Food Safety

Degussa Lecithin Plant Earns Cert-ID Non-GMO Certification

Degussa Lecithin Plant Earns Cert-ID Non-GMO Certification DECATUR, Ill.--Degussa Texturant Systems, based in Germany, was awarded Cert-ID non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) System Certification for its lecithin production system plant located here. The company ...More
March 31, 2003
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Functional Ingredient, Food Conference Set for April

Functional Ingredient, Food Conference Set for April COPENHAGEN, Denmark--New Functional Ingredients and Foods is set to take place here April 9 to 11. The conference (www.nfif2003.com), which is organized by the European Federation of Food Science and Technology in ...More
March 3, 2003
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Jasper Products Recalls Dairy-Contaminated Soymilk

Jasper Products Recalls Dairy-Contaminated Soymilk JOPLIN, Mo.--Jasper Products recalled 5,069 cases of soymilk, which were packaged under several brand names, due to possible contamination with dairy protein. The company received a report of one allergic reaction as of ...More
February 3, 2003
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NEJM Editorials Rebuke Dietary Supplement Industry

NEJM Editorials Rebuke Dietary Supplement Industry BOSTON--A veritable bashing of the dietary supplement industry was delivered in the Dec. 19 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) (www.nejm.org). The gist of the three articles was that the dietary supplement ...More
January 6, 2003
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Jasper Products Recalls Dairy-Contaminated Soymilk

After an allergic reaction was reported, Jasper Product conducted an investigation and determined some of its soymilk products may have been contaminated with dairy protein; those products have since been recalled. ...More
December 13, 2002
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GeneScan Assists Chinese Soy Producer With GM Exclusion Plan

GeneScan Assists Chinese Soy Producer With GM Exclusion Plan FREIBURG, Germany--GeneScan Analytics GmbH assisted Jillin Jinong Soybean Hi-Technology (JJS) in Jillin, China, with implementation of a control program to exclude genetically modified (GM) soy from its supply ...More
November 18, 2002
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EU Adopts Report on Irradiated Food, Turns Attention toSupplements

EU Adopts Report on Irradiated Food, Turns Attention to Supplements BRUSSELS--The European Commission (EC) adopted a report on food irradiation, which includes information on whether irradiated food placed on the European Union (EU) market is correctly labeled. In general, ...More
November 18, 2002
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New EU Directive in Place, Concerns May Impact Implementation

New EU Directive in Place, Concerns May Impact Implementation BRUSSELS--On Oct. 17, the European Parliament and Council put in place a new directive, 2001/18/EC, covering experimenting with and marketing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the European Union. The ...More
November 18, 2002
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AHPA Submits Comments on FDA's AER System

AHPA Submits Comments on FDA's AER System WASHINGTON--The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the agency's new adverse event reporting (AER) systems for dietary supplements. The new system, ...More
November 18, 2002
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Nutra Products Inc.

Nutra Products Inc. CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--Nutra Products Inc. (www.nutraproductsinc.com) announced its new NutraSelect nutraceutical garlic powder and granules. The deodorized garlic--designed for tableting and encapsulation--is not irradiated. Additionally, NPI has ...More
July 1, 2002
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