Following allegations last week that millions of American children are being exposed to a suspected carcinogen through a raft of popular oat-based foods, New York Senator Chuck Schumer has now accused the FDA of withholding information on a weed killer...
Cereal giant Kellogg’s has announced it has improved the packaging seals on its cereal bags, after a Singapore consumer found insects in several packs of Special K.
Kellogg’s, Mondelēz, Pepperidge Farm and Flowers Foods have recently recalled bakery and snack products after a whey powder ingredient supplied by Associated Milk Producers has been suspected to be contaminated with the Salmonella bacteria.
The fight to eliminate hazardous chemicals in plastic packaging is not over with the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) submitting its latest research to the scientific journal ‘Science of the Total Environment’, this month.
Alabama-based sprouted grains supplier, To Your Health Sprouted Flour Company, has tightened up its pasteurization process by adopting a new ‘non-invasive’ kill step to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria in its products.
Kellogg’s woes continue with the CDC advising that all packs of Honey Smacks be tossed, Utz potato chips fails to declare soy and a new Dutch egg safety report shows need for higher standards: a quick update of some of the latest recalls in the bakery...
The Food Safety and Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI) has agreed, in principal, to reduce the trans-fat content in vanaspati and bakery shortenings and margarines to less than 2% by 2022.
The revised food safety management system standard ISO 22000:2018 has been published marking the start of a three-year transition period for certified companies.
Kellogg has recalled Honey Smacks after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found the cereal product is linked to Salmonella outbreaks in 31 US states, leading to 24 people being hospitalized.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the discovery of unapproved genetically modified (GM) wheat plants containing a glyphosate-tolerant trait developed by Monsanto.
Bob’s Red Mill has filed a lawsuit against the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) of North America to continue using a ‘gluten-free’ symbol without paying for certification.
The Fair Trade importer has collaborated with food safety technology company Agri-Neo to install the Neo-Pure Food Safety System at Mayorga’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland.
The Federation of Coeliac Associations of Spain (FACE) has pledged to use the European licencing system Espiga Barrada (the Crossed Grain Trademark) from 2020.
Scottish health chiefs are set to ban cereals like Coco Pops, Sugar Puffs and Cheerios from school breakfasts in a countrywide bid to cut childhood obesity.
3M Food Safety has completed the integration of Elution Technologies, adding 33 allergen specific lateral flow and ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) test kits to its portfolio to test for food allergens, such as peanuts, milk and gluten.
Just as the FDA decided to take more time to define what ‘natural’ labeling means, a new bunch of naturally positioned snacks once again stormed the market, even though some of them doubt the term itself will ever be regulated.
More than one in seven egg and chicken samples submitted by member states to EFSA contained fipronil residues exceeding legal limits, according to a report.
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has posted an investigation report and video on Packaging Corporation of America’s (PCA) explosion on February 8, 2017, which killed three and injured seven.
An EU audit has found deficiencies with the US system to prevent aflatoxin contamination in pistachios after an increase in cases in the last few years.
Kerry said defining clean label on a legislative level would only further confuse consumers already inundated with claims and certifications such as non-GMO, natural and organic.
A new EU regulation on acrylamide is setting benchmark values in several categories that will affect the bakery and snacks sectors. Peter Müller, technical service manager, Food, at Novozymes examines the upcoming challenges facing manufacturers.
Snyder’s-Lance has initiated a voluntary recall for a limited amount of its glazed walnut products distributed across the US due to the potential presence of undeclared peanuts.
Innovia Films has produced a video on mineral oil migration that looks at how the firm tests for migration on food packaging and the conclusions from those results.
Over 500 companies in Spain have pledged a 10% voluntary reduction in salt, sugar and fat in over 3,500 products. "This is a business transformation," says the country's health minister.
Gluten-free awareness organizations have criticized Party City’s recent Super Bowl TV commercial in which an actor makes a comment that offends people suffering from celiac disease or who are gluten intolerant.
French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir has filed a legal complaint to the High Court of Paris against Mars, Casino, McCormick and Jacobs Douwe Egberts due to the “significant proportion” of undeclared nanoparticles in their products.
Campbell Soup has announced its Labels for Education program - in which schools receive supplies in exchange for clipped labels from participating products - will end after 43 years of operation and health experts are calling for General Mills to do the...
Safe Food Advocacy Europe (SAFE) has repeated calls for a legal acrylamide limit after tests on brands of potato crisps showed "alarmingly" high levels of the carcinogenic substance.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) wants feedback on the method it plans to use to calculate the maximum amount of sugar that can be included in a healthy diet.
Manufacturers' Evolved Nutrition logo makes foods high in sugar, fat and salt seem healthier than they are, according to campaign group Foodwatch which has compared products under the UK's traffic light and the industry-own label.
The Netherlands’ government-backed Nutrition Centre has launched an app that consumers can use to compare brands in store and find the healthiest one. "We hope to unleash a revolution in the supermarket," it says.
Should oat hull fiber be classified as a dietary fiber? It depends, according to Grain Millers, which claims that its unique, mechanical milling process ensures that its oat hull fiber is the only one on the market that meets the FDA’s definition of ‘intrinsic...