Tax breaks would be an efficient method of boosting sales of
organic products in the EU and to help them compete with
conventionally produced products. This was the conclusion of a
study commissioned by the European Environmental...
The UK Food Standards Agency has launched a new nationwide campaign
to tackle what it claims are inadequate hygiene standards in
catering businesses across the country.
The European Commission has taken the Italian authorities to the
European Court of Justice over its regulations governing sports
nutrition products. The Commission said that the Italian rules area
barrier to free trade within the...
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to extend the grace
period for hemp food products containing THC until 18 March 2002,
according to the US Court of Appeals.
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a voluntary
recall of two popular supplements - PC SPES, which is used for
prostate health, and SPES which is used to boost the immune system
- because they allegedly contain...
ConAgra Grocery Products has recalled 36,000 cases of Healthy
Choice Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup because the brand may
contain whey, a known allergen which was not mentioned on the
label.
The UK Food Standards Agency has tested batches of Chinese and
blended honey following concerns about a lack of control on the use
of veterinary drugs in China. The agency said that seven out of 15
samples tested positive for an illegal...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a settlement of
$30,000 from Robert Waitkus, a businessman running an illegal
pyramid operation selling unlicenced dietary supplements.
A review of the Australian market for vitamins and other health
supplements is planned for later this year, with tighter regulation
of the multi-million dollar business the likely outcome.
A US consumer group has called for the Food and Drug Administration
to recall 10 products containing a synthetic form of ephedra
following similar recalls in Canada.
The UK Food Standards Agency is calling for a ban on pistachio nuts
imported from Iran following a survey which found high levels of
cancer-causing mycotoxins in 10% of pistachio samples.
The war against terrorism in the US has opened up a new front - the
food industry. The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has made
protecting the food supply from potential terrorist action one of
its priorities for 2002.
A German committee that issues advice on prescription drugs has
recommended that the government make kava, the popular herbal
remedy, a prescription-only product.
