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FDA looks to improve safety with 1,300 new staff
07-May-2008 - The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is beginning a multi-year hiring scheme that could ease strain on its ability to react in times of crisis, though the initiative does not likely go far enough for detractors both within and outside the agency who say it is dangerously under funded.

New SRM rules reduce processor costs, free up supplies
30-Apr-2008 - The age limit at which the vertebral column must be removed from beef carcasses without specific measures has been lifted from 24 to 30 months, which should help reduce processors' costs and free up supplies.

BfR expands food safety role by increasing expertise
29-Apr-2008 - The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is tightening food safety measures by creating fourteen new committees to provide expert advice on food, feed and consumer product safety.

Health claim 'Chinese whispers' may haunt approval process
28-Apr-2008 - "Subtle language differences" may confound regulators in the midst of translating thousands of health claims ahead of a pan-European 2010 approval deadline, according to various industry sources.

Vegetarian glucosamine receives EU approval
21-Apr-2008 - A vegetarian glucosamine ingredient from China-based Hygeia Health has been determined by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) as equivalent to current glucosamine on the market.

New BPA evidence piles pressure on FDA to set exposure limits
17-Apr-2008 - Pressure is growing on the US Food and Drug Administration to set new restrictions on the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging following a new safety study.

Shifting health claim criteria may provoke legal challenge
10-Apr-2008 - A pan-European industry group has criticised the European Commission for issuing guidance that it will reject scientific health claim dossiers that do not contain clinical data.

HFCS and the battle for natural
07-Apr-2008 - It is hard for food companies not to get drawn into the temptation of using attractive label claims that may be shrouded by a veil of doubt.  But the real risk comes when the 'if you don't know, don't ask' question is finally answered.

Antimicrobial meat decontaminates step nearer after EFSA verdict
03-Apr-2008 - Four antimicrobial substances used for decontaminating poultry carcasses do not affect consumer bacterial resistance to antibiotics, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said this week.

Calm crucial for energy products
25-Mar-2008 - Energy drinks are a runaway success but extreme marketing and product formulation has the potential to cast a shadow over the multi-billion dollar global industry.
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