In the EU, alcohol does not legally have to provide nutrition and ingredient labeling in the same way food does. And yet the last few years have seen increased acceptance that such products really should provide this information in some shape or form.But efforts to do so vary between different sectors. And this week, new
Safety assessments to evaluate the presence and levels of chemicals in food and feed have traditionally relied on evidence from animal testing. Safety testing with animals has been the gateway between food development and approval for decades, confirming a product’s risk profile and providing a green light for safe consumption.Now, a new way to test
Butter is big business. Made from the fat and protein components of churned cream, butter on a global scale is expected to bring in over $46bn (€42.6bn) in revenue this year alone.The market is largely dominated by heritage brands. Take a stroll down the dairy aisle and you’ll spot Danish butter brand Lurpak (owned by
Last month, Domino’s Pizza Group announced its famed Christmas pizza ‘The Festive One’ was returning to menus. The pizza is a far cry from the classic Margherita: while similarly topped with cheese and tomato, it is also covered in Christmas trimmings. These include pulled turkey breast marinaded in sage and onion, sausage, smoked bacon and
Two dozen people across 14 states are part of an outbreak caused by Salmonella I 4:I:- and linked to Busseto Foods Charcuterie Sampler Prosciutto, Sweet Sopressata, and Dry Coppa. The people range in age from 16 to 91 years old. At lease five patients have been hospitalized. No one has died, according to the Centers
Photo courtesy of California Department of Public Health. The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat Shemshad’s Mulberry Molasses and Mulberry Jam jarred food products because they were produced outside of the health department’s Cannery Program oversight, making them susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Ingestion of botulism toxin from improperly
Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., of Mount Olive, NJ, is recalling approximately 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified that a sample collected by the Minnesota
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has expressed concern that local authorities do not have the resources to deliver food controls. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing compliance with food safety and standards legislation for food businesses. The FSA monitors and reports on their performance but does not decide how they are funded. FSA said the latest data
Long-awaited checks on imports from Europe by the United Kingdom and World Food Safety Day are among the highlights for the coming year. 2024 marks 45 years since the launch of the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and five years since the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) was founded. It is also
As he noted, the myriad of health benefits associated with omega-3, including its role in coronary heart disease, mental health, infant development, oral health, and even blood pressure regulation, is well established. And while new omega-3 product launches in Europe are reportedly low in comparison to those in Asia and America, he explained that it is not a market that is