28, 2015, gave its final approval for the previously agreed legislation amending the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to...
Europe: EU embarks of project against diseases
A large European Union (EU) project called COMPARE intends to speed up the detection of and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals...
Europe: EU rolls out new labeling rules
The new EU food labeling rules that came into effect this month will ensure that consumers receive clearer, more comprehensive and accurate information on...
Europe: DSM gains EU health claim for vitamin D
The European Commission has authorized an Article 14 EFSA health claim, submitted by DSM, stating that vitamin D helps to lower the risk of...
Europe: EU Isoglucose production to take off post-2017, says Rabobank
The impending change in European Union (EU) sugar policy in 2017 could trigger a shift from sugar to isoglucose usage, according to a Rabobank...
Europe: No horse meat DNA in meat products found above threshold,...
The latest round of industry and European Union (EU) testing published on July 22, 2014 found no horse meat deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in meat...