Food Safety, Regulatory & Policy
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FDA warns four companies of selling unapproved CBD products for food-producing animals
USA—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to Haniel Concepts dba Free State Oils, Hope Botanicals, Plantacea LLC dba Kahm CBD,…
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Smurfit Kappa becomes first vegan-certified packaging company amid rising concern over chemicals in food packaging
UK – Smurfit Kappa, one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world, has registered with the Vegan Society scheme, becoming the first vegan-certified…
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European food industry caught flatfooted by new limits on mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons
EUROPE – The European food industry has been caught flatfooted by the European Commission’s new limits for the presence of mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)…
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Tagatose to be classified as an added sugar when used in foods, US Food regulator rules
US – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that tagatose — a naturally occurring but rare sugar — will need to…
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Rwanda invests US$1.3m in establishment of modern pig abattoirs for production of safe pork
RWANDA – The government of Rwanda has injected Rwf1.4 billion (US$ 1.37m) into the construction of at least 10 pig slaughter houses across the country…