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50 Percent Of Food Inspections Failed In China In 2011

2/13/2012
51% failed food safety inspections in the country
AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer, a quarterly synopsis of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry.
 

CALL TO DEVELOP RECIPE DATABASE

2/28/2012
The Food Standards Agency is inviting tenders for a project to develop an electronic recipe database for the FSA to use in dietary consumption and exposure assessments.

The FSA uses a recipe database (in dietary surveys) to help ensure that foods consumed as ingredients of other foods are accounted for in dietary exposure assessments, as far as practicable and where appropriate.

The current database was developed more than 10 years ago and has evolved on an ad-hoc basis as new foods have become available. We now wish to commission a project for the development of a new, user friendly and robust database.

Coke and Pepsi change recipes in US to avoid cancer label

3/9/2012
Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the recipes of their caramel colourings to comply with Californian law, to prevent the brands carrying what Coca-Cola called a "scientifically unfounded" cancer-warning label.

EC gluten-free labelling regulations enter full force

1/10/2012

New European Commission regulation regarding products labelled ‘gluten-free’ now in force 

 

EU food waste plan backed by food firms

2/3/2012
Food manufacturers have backed new “urgent” measures introduced by the European Parliament aimed at halving food waste by 2025 and improving access to food for EU citizens.

EU Parliament Agrees New Labelling Regs - FoodChain Comments

7/8/2011
FoodChain Europe comment on EU Parliamentary agreement on the Food Information to Consumers Regulations proposalsbit.ly/qwoGSa

FoodChain Comment - Criminals Drop Drugs for Food Fraud

11/23/2011
Stuart Shotton comments to FoodManufacture.co.uk on Food Fraud

FoodChain comment in The Grocer - FIC Regs

6/28/2011
Stuart Shotton comments on the Food Info to Consumers Regs July's "The Grocer"

FoodChain comment on Sustainability for Caterers

6/28/2011
Stuart Shotton provides comment on fish sustainability in the catering sector in catersearch.com

FoodChain Press Release on the Provisional Agreements of the Food Information to Consumers Regulations

6/16/2011
Press release issued on Provisional Agreement relating to new Food Labelling regulations

Free BRC Enrolment Suitability Survey

1/6/2012
Take our Free BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Enrolment Scheme Suitability Survey

International Labelling Advice

5/9/2011
Exporting to a new market? Importing to the UK? FoodChain's worldwide experts can help.

Japan opens up to GM Hawaiian papaya

1/6/2012
The Japanese government has granted approval for the commercial shipments of genetically modified ‘Rainbow’ papaya from Hawaii, according to a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report.

LATEST RESEARCH PUBLISHED BY THE FSA

2/29/2012
The Agency has produced a summary of its research published in January and February 2012.

New Food Supplements Guidance Published by DoH

1/18/2012

The Department of Health have issued revised guidance relating to legislation directly affecting food supplements.

 

Press Release - Food Fraud and Authenticity Issues

11/18/2011
Press Release - Food Fraud and Authenticity Issues in the UK

Specification Clearance - Let us handle it for you

5/4/2011
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