Archives for September 5, 2012

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UK dairy contract code of best practice agreed

By Mark Astley

UK processor and farmer representatives have settled on a code of best practice relating to milk supply contracts – the latest effort by the British dairy industry to rebuild relations tainted by this summer’s milk price protests.

EFSA should improve communication, say auditors

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) generally operates in a transparent, independent and open way, but it could improve its international reputation and communication on potential conflicts of interest, according to a third-party review.

Regulation change could help turn bread into key source of vitamin D

By Elaine WATSON

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended food additive regulations to allow bakers to significantly increase levels of vitamin D in bread and make ‘High’, ‘Rich In’ or ‘Excellent Source Of’ claims if they use a vitamin D2 bakers’ yeast.

Canadian pig producers to tighten biosecurity measures

By Nicholas Robinson

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding pig producers to take “appropriate” measures to protect their animals from the H3N2 variant virus, which has swept through the US in recent weeks.