COP29 is coming. Taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November, the conference aims to advance the goals of the Paris Agreement and the mitigation of the effects of climate change.Food is a major part of this. Following a shift towards a greater focus on food last year’s COP28 in Dubai​, the focus

“Current dairy alternatives have a problem,” says Anik Thaler, co-founder and CEO of plant-based brand, Fabas Foods.Alternative dairy has faced criticism over unsustainable practices, with raw ingredients sometimes travelling thousands of miles to reach manufacturers, as well as links to ultra-processing methods, since its rise to popularity in the early 2000s. But female-led, Fabas Foods

— OPINION — We tend to think of public policy as policy that benefits “the public.” Yet few policies, even within the domain of food safety, aim to protect a hypothetical “average consumer” so much as they seek to prevent harms to vulnerable populations or individuals. In some instances, a policy may impose too great

The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company

As the agtech community prepares to convene in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, we’ll be setting the scene by debating the biggest investment and innovation opportunities present across the region.In a region rife with food security and sustainability concerns, we’ll be joined by high profile guests to discuss how the agtech sector can

Awareness of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) dedicated food crime unit among small businesses is still at low levels, according to recently released information from a survey. Knowledge of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) was minimal with less than one in five being aware of it, which is down slightly from 20 percent in

The Food and Drug Administration uses 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. Use the chart below to view import alerts. Click here to go to

Photo illustration The FDA has expended an alert about cinnamon products to include “Super Brand” cinnamon because it has been found to have elevated levels of lead. The samples were collected by the Arkansas Department of Health at a retail establishment and reviewed by the Food and Drug Agency. Exposure to this product may be

Following a recall by Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Sprouts Farmers Market is recalling select lots of Chicken Street Taco kits supplied by Fresh Creative Foods because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA recommends that anyone who purchased or received any recalled products to use extra vigilance in cleaning

Photo illustration CTS Foods is recalling Dal Molise brand Burratina (soft Italian fresh cheese with creamy center) because of generic E. coli. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled products were distributed in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, Canada. About E. coli infectionsAnyone who has consumed any recalled products and developed symptoms of