News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The European Parliament this week showed strong support for the first reading of the Commission's proposal for an amendment to the food labelling Directive (2000/13/EC OJ L 109, 6.5.200 (1)), and proposed additional amendments to strengthen the law.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi decided on Tuesday to submit a basic food safety bill in the next fiscal year in a bid to erase widespread public distrust stemming from the government's failure to keep mad cow disease out of Japan, writes...
The European Commission has indicated its intention to amend the food additives framework directive 89/107/EEC more substantially than originally planned.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces the challenging task of completing three major new regulations by the end of 2003 under the new bioterrorism bill signed into law this week, warns the US food industry.
A new report issued by the US National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) quantifies significant increases in farm income, food production and reductions in pesticide use that may resultfrom wider use of agricultural biotechnology in the...
The long dark winters in Canada have been blamed for a shortage of vitamin D and consequently a higher risk of diseases such as osteoporosis or cancer.