Tag: regulations
Americas: Build infrastructure, transfer knowledge for food safety, 3M
Each day, food safety issues gain more relevance and importance throughout Latin American countries.
Meanwhile, global markets and international trade bodies are pushing standards and...
Americas: FDA nods claim on peanut allergy
The FDA has responded to a petition for a new qualified health claim that relates to peanut allergy.
The claim states "for most infants with...
Europe: Germany’s love for traditional game meat
A TÜV SÜD survey examines how adventurous meat-eaters in Germany are when it comes to more unusual types of meat from animals such as...
Asia Pacific: Lupin added to allergen declaration list
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has added lupin to the list of nine allergens that must be declared on food labels.
Food businesses will...
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...
World: 44% revenue share in Asia Pacific’s dietary supplement market by...
The dietary supplements market is one of the fastest growing markets in the world.
Valued at US$61.84 billion in 2014, the dietary supplements market is...
Americas: Scientific validation, product labeling key to assuring consumers of viable...
Dietary supplement products, as well as health and wellness items claiming to be natural have been sold freely online, especially in the US.
With active...
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...
Asia Pacific: Medical foods supply to grow, finds report
Medical foods are often confused with dietary supplements and functional foods that are neither targeted for specific disease conditions nor require medical supervision for...
Europe: Region to recycle plastics as China rejects more waste shipments,...
China no longer wants to be the world’s dumping ground for plastic waste, according to research from information provider IHS.
As a result, recyclers in...