FSIS told inspectors Wednesday (Dec. 4) to make sure they check poultry import certificates for accuracy as China becomes eligible to ship cooked poultry products starting Dec. 8.

An industry group is urging FDA to roll out an interim final rule that would require manufacturers of CBD-containing dietary supplements to submit a new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification to generate safety data.

The new European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen will start work today (December 2) on fleshing out policies that will shape the EU food and agriculture sector for the next five years.

Trade MEPs agreed to allow more US hormone-free beef into the EU market while also calling for an end to Trump’s bureaucratic blockade of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement system.

Proposals for Common Agricultural Policy reform put forward by some member state governments are “unacceptable” in the context of the bloc’s heightened climate and environmental ambitions, according to outgoing EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan.

FDA has linked an ongoing outbreak of E. coli to romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif. and on Friday (Nov. 22) warned consumers to avoid eating any romaine lettuce harvested from that region.

The ice cream brand is accused of breaching consumer trust claiming that milk and cream used in some of its products are sustainably sourced from farms participating in its ‘Caring Dairy’ programme.

Unilever Manufacturing has become the latest company to be subjected to a class action lawsuit related to the vanilla content of its ice cream.

Food companies have failed to make progress in improving the marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks for children and are not even meeting their own standards on children’s advertising, according to a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

A pair of industry-friendly bills introduced in Congress this week tackle two key issues for U.S. beef producers — tightening “Product of the U.S.A.” beef label claims and restricting claims on plant-based beef alternatives and cell-based meat.

Kellogg has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleges health and wellness claims for several of its cereals and cereal bars are misleading because the products contain high levels of added sugars.

Despite an ongoing push to limit children’s intake of added sugars and sweeteners in drinks, consumption of such beverages remains high, and sales of sweetened fruit drinks and flavored waters last year represented 62% of the $2.2 billion of all children’s drink sales.

An industry group is urging FDA to roll out an interim final rule that would require manufacturers of CBD-containing dietary supplements to submit a new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification to generate safety data.

The new European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen will start work today (December 2) on fleshing out policies that will shape the EU food and agriculture sector for the next five years.

Vytenis Andriukaitis, the EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner since November 2014 mounted a robust defence of strict science-based policy-making in an exclusive interview with IEG Policy in which the Lithuanian politician discussed genetically modified organisms, health claims and nutritional labelling. Sara Lewis interviewed Vytenis Andriukaitis in the dying days of his tenure as EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner

Food safety advocates are likely to be pleased with FDA’s fall 2019 Unified Agenda, as it includes – for the first time – a long-delayed proposal to establish additional recordkeeping and traceability requirements for high-risk foods.

Egg producers are adding their concerns to those who believe FDA should give priority to enforcing existing standards of identity, especially against the growing problem of plant-based “imitators,” as the agency starts building a new, horizontal approach to help make foods healthier.

USDA’s interim hemp production rule entered into force last week (October 31), establishing a nationwide regulatory framework for commercial production in time for the 2020 growing season.

If the predominant global food trend of the 20th century was a huge increase in consumption of meat and livestock products, the most striking trend of the first two decades of the 21st century has been the beginnings of a move in the opposite direction.

It says something about the complexities of humanity’s relationship with food that, despite heavy regulation of the sector, and despite the undoubted sophistication of the sector’s marketing efforts, consumers are increasingly having to confront the question – will this food be good for me, or might it bring me to an early grave?

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has added almonds to the list of foods that it recommends be displayed on food labels for their potential to cause allergic reactions.

The United State Trade Representative (USTR) is considering imposing additional tariffs of up to 100% on a variety of imported products from France, including Champagne and specialty cheeses, in response to the EU member state’s Digital Services Tax (DST).

The new European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen will start work today (December 2) on fleshing out policies that will shape the EU food and agriculture sector for the next five years.

Hemp-derived CBD will not be fast-tracked for approval to be used in foods and supplements, according to a leading FDA official, who added that the agency has ongoing concerns over the lack of safety data.