European Union

EC complacency on dioxins weakens Europe’s food safety standing

19-Jan-2011 By Rory Harrington

The complacency being exhibited by Brussels over the ongoing dioxin contamination incident is every bit as concerning as the carcinogenic chemical that has found its way into the food and feed chains since the end of last year.

Beauty from Within 2010 conference is Monday

05-Oct-2010 By Katie Bird and Shane Starling

The Beauty from Within conference, brought to you by CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com and NutraIngredients.com, is only a week away and will uncover how you can get the most out of this emerging sector.

EU and China join forces to explore nanotech risks

07-Jun-2010 By Rory Harrington

The European Union and China yesterday reached an agreement to boost research into consumer safety and explore the potential risks from nanotechnology.

Astaxanthin wins Novel Foods approval

02-Jul-2008 By Shane Starling

Israeli firm Algatechnologies has won European Union Novel Foods approval for its patented version of the antioxidant astaxanthin, and plans to take the ingredient into new European markets.

Algatechnologies gets serious in Europe

01-Feb-2006 By Jess Halliday

Algatechnologies has taken the first step towards increasing
distribution of its AstaPure astaxantin in Europe, entering into a
new partnership with S Black to sell the antioxidant in the UK and
Ireland.