Consumers these days are being warned about the health hazards of highly processed foods. The message is that the health-conscious consumer should buy more whole foods and process them minimally. However, not all whole foods are safe, either, and some should come with a warning label.  One of the most common problems caused by some

The FDA has asked Sammy’s Milk of Newport Beach, CA, to provide a warning against the use of its toddler formula as an infant formula. The agency is concerned that the formula may not meet requirements for infant formula and may be unsafe and not provide sufficient nutrition when used as an infant formula. The

Shearer’s Foods, LLC of Massillon, OH is recalling Great Value Twist & Shout Strawberry Creme Sandwich Cookies because they may contain foreign material, specifically plastic. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on March 21, 2024, and is ongoing. The recalled products were distributed in

The FDA is warning consumers not to eat and restaurants and retailers not to sell certain raw, frozen oysters from Korea because of an outbreak of norovirus infections. The California Department of Health notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the outbreak on April 9. The FDA issued its warning on April 16. The

According to the Financial Times, in the lead-up to the AGM, some investors asked Nestlé to set an internationally recognised target to reduce the proportion of sales it makes from unhealthy goods, citing regulatory and reputational risks and growing public health concerns.  87.88% of the votes rejected the resolution, 11.07% were in favour, and 1.05% abstained. Paul

Personalised nutrition has gained a huge amount of attention in recent years and has already proven to be hugely profitable for companies providing it as a service. In fact business intelligence platform, Statista, valued the global personalised nutrition market at an estimated 8.2 billion US dollars in 2020 and expects that figure to double by

The novel food authorization, effective from April 30, follows a positive opinion granted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)​ last June and covers use in food supplements for a range of age groups as well as within diet replacements for weight control and cereal bars for the general population.The US-based global ingredient manufacturer uses a

This year’s European Dairy Association (EDA) Policy Conference preceded arguably the most important event on the European political calendar – June’s European Parliament elections.A turbulent start of the year saw agricultural producers in many EU countries take to the streets to voice their despondence with the EU Green Deal and other policies that many have

Scientists in Europe have updated the knowledge around parasites in fish based on available surveillance data. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific opinion also evaluated methods for detecting and killing parasites in fish. European data indicates that many species of farmed fish are free from parasites that can infect humans. These include Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout

The Food and Drug Administration continues using 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.  Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on