A survey in Germany has found the majority of consumers want more transparency on the results of food inspections. The poll, on behalf of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV), ...

On September 26, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) added two new chapters to the agency’s draft guidance (the Draft Guidance): Chapter 11: Food Allergen Program and Chapter 16: Acidified ...

Researchers have looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected food controls by European importing countries. The work analyzes food safety notifications reported by EU countries in the first five ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a new food allergen-focused chapter of its Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food draft guidance.1The new chapter ...

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The European Parliament has approved a proposed regulation tightening and harmonising EU food and animal feed controls. As it informally agreed amendments in advance with EU ministers, the law is now ...

Official controls relating to hygiene of food of animal origin for human consumption are to be revamped under a new proposal adopted by the European Commission (EC). The proposal is one of five making ...