The drinks industry’s self-regulatory alcohol labelling proposal was slammed by several member states at a meeting last month, a newly-published summary reveals.

A tea company has been told to stop using the health claim “detox” for its product because it breaches the EU’s nutrition and health claims Regulation (1924/2006), despite exemptions in place for products on the market before 2005.

An influential committee of the UK’s House of Commons has welcomed plans by retailer Tesco to remove “Best Before” dates from some packaging in a move aimed at reducing food waste.

The Romanian parliament is currently deliberating on a draft bill that would allow the country’s regulatory authorities to force food producers to change the names of their products if they contain less than 95% of animal-based ingredients.

German supermarket chain, Lidl, has introduced a new labelling system that gives consumers a quick way of assessing how high the standards are in the production of its' fresh meat range.

As the US, Mexico and Canada finish re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), senators are urging the Trump administration to protect the use of common cheese names.

The House of Commons International Trade Committee has concluded the UK government should not enter into trade negotiations with the US without first establishing a “clear, comprehensive and evidence-based trade strategy.”

A new study published by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has found that food products linked to their place of origin promote sustainable development and can be worth 20% to 50% more in economic value.

The EU-Mexico trade deal that appears to enact new restrictions on the use of common cheese names is ringing alarm bells for U.S. dairy producers.

Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) published gluten free labelling guidelines to celebrate International Coeliac Day on 16 May.

A new group of scientific experts, selected from 1,000 candidates, will be taking on the challenging role of advising on the work of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) from July.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the transparency and independence of risk evaluations and scientific studies in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) against glyphosate. 

The US FDA has granted a petition by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) that waives the labelling of soy lecithin after finding its products will not cause an allergic response when used as a release agent applied to food contact substances.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is carrying out an audit of dairy product labels in Norwegian stores. The reason for this is that inadequate labelling of foods may pose a health risk, and may mislead consumers. The audit will take a closer look at ingredient lists, ingredient quantities, nutrition labelling, allergens, and package claims regarding “light” products, sugar, fat, protein and fibre.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is running a month-long campaign aimed at ensuring that food businesses are applying the correct allergen labelling to their products.  The authority has also said a tenth food is expected to be added this month to the current list of nine foods that must be declared as allergens.

A tea company has been told to stop using the health claim “detox” for its product because it breaches the EU’s nutrition and health claims Regulation (1924/2006), despite exemptions in place for products on the market before 2005.

German supermarket chain, Lidl, has introduced a new labelling system that gives consumers a quick way of assessing how high the standards are in the production of its' fresh meat range.

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced plans to halve obesity by 2030 in a strategy that will include tackling junk food promotions.

A tea company has been told to stop using the health claim “detox” for its product because it breaches the EU’s nutrition and health claims Regulation (1924/2006), despite exemptions in place for products on the market before 2005.

An advertisement that appeared on buses in the UK promoting the vegan diet has been banned because it implied that drinking milk was linked to cancer.

A new group of scientific experts, selected from 1,000 candidates, will be taking on the challenging role of advising on the work of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) from July.