A large number of substances used in non-plastic food contact materials have never been evaluated, said a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) working group tasked with developing a regulatory framework on the issue.
New EU legislation to authorise pesticides, based on hazard-based assessment rather than long-established scientific evaluation, threatens the future of European food production, warns Dominic Dyer, chief executive of the UK Crop Protection Agency.
A new study provides a roadmap for consumers, food manufacturers and government through potential US regulatory issues for nanotechnology-enabled food packaging, claims the report's author.
The National Food Agency of Finland has combined with provincial
governments to start a programme to assess the conformity of
municipal food controlthrough more regulation.