The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is inviting public comments on a proposal that limits ethylene oxide in food additives.
The suggested limit would be the same as in Europe to balance food safety with giving clarity and consistency to industry and enforcement officials.
Ethylene oxide can be harmful and is
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The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a second state.
The two nationally-known consumer and environmental organizations, Consumer Reports (CR) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in 2023
Continue Reading Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory
A project funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found American sweets and drinks on sale in the United Kingdom.
Some confectionery products imported from the United States aren’t meant to be sold in the UK, and they might contain unauthorized additives.
Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council
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High levels of an additive in tortillas have been identified as the likely cause of a significant outbreak in Finland.
The Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto), National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), and local agencies investigated the outbreak, which affected more than 800 people. The incident occurred in August in
Continue Reading Finnish officials crack the mystery of mass food poisoning
Norwegian officials have uncovered a case of fish fraud during a national control operation.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) took 15 samples of fresh and frozen tuna from importers and wholesalers and found an illegally high level of carbon monoxide in one sample.
Low values of carbon monoxide were
Continue Reading Norway reveals fish fraud during Opson checks
The European Commission has set new limits for the use of nitrites and nitrates as food additives.
The tighter levels aim to protect against pathogenic bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella, and Clostridium botulinum, while reducing the exposure to nitrosamines, some of which are carcinogenic.
Based on a previous scientific assessment
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Food agencies in the United Kingdom have advised that slush ice drinks should not be sold to children younger than age 5.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued voluntary industry guidance on glycerol in slush ice drinks after two children fell sick in Scotland in
Continue Reading UK food agencies advise young children to avoid slushies because of glycerol
— OPINION —
Editor’s note: This article was first published by Harvard Public Health magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
By Jerold Mande
Federal food law is clear: It bans “any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render [a food] injurious to health.”
For decades, regulators have used
Continue Reading Processed foods are making us sick: It’s time for the FDA and USDA to step in
In the current issue of its “On Health” newsletter, Consumer Reports calls on its member to sign a petition about one of its older causes.
The formal petition was submitted to FDA by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and it was supported by a number of
Continue Reading Consumer Reports promotes petition to FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3, the artificial color, in food
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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