Tag: regulatory
Europe: Regulators approve Beneo’s health claim on blood glucose management
Beneo says the Standing Committee on Plant, Animals, Food and Feed has agreed with the European Union (EU) Commission to authorize a second 13.5...
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: Mettler Toledo releases new checkweigher range
Mettler-Toledo Garvens has launched a new generation of checkweighers, entitled C3000 System. The platform covers a weighing range of up to 10kg and allows...
Americas: Company files 4th stevia patent
S&W Seed Company has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for stevia plant variety 'SW 227'.
This is the fourth...
Asia Pacific: Cornell receives US$4.8M to develop GE eggplant in region
To strengthen capacity to develop and disseminate genetically engineered (GE) eggplant in Bangladesh and the Philippines, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has...
Europe: Japan donates to facility on food safety, health standards and...
The government of Japan has contributed US$49,470 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) for its activities in 2015.
STDF aims to help...
Europe: FSA commits to cutting down food waste
The Foods Standards Agency (FSA) has pledged its support to UK’s resource efficiency charity WRAP that brings together organizations from across the food system...
Asia Pacific: Authority welcomes comments on dairy processing aid
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on an application to permit a new processing aid.
FSANZ CEO Steve McCutcheon said the...
Americas: USDA’s food safety measures for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and...
Americas: Partners spend US$35M on healthier school meals
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Football League (NFL), Fuel Up offer US$35 million in grants to help schools upgrade their kitchen equipment...