- French start-up, Gourmey, has submitted the EU’s first application for novel food approval of a cultivated meat product, duck foie gras, which it is offering in both a pâté “semi-cuit”
FDA Publishes Stance on Titanium Dioxide in Food
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- On March 4, 2024, FDA published a webpage discussing the use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a color additive in foods. The webpage, which references a color additive petition requesting
EFSA Assesses Hazards for Water Use in the Produce Sector
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- In a report published November 3, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) for a scientific opinion on the microbiological hazards associated with
The Netherlands Provides Taste Testing of Cell-Cultivated Meat and Seafood
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- Although some consider the Netherlands to be the birthplace of cultivated meat, cultivated meat has not yet received pre-market approval in the European Union (EU). Nevertheless, the Netherlands has forged
Glyphosate Moves Towards Reapproval in the E.U.
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- Glyphosate’s current approval as an herbicide in the European Union (EU) is set to expire on December 15, 2023. In a decision which marked a key step towards a renewal
EU Revises Lead and Cadmium Limits
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EFSA Declares Mealworms Safe for Human Consumption
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- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a scientific opinion in the EFSA Journal on January 13, 2021 evaluating the safety of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) and
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EFSA Issues Report to Calm Fears of COVID-19 Transmission Through Food; FDA Posts a Brief Q&A With Routine Food Safety Recommendations
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- The world’s food regulatory authorities have had a more limited role in responding to the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) than their counterparts involved with drugs and devices/diagnostic
European Food Safety Authority Warns that Eating Hemp Foods Can Cause Elevated THC Levels if Ingested in High Quantities
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- On January 7, 2020, a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report looked at tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in 12 different categories of hemp foods, including hemp oil, breads and teas. EFSA
EFSA Report Indicates Antimicrobial Resistance in EU Is Increasing
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- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) have issued a joint summary report on antimicrobial resistance in the EU based on
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