Published: Jul 17, 2012

A one-day workshop on Food Industry Regulations is being organised on July 20, 2012, at Hotel Marriott, Pune.

Published: Jul 17, 2012

Malaysia is establishing a Centre for Food Safety and an International Food Safety Training Laboratory. The project is likely to cost the government MYR56m ($20m).

Published: Jul 17, 2012

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), which provides information about hygiene standards in the places where people eat out or do their food shopping, has launched today in London.

Published: Jul 17, 2012

The Food Standards Agency has begun a UK-wide survey to compare the level of allergens in foods that have voluntary allergen labelling with similar products not labelled in this way. No other survey of this kind has been carried out in the UK.

Published: Jul 17, 2012

The Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries (CAOBISCO) has called for a halt to ‘discriminatory’ food taxes in its latest annual report and argues that there is no such thing as unhealthy foods, only unhealthy diets.

Published: Jul 17, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Whisky distiller Whyte and Mackay was today hit with a fine by Scottish prosecutors after pleading guilty to leaking almost 20,000 litres of oil from its plant in Invergordon into internationally renowned wildlife habitat the Cromarty Firth.

Published: Jul 16, 2012

Canadians are confident in the country’s food safety system, according to results from a recent study commissioned by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Published: Jul 16, 2012

The Harper Government is making an important investment to help build a single national livestock traceability system with robust data management capabilities.

Published: Jul 14, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

Government agencies have partnered with UC Davis and Agilent Technologies to create a new database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen genomes to help speed identification of bacteria responsible for illness outbreaks.

Published: Jul 14, 2012 By: Lynda Searby

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published an opinion that calls for a reassessment of the human health risks associated with the insecticide chlorpyrifos within the EU.

Published: Jul 14, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Thermo Fisher Scientific has expanded applications for its analysing device to meat processors to improve their operational efficiency and cut down on wasted lean product.

Published: Jul 13, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has been urged to step-up its food contact material controls, after a review found major“shortcomings” in its compliance with European Economic Area (EEA) legislation.

Published: Jul 13, 2012 By: Shane Starling

Hangover cures in the form of supplements have limited staying power and are being pressed for market space by energy shots and other tonics, according to analysis from Euromonitor International.

Published: Jul 13, 2012

Institutions in the public, private and government sectors announced a collaboration to create a public database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen genomes to help quicken identification of bacteria responsible for foodborne outbreaks.

Published: Jul 13, 2012

Consumers are increasingly turning to the internet for information about food products, but a report released today says that traditional printed information is still more trusted than online sources, such as social media and smartphone applications.

Published: Jul 13, 2012

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working on a mechanism to evolve standards for domestically consumed food items imported from abroad, Dr K Chandramouli, chairperson, FSSAI, said at an ASSOCHAM event held here on Tuesday.

Published: Jul 13, 2012

Ellen Kullman, chairman and CEO, DuPont, has said that common food security metrics are key to increasing global food security.

Published: Jul 13, 2012

The Azerbaijani Technical Regulation and Standardisation Service has conducted check-ups of 47 food production facilities, as a part of its effort to ensure food safety in the country.

Published: Jul 12, 2012 By: Shane Starling

Food supplements and herbal products are the safest bodily inputs with the risk of death of using them less than 1 in 10 million, about as likely as being struck and killed by lightning, according to a report from the Alliance for Natural Health Internati

Published: Jul 12, 2012

The European Food Safety Authority produced 658 scientific opinions, reports, guidance documents and statements ranging from health claim opinions to animal safety assessments to sweeteners and bisphenol A missives.