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FDA expands use of 'lean' label for convenience foods
A number of convenience meal products will now be able to carry a 'lean' nutritional claim, after the US Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the term.
7UP changes label to avoid misleading 'natural' claims
Cadbury Schweppes is to change the labeling on its 7UP product following a fierce debate on the validity of new 'all natural' claims.
Regulator proposes re-opening border to Mexican pork
US food companies may soon be able to restart sending their pork supplies to Mexico for processing, if US Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposals are given the go-ahead.
USDA petitioned to limit salt in meat and poultry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been petitioned to set limits on the levels of salt that can be used in meat and poultry products.
Kraft faces lawsuit over 'all natural' drink claim
Kraft Foods could face a lawsuit for deceptive marketing, which claims that the US giant is mislabeling a fruit juice product as 'all natural'.
USDA proposes more low BSE risk meat imports
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week proposed to expand its list of allowable imports of meat and meat products from countries considered to present a low risk of...
Trans Fat Focus
FDA to examine footnotes to trans fat labeling
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects to launch a consumer study to determine if footnotes on the nutrition labels of food products will improve people's understanding of trans...
Food industry weighs in on impact of chemicals law
With the final passage of the new EU law regulating chemicals in the bloc, the food industry has expressed concern about the uncertainties relating to the scope of the legislation...
Kraft drinks escape benzene lawsuit
Lawsuits alleging soft drinks made by Kraft Foods may contain the cancer-causing chemical, benzene, have been dismissed after the group said it had reformulated products.
Parliament passes chemicals law
The EU Parliament yesterday voted for a tougher regulatory regime for chemicals, requiring producers and users to replace some of the current chemicals in use with safer alternatives, if they...
Senators call for tighter food safety laws
A number of Democratic senators have called for the establishment of a joint task force to examine recent outbreaks of E.coli, and suggest legal changes designed to prevent future problems....
US passes bill to normalise trade with Vietnam
US food and agri group Cargill has welcomed last weekend's move by the US Congress to pass a bill granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Vietnam.
WHO report calls for global restriction on food ads to kids
Broad restrictions need to be implemented on the marketing of foods and beverages to children, as the majority of these are high in salt, fat and sugar, according to a...
New York restaurants slapped with trans fat ban
The New York City Board of Health yesterday voted unanimously to remove trans fats from the city's restaurants in a pioneering move designed to limit the level of the unhealthy...
USDA to review 'natural' claims for meat, poultry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to implement new rules on the definition of the term 'natural', after receiving a petition stating that the claim on meat and...
FDA hears views on what to do about functional foods
The US Food & Drug Administration's public hearing on functional foods saw food industry groups present testimonies on how this evolving category of goods should be regulated.
Codex debates new global hygiene standards
The Codex Alimentarius committee dealing with hygiene is meeting this week in the US, with member countries debating a number of international food safety standards that will apply worldwide.
CSPI threatens Enviga on eve of FDA hearing
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has served notice on Coca-Cola and Nestlé, the companies behind functional beverage Enviga, and said it will sue them if they continue...
Pediatricians call for more kids' ad restrictions
Children should have access to special media education that will allow them to become critical of advertising, according to a new policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
USDA approves GM rice in contamination scandal
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week approved a genetically modified rice variety that has in recent months been at the heart of a contamination scandal.
FDA issues new guidance on lead in candy
The US food regulatory agency has issued guidance for industry on the maximum levels of lead allowed in children's candy.
Cadbury's secret benzene recall
As the makers of Perrier water absorbed the full consumer backlash from recalling drinks containing benzene in the US, Cadbury Schweppes quietly pulled one of its own products for the...
UK solution to junk food ads more effective, says US lobby group
Regulation introduced by the British government to protect children from junk food advertising is far more effective than the voluntary US approach, an American consumer lobby group has said.
Doubts hit FDA handling of benzene in soft drinks
Serious questions remain over how America's food safety watchdog handled the presence of benzene residues in soft drinks, a senior ex-official has said, after tests showed some drinks still contained...
EFSA issues draft guidance on GM approvals
Europe's food safety authority has issued draft guidance for the renewal of authorisations of existing genetically modified products lawfully placed on the market.
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