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US FDA To Prohibit Use Of Brominated Vegetable Oil In Food, Soda

The US Food and Drug Administration said it would revoke the regulation that authorised the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food items, effective...

Jumbo Launches Three-Star 'Beter Leven' Certified Eggs

Dutch retailer Jumbo has launched eggs featuring three stars from the 'Beter Leven' quality mark – the highest certification from the Dutch Society f...

2024 GFSI Conference Explores The Importance Of Food Safety In An Evolving World

The 2024 edition of the GFSI Conference took place in Singapore last week, focusing on ways for the food safety community to tackle industry challenges an...

Brazil Poised To Get EU Nod For More Chicken Exporting Plants, Minister Says

Brazil could soon get approval to sell more meat products to the European Union, the South American nation's Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said this w...

AI Technology ‘No Magic Bullet’ To Ensure Food Safety, Notes LRQA

The growth of artificial intelligence should not be viewed as a 'magic bullet' solution to ensuring food safety, global assurance partner LRQA has warned.

Consumer Reports Finds More Lead And Cadmium In Chocolate

Consumer Reports said it had found 'concerning' levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hersh...

Drought In Spain To Affect Food And Beverage Supply, FIAB Warns

The lack of rainfall, high temperatures recorded in recent weeks and drought in large areas of Spain is affecting agriculture and livestock and will have a...

Frank Yiannas Joins Wiliot As Strategic Advisor

Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Wiliot has announced that Frank Yiannas, the former deputy commissioner of Food Policy & Response at the Food &...