The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has told food bosses to check if they sell ‘vegan ghee’ or ‘vegan butter’ products, calling branding that contains dairy terminology ‘misleading’.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced fresh details of actions and payments for its environmental land management schemes.
France's General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF), part of its Ministry of the Economy, has announced that the term “probiotic” will be allowed on the labels of food supplements in the country.
The US company’s fermented plant-based protein can at once improve flavors, textures and digestibility while enabling clean-label and high-protein label claims. Here's what manufacturers should know.
The environmental impact of beef and dairy is halved by a new assessment method that calculates a food’s protein quality, say scientists at Rothamsted Research.
A new ‘management payment’ under the Sustainable Farming Incentive is hoped to drive uptake, while Countryside Stewardship payments will also increase.
Within the $1.7 trillion spending bill signed by President Joe Biden late last week is a substantial increase in funding to boost food safety activities and “infrastructure investments” at FDA, including directions to “strongly consider” the Reagan-Udall...
The US FDA has issued revised guidance for assessing the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in people, which could result from the use of medically important antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals.
An analysis of the nutritional content of milks served in US schools shows many do not adhere to school nutrition standards or the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on added sugar or sodium, says nonprofit the Center for Science in the Public Interest...
Australia has implemented more stringent regulations to govern imported retorted foods and beverages that contain meat, dairy or egg content, requiring an additional manufacturer’s declaration to be displayed prior to entry.
Small and mid-sized farmers will have additional time to enrol into the voluntary program, which offers financial support when market volatility seriously impacts milk prices.
Last week saw US senator, Tammy Baldwin, lead a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the US FDA encouraging the agency to review the role that feed additives play in achieving the Biden Administration’s goal of halving economy-wide GHGs by 2030...
‘Much more’ information should be made available, Efra committee chair warns after the minister for food sought to reassure farmers against ‘cliff edges’ as the new scheme replaces the old.
English dairy and livestock farmers will get a chance to obtain grants ranging from £25,000 to £250,000 to fit new or improve existing slurry stores as new funding program launches next month.
The ruling means that the cheese’s iconic appearance cannot be reproduced by cheesemakers based outside the protected designation of origin (PDO) area – even if their product isn't called ‘Morbier’.
Researchers measured how different cannabinoids contained in hemp affected the animals and transferred into their milk - and what that meant for consumers.
Analysis of hundreds of FDA-recalled food and drink products revealed that undeclared milk had been the most likely reason why products were pulled from shelves.
Antibiotics use in dairy cattle farming is low in the UK, but more farmers need to share their data to paint a full picture of the sector – and quash consumer concerns.
The artisanal sheep’s milk cheese could finally get a protected status, but farmer organizations have warned the final application hides critical loopholes.
With the fall comes cold and flu season, but whilst coughing in humans may not be an immediate sign of danger, bovines exhibiting this behavior could be harboring a much more serious disease.
The FDA will host a stakeholder webinar on October 21 (1pm ET) to provide an overview of its proposed rule to update the definition of the nutrient content claim ‘healthy,' which for the first time restricts the amount of added sugar firms can include...
At a SRUC event last week, dairy farmers have been urged to 'get ahead of the curve' when it comes to implementing technical efficiency measures to help reduce their carbon footprint.
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering the use of 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL) fermented from two new microbial strains in all infant and toddler food products, including Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMPs).
AB Vista has been collaborating with Volac to provide UK dairy farmers a new service, an app aimed at reducing the occurrence and impact of mycotoxins.
The Food and Drugs Administration classes dairy among the nutritionally-dense food products key for a healthy diet, but rules on sugar and saturated fat content could exclude some flavored and full-fat dairy products from being able to claim they are...
Vegetarian diets are often characterised as healthy options delivering higher nutritional quality. But the surge seen in recent years of plant-based analogue products that many classify as ultra-processed has placed this reputation under pressure. Are...
Technological advances will soon allow the dairy and the livestock sectors to neutralise their climate impact, FoodNavigator’s Climate Smart Food heard.
An internal review of the US Food and Drug Administration’s handling of the US infant formula supply shortage has put the industry’s food safety culture under scrutiny – with the FDA likely to devise sector-specific best practices to avoid future emergencies.
Newburg-based Keswick Creamery at Carrock Farm has recalled 10 of its cheeses due to potential listeria contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration reported.
The government is set to review the country’s dairy quota allocation system to ensure it’s ‘working well for everyone’ as exporters look to take advantage of the free trade agreements with the UK and the EU.
The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has refuted claims that it would be postponing all infant formula import applications under its expedited scheme.
Jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision whether to convict or acquit the former president of Blue Bell Creameries for allegedly concealing from the public why contaminated ice cream was being pulled from shelves.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) are urging global leaders to do more to protect caregivers and healthcare workers in “humanitarian settings” from unethical marketing practices used by the formula industry.
Seven years after the listeria outbreak that infected 10 people in four US states, Blue Bell Creameries’ former president and CEO Paul Kruse is being tried on six charges.
According to the European Court of Justice, Denmark has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by continuing to sell ‘feta’ cheese to third countries.
