Archives for December 2, 2003

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Independence, openness, excellence - the lifeblood of the EFSA

If traceability is at the heart of new food labelling rules in Europe then the life blood keeping it beating must be risk management. On the eve of the first ever risk assessment on genetically modified organisms delivered by Europe's nascent food...

Firm analysis for fat content

Labelling issues for meat have just got easier, hails a Danish analysis equipment company that has come up with a new technology to measure fat content.

EU approves salatrim for use as food ingredient

The European Commission this week gave the green light to salatrims, a type of reduced-calorie fats, for use as novel food ingredients following an application by ingredients giant Danisco. The long-awaited approval opens the way for manufacturers to...