Glucosamine does not help maintain normal joint cartilage, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found after assessing a proprietary article 13.5 dossier submitted by drug giant, Merck Consumer Healthcare.
An employee at a North Carolina donut store has contracted a hepatitis A infection, prompting health officials to recommend vaccination for those who may have purchased food handled by the worker.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) warned consumers Friday not to consume Gills Onions brand Fresh Diced Red Onions because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Santos Agency, Inc. has initiated a recall of Santos Brand products i.e. various kinds of flours, legumes and spices because they may contain undeclared peanuts and wheat.
Great Britain and China have agreed to a pork export deal worth £50 million (US$79.1 million), according to Britain’s Agriculture Minister Jim Paice, who is traveling in China on a trade mission.
Meat, poultry and egg processing companies can now submit product label applications electronically via the Label Submission Approval System (LSAS) launched May 21 by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reference laboratories in Canada and England confirmed that the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was atypical (L-type) BSE.
Prompt action and information sharing has been the response of BC’s salmon farmers to news that a case of Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) has been identified on Vancouver Island’s west coast.
The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) is now looking at fortification of vitamin and minerals into baked foods. The key intention is to enhance the nutritive value of the products.
V N Gaur, who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for about three years, bid the post adieu.
Poor weather conditions have led to a lot of uncertainty for the Belgian frozen vegetable sector, according to Vegebe, the Lokeren-based Union of Belgian Fruit and Vegetable Processors.
The loss of 80% of its tart cherry crop is rippling through Michigan's frozen food industry, shrinking supplies, raising prices and causing some fruit companies to go outside the state or even the country to get the cherries they need.
