Risk

Global regulatory system needs ‘history of safe use’ definition: International scientific panel

07-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

An internationally recognized definition for history of safe use would greatly help policy recommendations is just one of many points argued by an international panel of scientists.

Wall Street Journal raises subatramine contamination question

13-Oct-2010 By Shane Starling

Following last Friday’s decision by Abbott Laboratories to pull its sibutramine-containing weight loss drug Meridia due to concerns about side effects, questions are being asked about dietary supplement contamination with the substance.

Bisphenol A on the brink?

05-Oct-2010 By Rory Harrington

To BPA or not to BPA? While the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) backed the continued use of bisphenol A last week, the real question is whether the verdict was a full-blown reprieve for the controversial chemical or merely a stay of execution.

FDA uncertain over infant melamine limits

06-Oct-2008 By Neil Merrett

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is unable to set a safe level of melamine contamination in infant formulas after issuing a wider ruling on the chemical’s presence in food products containing milk.

Lycopene health claim gets the longevity treatment

27-Jan-2004

Six months after filing a petition with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for a health claim on lycopene products,
health products supplier American Longevity has extended the
proposed list of claims.

Managing risk, the best approach for Europe?

03-Oct-2003

Precautionary principle expert Professor Ortwin Renn tells
participants in a lunch debate this week that policy makers and
scientists should use one of five risk management regimes to deal
with scientific risk, reports CORDIS.

Fruit antioxidants shown to lower cancer risk

25-Jun-2003

Adequate intake of antioxidant vitamins and minerals appears to
significantly reduce the risk of cancers and mortality among men,
report researchers from the French health and medical institute
Inserm.

German risk agency welcomes new head

21-May-2003

After a series of food safety scares in Europe the issue of exactly
how to effectively deal with risk in the food chain is an ongoing
debate between politicians, industry and consumer alike. One widely
favoured opinion is that risk...