The US Department of Health and Human Services has said further research is required into the potential health impact of using bisphenol-A in food packaging. According to an announcement on Friday (15...

America’s Food and Drug Administration has informed nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products. “The increasing...

All eight US food manufacturers participating in the Smart Choices Program labelling scheme have agreed to drop the logo from their products amid claims the label could mislead consumers. The eight companies...

The roll-out of food labels designed to help US shoppers eat more healthily has been halted after food safety officials started an investigation on whether nutrition claims within the labels were misleading. The...

America’s food watchdog is testing nutrition claims found on the front of food packaging after complaints of misleading health claims, the regulator informed food companies earlier this week. The...

Food safety could receive a boost if regulators created a list to rank the riskiest products, a leading United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) official has suggested. America has been battered...

New legislation has been introduced in a bid to strengthen the powers of America’s food safety regulator in the wake of two major food contamination issues in the past year. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin,...

A US review of official fish consumption advice has been welcomed in Australia. Mr Roy Palmer, an expert on seafood and health, said today the US review suggested higher consumption of seafood conferred...

As the second major food recall in the US within a year continues to expand, food industry bodies and consumer groups are calling for change. The current peanut butter Salmonella scandal in America has...

President of IAFI, Jayne Gallagher, has welcomed news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised the USA Government to amend its seafood advisory based on the latest science. The Washington...