Archives for February 25, 2009

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Brussels quells fears from German bakers on salt levels

By Lindsey Partos

The Commission is not prohibiting any bread and has no intention to regulate the salt level in bread, says EU spokesperson in a bid to stem reports that German bread is under attack from 'Brussels'.

Further calls for BPA free infant food packaging

By Jane Byrne

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products and food containers, and has enough scientific data to support such a move, claims the Consumers Union (CU).

GMA extols irradiation’s virtues for food safety

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Grocery Manufacturers Association has been at pains to reassure consumers that it does not consider irradiation a replacement for current food safety procedures, but it could be incorporated into the food safety system to minimize risk of food-borne...

Bumper rice harvest will ease prices, says FAO

By Jess Halliday

The rice shortages of last year look to be at an end, as farmers upped production this year to ease the tight supply situation, according to the latest market data from the Food and Agriculture Organization.

China to revamp food system - report

By Jane Byrne

China's State Council will set up a food safety commission to bolster the country's food monitoring system, whose disjointed nature has long been blamed for numerous food scandals, according to the Xinhua news agency.