Latest News in the food Industry

21 Oct 2024

A National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment policy welcomes new application rules for food ingredients from genetically modified microorganisms.

16 Oct 2024

Amid scientific, industry, and Congress backing, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will create an assessment system for food chemicals under the Toxic Free Food Act to prevent food chemicals being commercialised without safety checks.

11 Oct 2024

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rules against banning meat terminology on plant-based products.

3 Oct 2024

Food insights provider SPINS unveils the latest trends in the sustainable grains field, exploring how seven leading grains show healthy growth despite challenges in the global value chain.

19 Sep 2024

Large-scale efforts are underway to drastically change the African food sector with a $61 billion (€55 bn) set of proposed transformation plans to be implemented across forty countries. Yet there are concerns that this initiative severely jeopardises s...

16 Sep 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows companies to self-regulate the safety of their ingredients and additives by declaring them to be “generally recognised as safe” (GRAS), which poses huge public safety concerns, say researchers.

6 Sep 2024

The European Union’s (EU) legislative arm publishes its latest guidance on protecting the market’s food supply chain against current and future crises.

3 Sep 2024

Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.

29 Aug 2024

Countries across the globe are struggling to secure safe and accessible food, according to recent reports.

20 Aug 2024

French startup Gourmey has submitted its cultivated foie gras for approval in the European Union (EU), signalling the first application of its kind in the region.

25 Jul 2024

The UK’s food security landscape is 'absolute chaos', according to food safety expert Chris Elliott, and the country urgently needs a food security policy to protect consumers and support businesses.

17 Jul 2024

The FDA issued a warning to Bimbo Bakeries for falsely listing allergens, including sesame, on its product labels in the US. The warning comes amid reports of manufacturers adding allergens to both product labels and formulations to avoid cross-contami...