Earlier this month, the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH published a Summary Report of a recent T

The tragic incident in Bihar, India, where 23 school children died after eating a school meal contaminated with monocrotophos, is an important reminde

On July 31, 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA published Scientific Opinion on the safety of advantame for the proposed uses as a food ad

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service recently published guidelines for farms that want to renew requests for derogation

NOAA Fisheries has issued a Final Rule to establish minimum size limits for the harvest of parrotfish from federal waters off St Croix, US Virgin Isla

On August 1, 2013, Singapore’s Sale of Food Act (Chapter 283 - Food (Amendment Regulations 2013 entered into force.

EFSA’s Scientific Committee has carried out a review of its cross-cutting risk assessment Guidance Documents to identify gaps requiring either the dev

EFSA has launched a public consultation on its Scientific Opinion proposing adequate levels of manganese intake for adults and children.

The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA published Gazette No. 15. Included in the Gazette update is a proposal to amend Au

The Food Standards of Australia New Zealand (FSANZ recently published a Call for Submissions for MRL Proposal M1009.