Regulation & Legislation

Food industry warns UK Environment Minister on Brexit crisis

12 February 2019 | By New Food

Numerous food associations have put forward a letter to the Environment Secretary detailing how consultations should be set back for review.

Suppliers failing to meet sustainability goals dropped by manufacturers

11 February 2019 | By New Food

Manufacturers are increasingly choosing suppliers based on their sustainability, with many that are failing to meet goals being dropped.

Paving the path towards producing safety rule inspections

11 February 2019 | By New Food

The FDA will soon begin inspecions of large domestic and international US farms in order to address food borne illnesses that are linked to fresh produce.

Food labelling changes after Brexit

6 February 2019 | By New Food

Advice for food producers, manufacturers, retailers and suppliers on the changes to food labels if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Cadbury loses legal battle over purple wrapper

5 February 2019 | By New Food

Cadbury has lost a legal battle that looked to protect the exact shade of purple used to wrap chocolate bars and tablets.

GMO Labelling Requirements: A deep dive into GMO detection using RTi PCR Methods

4 February 2019 | By New Food

While international food trade is growing worldwide, the authorities in each country are setting more and more regulations to ensure food safety and transparency for consumers. Across the world Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) labelling is regulated in many countries. The United States will be joining the rest of world with…

The world’s leading voices on food safety tackle emerging challenges at the GFSI conference

28 January 2019 | By Global Food Safety Initiative

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), a worldwide project to advance food safety and improve consumer trust, is holding its 18th annual conference in Nice, France on February 25-28 2019.

How clean is clean in food zones?

23 January 2019 | By SKF

SKF has asked that in a world where proactive food safety has become essential and hygiene takes top priority in asset design, what if one potential source of contamination is coming from bearings in the proximity of food zones?

Supermac’s wins trademark case against McDonald’s

21 January 2019 | By New Food

Sarah Mountain at Wedlake Bell, LLP, comments on Supermac's recent win against McDonalds over the use of the trademark 'Big Mac'.

Agricultural drainage water conservation practice could reduce nitrogen pollution

16 January 2019 | By New Food

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a water conservation practice that could reduce the amount of nitrogen pollution.

Jennewein Biotechnologie GmbH

What role does water play in the emerging cannabidiol sector?

19 December 2018 | By Novasina

Hear the word ‘cannabis’ and it’s perhaps an image of spliffs that most readily spring to mind. Things are changing, however. Cannabis products are increasingly promoted in countries or states where consumption of the bi-product CBD is legal.

Why using X-ray systems for checkweighing is a smart choice

12 December 2018 | By Eagle Product Inspection

X-ray inspection systems provide unrivaled performance for contaminant detection. They also perform a wide range of inline quality checks, from determining mass and providing 100% inline checkweighing inspection to assisting manufacturers meet local weights and measures regulations for package weight compliance.

Mineral oil residues in food sample preparation: Part 3, fract and collect

12 December 2018 | By Shimadzu

Mineral oil residues in food gain a lot of public concern in there recent years. No matter if talking about rice, noodles, olive oil or chocolate, there are numerous examples of mineral oil contaminations in food.

In the pressure cooker: how operational data is changing the food & beverage industry

7 December 2018 | By OSIsoft

Food and beverage manufacturers have it tough, and the pressure cooker is only getting hotter. Consumers want a sustainable food supply, government regulations are constantly changing and many brands are producing product with ageing equipment and other older assets.