Meat industry urges rethink on Chinese chicken
A group of meat industry representatives has sent a letter to President Obama urging a rethink of legislation banning imported cooked poultry from China, saying it breaches US trade obligations.
Archives for May 5, 2009
Plea for independent Canadian food agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s dual mandate of public protection and food risk safety assessment is not working and should be replaced with an independent food safety agency, warns a leading food safety expert.
How the EU health claims process could impact US
How will the new health claims system in Europe impact the state of play in the North American market? Lorraine Heller speaks to a leading international ingredients supplier about the potential marketing and regulatory implications.
Another guilty plea in SK Foods tomato probe
A former food company purchasing manager pleaded guilty on Tuesday to accepting $65,000 in bribes to funnel business to a tomato processor at the heart of an investigation into a number of illicit activities.