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Researchers from the University of Granada (Spain) have analysed the presence of patulin, a type of toxin produced by fungi, in several commercial apple juices. The results show that more than 50% of the samples analysed exceed...

LISBON, Portugal—Experts presented the latest insights on dietary macular carotenoids and eye health at Vision Congress on June 6, 2013. Hosted by Kemin Industries and DSM Nutritional Products Europe Ltd ., Vision Congress...

A focus on saving declining bee populations in order to avoid food shortages may be short-sighted since the size of a bee population is ‘merely one factor’ in the production of many crops, warn researchers.

People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany. Calcium is often taken by older people to strengthen bones and prevent fractures. But the study,...

EFSA approves two susbtances as part of food contact materials Two materials intended to come into contact with food have been given the green light by a panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The EFSA Panel on...

Food AlterNet / By Martha Rosenberg American hog farmers have managed to eliminate all wholesomeness, purity, ethics and animal welfare from the pork industry. June 5, 2013 | You know things are bad in the pork industry when...

On Wednesday night’s episode of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert broached Monsanto’s GMO wheat controversy in his usual tongue-in-cheek style. Colbert compared the wheat to zombies, calling it “amber waves of...

Guardian: A new report says that the world will need to more than double food production over the next 40 years to feed an expanding global population. But as the world's food needs are rapidly increasing, the planet's capacity...

Carmit Candy Industries has unveiled a weight-management chocolate wafer bar that combines two ingredients that are clinically proven to increase satiety: glucomannan and a potato-derived proteinase inhibitor Slendesta.

By Sophie Barclay Earlier this month the European Commission put in place a two-year moratorium on pesticides called neonicotinoids, which are known to harm bees. Neonicotinoids target the nervous system of insects resulting in... All similar articles: 91 »

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) researchers have discovered a previously unknown viral gene that is known as “Gene VI.” (1) It’s found in most prominent GMO crops, and can disrupt the biological functions within living... All similar articles: 274 »

How should a regulatory agency announce they have discovered something potentially very important about the safety of products they have been approving for over twenty years? In the course of analysis to identify potential...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): A race to the top, or the bottom? In the U.S., some agencies may adopt a foreign country's regulatory standards and systems as being "equivalent" to those of the United...

A joint meeting of the Hampden County Beekeepers Association & the Worcester County Beekeepers Association will be held at the Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts on June 8th, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM....

As Smith’s stories show, journal editors have a lot of power in science – power that provides opportunities for abuse. The life science industry knows this, and has increasingly moved to influence and control science...

In light of Poland's increasingly depressed household segment, characterised by elevated unemployment and stagnant real wages, we do not expect a strong performance for the country's food and drinks markets in the first half of... All similar articles: 55 »

The statement “everything causes cancer” has become a popular hyperbole, and one that some people use as rhetorical fodder to excuse their own dietary and lifestyle failures, particularly as they pertain to cancer risk. But the...

White space: Terms like 'probiotic' and 'live cultures' are unauthorised, implied health claims, Ireland has affirmed. Irish authorities have clarified the country’s position in regard to probiotic health claims, taking a...

The US poultry industry has warned that it will not support the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement unless it guarantees better access to the EU market for US poultry exports.

Keene, New Hampshire (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The Monadnock Beekeepers Association has invited “Beekeeping for Dummies” author Howland Blackiston to speak Saturday, June 8th at the Keene Public Library in the auditorium from 10:00...

The statement “everything causes cancer” has become a popular hyperbole, and one that some people use as rhetorical fodder to excuse their own dietary and lifestyle failures, particularly as they pertain to cancer risk. But the...

Despite aggressive lobbying and intimidation from the private sector, Europe must stand firm on the use of pesticides or watch whole ecosystems perish – warns MEP This week is the second European Bee Health Week, dubbed...

My interest in hazard and risk assessment as senior scientific advisor at the European Chemicals Agency has now given me the opportunity and great pleasure to moderate a panel at the fifth Helsinki Chemicals Forum. I also had...

Field study cited by British government as evidence that neonicotinoids cause little harm to bees has 'several weaknesses', says European Food Safety Authority The trump card waved by the UK government in its doomed opposition...

Monsanto will contaminate crops and govermment bodies by all means necessary in order to monopolise the global food chain. This article looks at the contamination of US wheat via open field trials and highlights how Monsanto... All similar articles: 439 »

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been caught looking in two directions at once – yet again. In closing the books on a conflict of interest case that's rumbled on for more than 3 years, the European Ombudsman has...

Post a comment By Gary Scattergood , 04-Jun-2013 Functional food manufacturers need to stop moaning about the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims regime and wake up to the abundance of opportunities for...

GE Free NZ met with the Food Safety Minister, Nikki Kaye, and her policy advisers to request an immediate review of the latest herbicide tolerant GE soy that is resistant to being sprayed with 2,4-D, Round Up and Glufosinate,...