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Recall Roundup: Undeclared allergens and foreign objects
In this week’s recall roundup New Food highlights food recalls in the UK and US including plastic found in grated cheese.
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Beverage carton industry seeks sustainable changes
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment has called on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation to make further sustainable changes.
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Emergency Episode: Change at the FDA
New Food speaks to Steven Mandernach to discuss the breaking FDA news from the past week, including Frank Yiannas resigning and the Human Foods Program.
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Growing evidence to ban the use of nitrites from our meat
Professor Chris Elliott lays out his case for getting nitrites banned from use in meat production in the UK.
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FDA announces revolutionary changes
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf announces big changes for the FDA's Human Foods Program after the shock resignation of Frank Yiannas last week.
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FDA says new regulatory pathway is needed for CBD products
The FDA has said new regulatory pathway is needed for CBD products so that regulatory oversight can manage food safety risks.
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Australia-UK FTA to serve up new seafood options for the UK
Dylan Skinns, Austral Fisheries’ General Manager for Sales and Marketing, reveals Austral’s unique seafood offering and how the Australia-UK FTA will help deliver these new, distinctively Australian, culinary options to UK consumers.
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Recall Roundup: Foreign objects and undeclared allergens
Read our latest recall roundup concerning products in the US and Canada, including a metal object found in a chocolate cake.
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FDA food chief resigns: Why has Frank Yiannas stepped down?
A beleaguered FDA finds itself without a Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Repsonse, as Frank Yiannas announces his resignation to a shocked food and beverage industry.
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FDA announces draft guidance for processed baby foods
Aiming to help reduce potential health effects for babies and children under two, the FDA has announced action levels for lead categories of processed baby foods.
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FDA links Listeria monocytogenes infections to enoki mushrooms
The FDA has identified imported enoki mushrooms distributed by Utopia Foods as a “likely source” of an illness outbreak.
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Cake comments made in a “personal capacity” says FSA Chair
FSA Chairwoman Professor Susan Jebb has clarified comments made in a recent article linking bringing in cake with passive smoking.
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From the horse’s mouth: three steps forward and one leap back
Professor Chris Elliott marks ten years since the infamous Horsemeat Scandal and assesses how resilient we are to fraud now.
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Inquiry questions Government plans for supporting food industry
Food Minister Mark Spencer will be meeting with MPs to discuss Government plans to support the food and drink sector.
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Why new GM techniques must be strictly regulated
In a bid to counter the UK’s current trajectory, Secretary General of European Non-GMO Industry Association (ENGA) Heike Moldenhauer proffers the case to maintain the status quo for strict regulation of new GMOs.
