Snack Food Association calls on FDA to formalise safety enforcement deadlines

By Oliver Nieburg

14-Jun-2012 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 02:08 GMT

The Snack Food Association and other industry bodies have urged the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to communicate in writing the deadlines for enforcement of new provisions in the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Food-based natural nanoparticle discovery opens debate on safety

15-May-2012

Indian researchers have discovered carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) in foods such as bread, corn flakes and caramel – increasing the likelihood that consumption of nanoparticles in food is safe.

ConAgra to FDA: There is ‘ample evidence’ to support qualified health claim on whole grains and type II diabetes

05-Apr-2012

ConAgra Foods says there is “ample scientific evidence” to support a qualified health claim about whole grain consumption and a reduced risk of type II diabetes.

FDA reopens comments on gluten-free labeling

03-Aug-2011

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened comments on its proposed thresholds for gluten traces in products labeled as gluten free – four years after it originally proposed the guidelines.