The EU’s Deforestation Regulations
The European Union has established regulations to combat deforestation, with a focus on reducing the importation and consumption of products linked to deforestation and forest […]
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Understanding the European Green Deal
The European Green Deal (EU Green Deal) is a recognition by Europe as a continent to tackle climate change and environmental damage or ‘degradation’ as […]
Food Nanotechnology And Its Regulation
Nanotechnology and nanomaterials offer great opportunities in innovation and industrial growth. The whole field offers remarkable potential in tackling current and future challenges. We can […]
Protein Fortification and Claims: Understanding Labeling Requirements to Mitigate Litigation Risks
The sustainability of the food chain is coming under increasing focus. Consumers are seeking out new alternative sources to traditional foods. Retailers and grocers are […]
What Safety Assessments Do You Need For Novel Sourced Food Proteins?
Safety first is a key mantra for anybody launching a new food into the market place. It’s especially pertinent in this day and age for […]
Deceptive Claims On Products In This COVID Pandemic
Over the past year there have been a few products out there making spurious claims about products which have to be called out. These claims […]
The Future of Cultured Meat
Cultured meat is one of the latest innovative alternatives hitting the food industry with the primary aim of replacing the slaughtering of animals. Such a […]
What Is Phenibut?
Phenibut is a compound that has been used for a number of years as a central nervous system depressant with anxiolytic effects. It is used […]
CBD Regulations And The Consumer At Its Heart
Cannabis and products that contain it have exploded onto the food and consumer healthcare marketplace. At the heart of this particular herb is cannabidiol (CBD). […]
The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Bioengineered foods have been with us for decades. A new law has been created by the USDA so as to regulate these types of foods […]
New Dietary Fiber Labelling Laws In The USA To Improve Consumption
In 2018 we reported on the dietary fiber labelling laws that existed at that time. New dietary fiber labelling laws in the USA mean that […]
ISO 22196:2011 – Measurements Of Antibacterial Activity On Plastics And Other Non-Porous Surfaces
The title is also the scope of an important industrial standard. This is the ‘Measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces’ and […]
Food Contact Materials Legislation
Food packaging which comes into contact with the food itself is covered by two pieces of legislation in the European Union. This is Framework Regulation […]
Better Food Labeling Comes Our Way
Food labeling in the USA has become a lot clearer and more realistic based on the new regulations. This is the first time in 20 […]
Canada: Regulating Its Cannabis Products
Canada has set the trend in recent years on regulation where cannabis products are concerned. It started in October 2018, it legalized the recreational use […]
Cannabis Consumption Being Used To Reduce Taking Of Prescription Medicines
Cannabis consumption continues to attract new proponents and users as more states make the herb legal to use and sell and develop consumer products which […]
What Is DHMA?
DHMA or dimethylhexylamine is a stimulant that has found its way into sports products and supplements. It goes by many names; 1,5-dimethylhexylamine, 2-isooctyl amine2-aminoisoheptane, 1,5-DHMA, […]
FSMA: The Food Safety Modernization Act
One of the key food related laws signed into legislation in the USA has been the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). It is possibly one […]
What is a novel food in the EU?
An Overview Of Food Innovation In The EU In the EU regulatory system, there is a raft of regulations that relate to innovation in terms […]
Microbial Risk Assessment
Microbial risk assessment (MRA) is a scientific method of analysis of the safety risks posed by pathogens in a complex food system. It determines the […]