There is still a need to improve communication and data sharing during global food safety emergencies, according to experts.
Fadi Naser Al-Natour, Jenny Bishop and Rachelle El Khoury presented at a health talk organized by
Continue Reading Experts discuss responses to food safety emergencies
Food safety officials in New Zealand are probing a series of botched recalls involving sugar because of lead contamination linked to transportation.
In early November, Chelsea Sugar recalled specific batches of Chelsea, Pams and Woolworths
Continue Reading New Zealand investigates botched sugar recall involving lead contamination
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), an agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain, is seeking feedback on the approach
Continue Reading How sweet it is? EFSA seeks suggestions on sugar research
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is on schedule to provide new scientific advice on the daily intake of added sugar in food by early 2020.
The Authority plans to establish a science-based cut-off value
Continue Reading New advice for European Union on added sugars due in 2020
Ten days into the sugar vs. high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) jury trial, it’s over. All the parties — and there were many in Western Sugar Cooperative, et al. v. Archer Daniels-Midland Company —
Continue Reading Four-Year Court Battle Pitting Sugar Against Corn Syrup Ends in Secret Agreement
National fast-food chain Wendy’s is removing soda from its kids’ menus, acknowledging requests from consumer organizations, including MomsRising.org and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Effective immediately, menus intended for children’s food
Continue Reading Fast-Food Chain Removes Soda From Kids’ Menus
(This blog post by Gretchen Goldman was published July 1, 2014, at blog.ucsusa.org and is reposted here with permission.) Last week, I spoke at the FDA public meeting on Proposed Rules on Food Labeling: Nutrition
Continue Reading Five Things Sugar Interests Get Wrong About FDA Added Sugars Labeling
Last week, legal analysts for OFW Law published a blog arguing that “Added Sugars” should not be included in the Food and Drug Administration’s revamp of the Nutrition Facts panel. “The White House seems
Continue Reading FDA Proposal to Put ‘Added Sugars’ in Nutrition Facts Panel Sparks Debate
“Fed Up,” a new documentary exploring the prevalence of added sugar in the American diet and how it causes childhood obesity to persist, opens today in select theaters across the country. The film traces the
Continue Reading Controversial Documentary About Food Policy, Industry Opens Today
Recent action by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may smooth the path for food manufacturers to continue to declare sweeteners derived from cane syrup (such as sugar) as “Evaporated Cane Juice” (ECJ)
Continue Reading Controversy Continues Over Listing Evaporated Cane Juice on Ingredient Labels
