Food consumed in the European Union (EU) continues to be largely free of pesticide residues or to contain residues that fall within legal limits, according to the latest monitoring report … Continue Reading →
According to the “Global Report on Food Crises 2017,” approximately 108 million people in 48 food-crisis countries were at risk or in severe acute food insecurity in 2016. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released results from its Total Diet Study (TDS) that shows that people in the United Kingdom may currently consume higher levels of the … Continue Reading →
According to Reuters, the 2016 Global Nutrition Report shows that one-third of people worldwide are either undernourished or overweight, driving increasing rates of disease and piling pressure on health services. … Continue Reading →
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found glycerol-based process contaminants in palm oil, in addition to other vegetable oils, margarines, and some processed foods. IFT Daily News
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published the results of a new study that analyzed nearly 150 foods and beverages representative of the normal Irish diet for a … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted data from the 2014 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary, which confirms that overall pesticide chemical residues found … Continue Reading →
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Union Member States have finalized the re-assessment of glyphosate, a chemical that is used widely in pesticides. IFT Daily News
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted a comprehensive review of the available scientific evidence and released a report that says there is “no indication that isoflavones at levels … Continue Reading →
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. … Continue Reading →
