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... the uk food standards agency is canvassing views on the use of chia seeds after a novel foods application from the chia company to market them in baked goods, breakfast cereals, and fruit, nut and seed mixes ... chia: an ancient grain with a bright future? the uk food standards agency is canvassing views on the use of chia seeds after a novel foods application from the chia company to market them in baked goods, breakfast cereals, and fruit, nut and seed mixes ... the australian company already has authorisation, under the novel food regulations, to market the latin american seed (salvia hispanica) in bread products at a maximum level of 5 per cent ... advisory committee it is considered a novel food because it does not have a significant history of consumption within the eu before 15 may 1997 ... before new food products can be introduced on the european market, they must be assessed for safety

... the chia company, based in australia, has applied to the food standards agency for approval to market chia seed in baked goods, breakfast cereals, and fruit, nut and seed mixes ... the company currently has authorisation, under the novel food regulations, to market chia seed in bread products at a maximum level of 5% ... about novel foods a novel food is a food or food ingredient that does not have a significant history of consumption within the european union before 15 may 1997 ... before any new food product can be introduced on the european market, it must be assessed rigorously for safety ... in the uk, the assessment of novel foods is carried out by the advisory committee on novel foods and processes (acnfp), an independent committee of scientists appointed by the food standards agency ... the comments will be considered by the committee during its assessment of this novel food ingredient

... further risk-benefit studies are needed to remedy that problem, according to a study published in the journal food control ... “the end result of the current risk assessment procedures is a conclusion as to the likelihood of the novel food having allergenic potential ... current regulations all novel foods require safety assessment before they enter the market, but current regulation does not specify how such assessments should be done ... eu regulations specify the information needed for a novel food application, but not how allergenicity assessment should be performed ... regulations are similar in the usa, canada, australia, and new zealand, where allergenicity assessment is part of the approval procedure, but no specifications are given on how these assessments should be performed ... japanese food regulations were reported to be well developed in this area

... the uk food standards agency last week traced animals born in the uk from eight embryos produced by a cloned cow in the us ... since the previous update published on 4 august, the agency has received assurances from the local authorities that visited the farms, the dairy industry and the farmers involved that no milk from the remaining two dairy cows has entered the food chain ... no meat or products from this young animal entered the food chain and its carcass was disposed of in accordance with the law ... however, one animal, a male calf of less than a month old, was slaughtered on 16 june 2010 and meat from this animal entered the food chain ... in summary, as part of this investigation, the agency has established that, in total, meat from three animals has entered the food chain without authorisation under the novel food regulations ... while there is no evidence that consuming products from healthy clones, or their offspring, poses a food safety risk, meat and products from clones and their offspring are considered novel foods and would therefore need to be authorised before being placed on the market

... ‘natural’ has become a word consumers like to see on food product packages, while ‘clean label’ is an industry term to describe an e-number-free ingredients list ... a colourful discussion at the beginning of july any food products sold in the eu that still contain the so-called southampton colours that were implicated in a study on hyperactivity in children will have to carry a warning label ... the natural food colours association (natcol) has a list classifying colours according to whether they occur in nature and are naturally-sourced, occur in nature but can be synthetically manufactured, or do not occur in nature and are manufactured synthetically, but these are not legal definitions ... a way to avoid having to use an e-number coloured is to use a colouring foodstuff, that is, ingredients that used in their natural food form to lend their colour to the formulation, without any purification having taken place ... food companies tend to couch references to colourings carefully

... australia’s food and grocery industry is disappointed that the federal government slipped its response to the preventative health taskforce under the door on budget night, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said last night ... “industry also welcomed the government’s continued support for the food and health dialogue however there was no specific funding for this successful industry initiative ... ” the dialogue is an industry/government partnership to reformulate food products to reduce salt, fat and to increase fibre for all australians ... industry applauded extra funding in the budget to streamline food regulations, that highlighted regulation would be done through a “centralised advisory function”, which has been a major push by afgc ... “there is no new funds for water security and water reduction initiatives which is critical for food production and processing - no water, means no food for australians,” ms carnell said ... 5 million in funding for regional food producers’ innovation and productivity program was a backwards step ... “industry is seeking a holistic approach to innovation in food and grocery manufacturing - this is vital to ensure we have a food manufacturing sector into future and we don’t become even more reliant on goods from china,” ms carnell said

... but unless the capabilities and interests of smes are taken into consideration before the starting gun is fired for new food regulations, they will struggle to keep up and may have to drop out altogether ... small and medium enterprises (smes) are the lifeblood of the european food scene ... 1 per cent of food companies have fewer than 250 employees, according to the confederation of the food and drink industries of the eu’s (ciaa) 2008 figures ... 5 per cent of food and drink turnover ... without smes, the food and beverage market place would be a whole lot less interesting ... where the spirit may be willing to comply with regulations or recommendations, the costs – sometimes running to six figures – can be prohibitive ... right now, several food regulations have competitors lining up on the starting blocks; smes are shaking their piggy banks to see if they can afford the entry fee ... the same looks likely to get additives and enzymes onto the new positive list under fiap (food improvement agents package) ... the race courses of still more new regulations are being drawn up, too ... but equally, regulations should not create a two-tier system ... whoever heard of bigger, stronger competitors getting a head start? the uk’s food standards agency last week recognised in its publication of new voluntary guidelines for sugar and saturated fat reduction that smes may face special circumstances ... healthier products should be a priority for all food and beverage manufacturers, no matter their size

... 05 mg/kg bodyweight/day set by the european food safety authority (efsa) in 2007, and the highest migration figure of 3 ... “the results at hand confirm that bpa from the containers used by us cannot be detected in the simulants which have to be investigated in accordance with applicable food regulations,” said a red bull spokeswoman ... the industry players and packaging association all stressed that bpa has been approved for use in food contact materials by a raft of global food regulatory bodies including those in europe, the united states, japan and australasia

... health advisers and international agencies are pressuring governments to make moves to ensure food producers make healthier food ... as such, new food regulations are likely, which will require acceleration of reformulation programs and new food marketing strategies to overcome restrictions ... food legal will be running a symposium to tackle these issues, presenting ideas for how your company can adapt to the brave new world of feeding the masses

... australia’s food regulatory body has rejected a call for food manufacturers to name the source of vegetable oil in their products ... food standards australia new zealand (fsanz) said this week that a number of people had contacted them to request the labelling of palm oil in food products due to concern regarding the destruction of native rainforest habitat for orangutans - this has occurred in some parts of the world as a result of an expansion of farmed palm oil plantations ... current food labelling regulations do not require the naming of the specific source of an oil, such as palm oil, and a generic name such as ‘vegetable oil’ can be used, the food standards body reported ... our food regulations do not extend to environmental issues,” fsanz said ... “if you wish to avoid the consumption of palm oil you can contact food manufacturers for information on the source of the vegetable oil ... ” fsanz added that food manufacturers were welcome to voluntarily include environmental information on the labels of their products if they believe there is a demand for such information