Russia has joined the list of countries blocking pork imports from Serbia following news that African Swine Fever (ASF) has reached the Balkan country for the first time.

New research which analysed 555 savoury picnic “finger foods” available from retailers, such as olives and pasties, revealed high levels of salt in one in four of the products.

Kazakhstan has strengthened its commitment to improving dairy standards by signing a roadmap that will bring them to a level on par with those across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

The head of the American Farm Bureau Federation has defended controversial agricultural practices in the US amid concerns that the UK might have to adopt them to secure a trade deal post-Brexit.

Asia’s problems with African Swine Fever worsened on Wednesday (August 14) as Myanmar confirmed its first case of the disease.

The European Commission has announced that it has approved DuPont Nutrition Biosciences’ application for betaine to be used as a novel food ingredient in sports nutrition.

Norwegian industry organisation Virke is pushing for Norway’s 3,000 kiosks and gas stations to get the same rights to sell beer as the country’s grocery stores. If this isn’t possible, the group is looking to lobby to move all beer sales to the country-owned Vinmonopolet liquor stores instead. 

The government of Cyprus is to introduce tougher legislation to ensure that fewer food products are found to exceed the EU’s maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides.

Vietnam and Cambodia were added to the list of regions where African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed, following detection of the disease in both countries' pork herds earlier this year, according to notices from USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) dated August 8 and published today (August 14) in the Federal Register.

An advert for the cheese brand Philadelphia has been banned because it showed two men being ineffective parents, thereby breaking new UK advertising rules on gender stereotyping.

Poland is the origin of more recalled food than any other country in the second quarter of 2019, according to data collated from the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). It is the first time the country has been the lead country of origin for recalled food since at least 2016.

Latvian Agriculture Minister Kaspars Gerhard has urged the European Commission to check Ukrainian egg producers more closely to prevent salmonella infections in the EU.

The Portuguese parliament has voted to end the distribution of plastic bags and disposable non-renewable containers for food products such as bread, fruits and vegetables in shops selling these groceries.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a consultation on its scientific opinion on the presence of chlorinated paraffins in food and animal feed.

UK supermarket chain Tesco has said it intends “to remove as much plastic as possible” over the coming years in a move indicative of the measures being implemented by other supermarkets in the country as they scramble to reduce non-biodegradable packaging from their businesses.

Basque MEP, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, has asked the European Commission when it will publish crucial guidelines to help member states implement the single use plastics directive.

A pan-European petition demanding an EU ban on all plastic packaging and bottles by 2027 officially opened for signatures on July 26 for a year.

A recent study has found chemical Bisphenol S (BPS), mostly used in food packaging as a replacement for Bisphenol A (BPA), is more easily absorbed by the body and stays for a longer period of time than the latter.

The European Commission has announced that it has approved DuPont Nutrition Biosciences’ application for betaine to be used as a novel food ingredient in sports nutrition.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that nicotinamide riboside can be safely used as a source of Vitamin B3 in food supplements at a daily serving of 300mg.

The city of Gothenburg, Sweden has told an ice cream company to remove the wording “all-natural ingredients” from its packaging after the company was reported to the city's authorities by the consumer organisation Äkta vara.