For the estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people in the United States who are allergic to sesame, the recently introduced Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 comes as good news.
Included in the act’s provisions, which
Continue Reading Sesame Gains Traction in Push for Food-Labeling Requirements
Four Chinese poultry processing plants have been approved to export cooked chicken to the U.S. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has approved China’s export health certificate which demonstrates that
Continue Reading FSIS Approves Chinese Plants for Poultry Processing
Coca-Cola is removing brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from its drinks, reports the Associated Press. The company said it will remove the controversial ingredient from all of its drinks that contain it, including Powerade sports drinks
Continue Reading Coca-Cola to Stop Adding Controversial Drink Ingredient
Food safety advocates have launched a Change.org petition aimed at getting Congress to keep chicken from China off U.S. plates. The petition asks Congress and the Obama administration to ensure that Chinese-processed chicken is not
Continue Reading Advocates Petition Congress to Block Chinese Chicken
After an online petition calling for the action drew more than 348,000 signatures, Kraft has reportedly pledged to remove two artificial yellow food dyes from its kid-friendly macaroni and cheese products and begin using paprika
Continue Reading Kraft Agrees to Phase Out Artificial Dyes in Some Mac & Cheese Products
