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... the use of coriander oil in foods could prevent bacterial spoilage and food-borne illnesses, according to new research ... the researchers, led by dr fernanda domingues from the university of beira interior in portugal suggest that coriander oil could have important applications in the food industry ... “in developed countries, up to 30% of the population suffers from food-borne illness each year ... this research encourages the design of new food additives containing coriander oil that would combat food-borne pathogens and prevent bacterial spoilage,” said domingues
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... an association representing european small and medium-sized businesses is calling on its members to consult on draft guidance for submitting applications to the eu for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings ... for some businesses such applications can be crucial as ludger said especially in the baking sector, for example, “some of the enzymes and additives are essential for the production of high quality products”
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... food standards australia and new zealand (fsanz) have identified the substances in the ‘sexpresso’ and ‘rock hard’ coffee products ... the products are currently under investigation by state and territory food law enforcement agencies, including the new south wales food authority as well as municipal council and state health departments around australia ... by law, all food additives must comply with compositional and labelling requirements set out in the australia and new zealand food standards code ... “there have been several instances in the past six months in which food products have been recalled because they contained prescription medicines,” said fsanz
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... food manufacturers face extra costs and the potential risk of gmos entering the food chain as new gmo rules for imported feed come into force on friday, warns cert id europe ... 1 per cent for unauthorised gm presence in imported feed, while the ‘zero tolerance’ level for food still applies ... however, richard werran, managing director of the non-gmo certification body, cert id europe, said that food and feed are so interlinked that the new rules could pose a risk to ingredients companies and manufacturers ... com: “everybody in the food business knows that food and feed chains are not separated or segregated, they overlap ... “it is not unusual for a food ingredients manufacturer to source feed grade raw materials to produce food additives and ingredients ... werran added: “ we are seeing a relaxation on the feed side that is going to give the food side a problem ... “it is therefore essential that food and feed operators test risk ingredients using the latest protocols to detect llp (low level presence) of unauthorised gmos ... “it could place them (food manufacturers) in a very difficult situation trying to demonstrate compliance ... “this is all going to be at an additional cost to the food industry
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... food manufacturers face extra costs and the potential risk of gmos entering the food chain as new gmo rules for imported feed come into force on friday, warns cert id europe ... 1 per cent for unauthorised gm presence in imported feed, while the ‘zero tolerance’ level for food still applies ... however, richard werran, managing director of the non-gmo certification body, cert id europe, said that food and feed are so interlinked that the new rules could pose a risk to ingredients companies and manufacturers ... com: “everybody in the food business knows that food and feed chains are not separated or segregated, they overlap ... “it is not unusual for a food ingredients manufacturer to source feed grade raw materials to produce food additives and ingredients ... werran added: “we are seeing a relaxation on the feed side that is going to give the food side a problem ... “it is therefore essential that food and feed operators test risk ingredients using the latest protocols to detect llp (low level presence) of unauthorised gmos
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... efsa’s enzymes panel has now spelt out in more detail exactly what food companies and other applicants need to do to show that a particular food enzyme is worthy of eu safety approval ... the new explanatory note is in addition to existing guidance notes for applicants submitting a technical dossier for the safety evaluation of a food enzyme, prior to its authorisation and subsequent inclusion in the relevant eu legislation ... referring to the explanatory note, efsa states: “the purpose is to give examples of scientific data needed for risk assessment established in the cef (food contact material, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids) panel guidance on the submission of a dossier on food enzymes ... enzymes may be added to food to perform a technological function in manufacturing, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage ... food enzymes can be used, for example, in certain cases as alternatives to food additives in order to improve the texture, appearance or nutritional value of food, as well as helping in certain food production processes, such as cheese making and beer brewing ... all food enzymes currently on the eu market, as well as new food enzymes, are subject to safety evaluation by the european food safety authority (efsa) and approval via a union list ... the explanatory note published by efsa says that a complete technical dossier is requested for each food enzyme regardless of the source material ... it adds: “this holds especially true for food enzymes produced by genetically modified micro-organisms (gmm) ... “generally, grouping of dossiers on the basis of production organisms and/or food enzyme is not acceptable ... “data need to be specific for the food enzyme under evaluation, especially compositional data (including impurities), tos (total organic solids), specific activity (enzyme activity per amount of tos), production method (including characterisation of the strain and down-stream processes)
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... efsa’s enzymes panel has now spelt out in more detail exactly what food companies and other applicants need to do to show that a particular food enzyme is worthy of eu safety approval ... the new explanatory note is in addition to existing guidance notes for applicants submitting a technical dossier for the safety evaluation of a food enzyme, prior to its authorisation and subsequent inclusion in the relevant eu legislation ... referring to the explanatory note, efsa states: “the purpose is to give examples of scientific data needed for risk assessment established in the cef (food contact material, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids) panel guidance on the submission of a dossier on food enzymes ... enzymes may be added to food to perform a technological function in manufacturing, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage ... food enzymes can be used, for example, in certain cases as alternatives to food additives in order to improve the texture, appearance or nutritional value of food, as well as helping in certain food production processes, such as cheese making and beer brewing ... all food enzymes currently on the eu market, as well as new food enzymes, are subject to safety evaluation by the european food safety authority (efsa) and approval via a union list
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... it has just released its first csr report, which states that it is important to “make it possible to improve the nutritional profile of food and, at the same time, avoid undesirable contents in our products” ... it also believes that food additives “should be the subject of more nuanced debate” and where possible, it would develop products that reduce e numbers
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... november 2011 should see steviol glycosides get regulatory backing for use in food in drink products in the european market, according to a european commission (ec) representative ... ” the european food safety authority (efsa) gave a positive safety opinion on steviol glycosides in april 2010, in line with the joint fao/who expert committee on food additives (jecfa), which approves the use of steviol glycosides at 95 per cent purity or above
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... the senate has passed an amendment to the food act requiring that products containing palm oil be explicitly labelled, rather than described as ‘vegetable oil’ ... most of the world’s supply of palm oil, an extremely common ingredient in foods and food additives, is produced in malaysia and indonesia, where it is common practice to clearfell forest for plantations ... the australian food and grocery council decried the bill, saying the cost of changing a single label would be $10,000 to $19,000, and that food and grocery manufacturers were already under pressure from a ‘perfect storm’ of rising input costs
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