Food Safety & Quality
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Mexico’s working group dissects GM corn impact as the corn dispute 30 days deadline elapses
MEXICO- Mexico’s health authority COFEPRIS and scientific council CONACYT have created a working group to keep assessing the risks associated with genetically modified (GM) corn…
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India specifies safety standards for millets ahead of production boom
INDIA- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has developed a comprehensive group standard for millets to be enforced from September 1, provided…
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The CDC links US Salmonella outbreak to flour
USA- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has linked the recent multi-state Salmonella outbreak to a flour source yet to be identified. …
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Nestlé to close Pizza factory in France linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
FRANCE – Swiss packaged-food giant Nestle has announced the closure of its frozen pizza factory in northern France amid declining sales on the backdrop of…
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FDA gives Anderson Advanced Ingredients’ tapioca starch sweetener GRAS status
USA- The FDA gave Anderson Advanced Ingredients sweetener, FiberSmart a ‘generally recognized as safe’ status, allowing the ingredient to be incorporated into food products more…