The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) concluded a week-long meeting and adopted more than 30 new international standards, codes of practice and guidelines to improve worldwide food safety and protect the health of consumers.
New standards adopted by the Commission include:
Reduction of acrylamide in food
The Commission approved measures for reducing the formation of acrylamide in food. The [...]

NSF International and Paragon Leadership International have teamed up over a new series of food safety forums for promising food industry executives in Michigan to boost food safety and economic growth in the state.
According to the state government, agriculture is in the top three industries in Michigan. In 2006-7 it had about 52800 farms with [...]

Nestle USA has expressed concern and regret after US food authorities finally confirmed the bacterium E.coli H7:157 had been detected in its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough.
Investigators announced yesterday a trace of the deadly bacteria was found in a tub of Nestle’s chocolate cookie dough made at the company’s Virginia plant in February. The contaminated [...]