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2015

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Lawyer: EU’s on-hold caffeine claims are usable

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Five caffeine health claims approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) but not yet EU-approved as industry, consumer and government stakeholders debate concerns, are in use anyway. An example ...

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Jul

2015

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UK research finds traffic light labelling “is confusing people”

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The University of Birmingham has produced research that finds that nutritional labels on food packaging are confusing to consumers and may be hindering attempts to promote healthy diets and reduce ...

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2015

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Lobbyists: Popcorn’s ‘health’ claims ‘misleading’

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Popcorn manufacturers are pumping too much salt into their products, while leading consumers to believe they are a healthy snack, campaigners have claimed. Some popcorn varieties on supermarket shelves were ...

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Jul

2015

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European Commission called on to label non-stun meat

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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called on the European Commission to label non-stun slaughtered meat after a study found 72% of people would welcome this information when buying their ...

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Jul

2015

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COOL – EU Commission published report on mandatory country of origin for unprocessed foods, single ingredient products and ingredients which constitute more than 50% of the food

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On 20th May 2015 the EU Commission, pursuant art. 26 (5) and (6) of the Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 published the “Study on the mandatory indication of country of origin ...

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Jul

2015

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Ice cream composition and labelling

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Since the introduction of the FIR, there have been moves to align the UK ice cream compositions with those within Europe, and revoke the National Legislation for Ice Cream composition, ...

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Jan

2014

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New FIR rules ‘to change the goalposts’

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Food and drink manufacturers should check their preparations now for the new food labelling rules – due to be introduced on December 14 2014 – which will “change the goalposts”, ...

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Jan

2014

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Sports drink ad claims attacked

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A Lucozade Sport ad campaign has been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for falling foul of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims rules.   The ASA banned ...

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Jan

2014

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FSA begins hunt for foreign food labelled as British

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One year on from the horsemeat scandal, the Food Standards Agency has its eyes on a new potential food authenticity issue: foods from outside the UK being labelled as British. ...

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Jan

2014

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Cross-contamination and mislabelling causes most product recalls

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Cross-contamination and mislabelling causes most product recalls Factory contamination of food and drink by pathogens and physical contaminants continues to present problems for the industry, according to an assessment of ...

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