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California taking the lead in banning four food additives--will likely result in a national ban. #california #food #reddye #chemicals The law prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of four food additives: brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and Red Dye 3. The four additives are used in as many as 12,000 food products across the country. The chemicals can bring "an increased risk of cancer, heart and liver problems, and behavioral, developmental and reproductive issues," according to Consumer Reports. All have been banned for use in food in Europe. https://lnkd.in/egqR3d87

FDA has issued a new import alert for human food products with detectable levels of chemical contaminants that may present a safety concern to human health. The import alert gives the FDA the ability to help prevent human food products coming into the U.S. if they are found to be contaminated with a broad range of human-made chemicals including benzene, dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls #PCBs, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances #PFAS, among others. https://lnkd.in/e3ybSD5m

Coffee is grown in more than 50 countries. It is one of the most important commodities and the variety of coffee products on offer is increasing in line with demand. It is therefore important to ensure a consistently high product quality.   Coffee is an agricultural product that often travels long distances. Mycotoxins and contaminants, as well as pesticide residues or microbial contamination, can occur along the value chain. In addition to industrial analyses such as caffeine and chlorogenic acid, our coffee portfolio includes sensory analysis, authenticity testing (Arabica/Robusta), sampling, food law advice and national and international labelling testing. #coffee #analysis #eurofins #foodtechnology

AOECS seeks clarification from the European Commission on a proposed change in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. This is a key piece of legislation within the European Union that governs the use of food additives (e.g. that can replace gluten). AOECS accepts the suggested change, but the main concern is if the current rules remain unchanged despite a new categorization.

Impact of State-level Food Additives Bans 🚫 The potential ban on food additives will undoubtedly disrupt their operations, as they will be required to reformulate their products to meet the new regulations. 📃 Access the report: https://lnkd.in/g69yCHGZ #FoodPolicy #FoodAdditivesBan #FoodIndustry #FoodRegulations #CPGInsights #ConsumerInsights

At the Global Harmonization Initiative, #GHI, nothing is of higher priority than #FoodSafety. Stay tuned with GHI for #informative #periodic #free webinars focusing on food safety and toxicity matters of global concern.

𝗢𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱. A new opinion has been published following a consultation process under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, concerning oat hull syrup obtained by acid hydrolysis. Although acid hydrolysis is a common method for producing sugar syrup, there is no history of consumption of sugar syrup derived from oat hulls. Therefore, the Finnish Food Authority has classified oat hull syrup as novel. This opinion underscores that the novel food status must consider both the raw material and the process. Even if both are not novel separately, their combination can be considered novel if the process was not applied to the raw material before May 1997. ▶ https://lnkd.in/ewiEkV6U #NovelFood #OatHullSyrup #FoodRegulation #EUCompliance

Within two days, there was a surge of news online about ethylene oxide in MDH and Everest products, but it didn't personally help me understand how the government is ensuring controls on the use of ethylene oxide to build public trust.? 🤔 1. Government takes action against Everest and MDH over ethylene oxide contamination . The government has conducted inspections at the two companies and recommended corrective measures after tests revealed elevated levels of the cancer-causing chemical in products exported to Singapore and Hong Kong. This got published on 20-May-2024. https://lnkd.in/gx9xYrRP 2. Following day this news got published which contradicts the earlier point. "FSSAI finds no traces of ethylene oxide in MDH, Everest samples" https://lnkd.in/gxDr-WNA 3. On same day ie 21-May -2024, this news got published "One in three households willing to stop using MDH, Everest spices, 58% lack confidence in food regulators like FSSAI" https://lnkd.in/gV55hbNG 4. Finally today ie 22-May-2024 , this news got published here the interesting aspect is the last statement in this article "the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said that it had already been issuing early warning alerts for ETO in various spices from India since before January 2023. https://lnkd.in/g-ZYZaEb

AOECS seeks clarification from the European Commission on a proposed change in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. This is a key piece of legislation within the European Union that governs the use of food additives (e.g. that can replace gluten). AOECS accepts the suggested change, but the main concern is if the current rules remain unchanged despite a new categorization.