Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer to humans, says a report by a joint FAO and WHO committee on pesticides, but NGOs have questioned some of the scientists’ links to the chemical industry.
The NDA panel will feature 10 new faces for the health claims panel’s next three years as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced changes today.
The world’s biggest food firm, Nestlé, has put reducing food waste firmly on its agenda, announcing plans to help further prevent the issue of food losses and waste around the world at the Save Food Congress.
The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) will develop an online system to replace the current paper system on plant pest and disease information.
New quality criteria for wheat futures, Record profits for Carr’s Milling Industries, 2014/15 the second successive year of global grain surpluses, FAO increases wheat production forecast
Local, family farms play a huge role in the global snacks sector – offering solid relationships and a keen focus on the environment, say industry association heads.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched an appeal for $30m (€23,72m) to support food supply resilience and recovery in the three African countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak, where long-term impacts on food security are...
IGC: Indonesia leads flour imports, US farm profits to drop 13.8%, Ebola threatens harvest, CBH withdraws port agreement proposal on ‘conflicting messages’, and IM 9500 approved in three more markets.
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak has threatened upcoming cereal harvests across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as it issues a ‘grave food security’ warning.