Two veteran food science and human nutrition experts at Iowa State University are worried about food safety eroding and food waste piling up because of millennials’ demands for “clean food.”
ISU Professors Ruth MacDonald and
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EU agency looks at substances in food for newborns
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approach for assessing substances found in food intended for infants younger than 16 has been updated to take into account for newborns’ unique diets.
The change will further support
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EU food safety commissioner says science must prevail
Editor’s note: These are the prepared remarks delivered by Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety 2014-2019, this past week. Many of the challenges and actions he describes mirror situations in the U.S.
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Would you like to supersize your gut bacteria with that?
London’s Solution Sciences Ltd. is not going to be stopped by the “ick” factor. It’s plans on making the bacterium M. aurum a “novel” food ingredient in Europe. The application is currently before the Food
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Taylor Says FDA is Working to Improve Consumer Confidence in GRAS
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is studying the regulatory comment submitted by consumer groups two weeks ago, suggesting that its rule for the process of determining food substances as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS)
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Coalition of Consumer Groups Suggests Ways to Fix GRAS
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to finalized its rule for the process of determining food substances as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). Now, a coalition of consumer advocacy groups has submitted an
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Environmental Working Group Releases First ‘Dirty Dozen’ List for Food Additives
The Environmental Working Group – famous for its list of produce most likely to be contaminated with pesticides – has now released a “Dirty Dozen” guide for food additives. There are more than 10,000
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Codex Adopts Limits on Lead in Infant Formula, Arsenic in Rice
At the its annual meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, last week, the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted a number of new standards, including maximum acceptable levels of lead in infant formula and of arsenic in rice. 
The
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Food Ingredients: Trade Secrets vs. Public Disclosure
Can a food manufacturer determine that an ingredient is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and maintain trade secrets
information on that ingredient? The answer to this question may be more perplexing than Congress originally intended
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Organic vs. Non-Organic: What's the Difference?
This is part two in a series of three articles on organic foods originally published by Food Sentry on March 31, 2013. Read part one here: The Low-Down on Organic Foods. With the basics
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Food Ingredients: Many Routes to Safety Approval
The Nutrition Facts label can be the conscious consumer’s best friend, but it often leaves shoppers more confused than informed. It may be comforting for someone to find a list of common and easily recognized
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