Tag: regulatory
Asia Pacific: Ingredion’s resistant starch obtains health claim in Australia
Ingredion has obtained a General Level Digestive Health Claim for Hi-Maize resistant starch from Food Standards Australia New Zealand, a statutory agency which is...
Americas: FDA wishes for reduced sodium levels in processed, prepared food
The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry.
Average...
Americas: US restaurants help consumers reduce their sodium intake
In response to FDA’s announcement outlining a series of “voluntary targets” for restaurants and packaged-food manufacturers to reduce sodium levels, the National Restaurant Association...
Asia Pacific: Authority did not find cause for alarm on using...
FSANZ has published two reports on the use of nanotechnology in food additives and food packaging.
The reports have reviewed the evidence on nanoscale silicon...
Europe: EFSA report finds dip in drug residues in food
Recent data on veterinary drug residues in animals and food shows 730,000 samples were reported in 2014 – a drop from the 1 million...
Americas: FDA to overhaul nutrition facts label
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to overhaul the Nutrition Facts label on the back of packaged foods.
The announcement...
Europe: Leaders launch network for managing food crises
Authorities have launched a new network to achieve joint global food-security assessments and joint responses to food crises, including those related to phenomena such...
Americas: USDA has “no questions” for GRAS status of AR yeast
The US Food and Drug Administration has "no questions" in regards to Renaissance’s Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) notice for its non-GMO, acrylamide-reducing (AR)...
Americas: CDC adds module to pathogen library
With Bruker Corp., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently added a new module to MicrobeNet that allows laboratories to search...
Asia Pacific: Addivant receives Chinese regulatory approval for antioxidant
Addivant's nonylphenol-free stabilizer, Weson 705, has received broad food contact approval for use in packaging materials from the National Health and Family Planning Commission...