This is the first permanent injunction of its kind, and it is a big one: more than 400 products are affected. The FDA today took legal action against a dietary supplement maker and owner for substituting ingredients and products without noting the changes on the final product labels. The permanent…
A company in Israel, TA Count has developed a new test that can detect harmful bacteria in food and beverages in just minutes, compared to standard cell culture and plating which takes days.
Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to misery if food makes you or others ill. The FDA has therefore issued a list of useful tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses.
Keime Inc dba Barry’s Vitamins conducts a US nationwide voluntary recall of Virility Max Dietary Supplement: Lot Number 10090571. Keime Incorporated announced today that it is conducting a voluntary recall of one lot of the companies dietary supplement product sold under the following name: Virility Max. The company has been…
John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, addressed Member States’ representatives (the High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity) and stakeholders (the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health). He commended the achievements of governments and Platform members in addressing unhealthy diets and…
Levels of Bisphenol A (BPA) a common compound used in lining of tin cans and in bottles, were found to be almost 19 times higher in individuals who ate tinned soup compared to freshly prepared soup.
When dieting, it’s one thing to know you should probably stop eating, but quite another to feel that you have eaten enough.
Researchers based in Italy and the US have found that drinking a wild blueberry juice every morning for 6 weeks increases the number of Bifidobacteria (some of which are probiotic) in the gut.
The harmonising legislation on food contact materials at EU level aims to protect consumers’ health and to remove technical barriers to trade.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the public health risk of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)[1] and other pathogenic bacteria that may contaminate seeds intended for sprouting and sprouted seeds (sprouts, shoots and cress). Recognising that sprouted seeds are generally consumed raw or minimally processed, the Panel on…
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