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Food safety

Sustainable action greening supply chain

– 3rd Jul 2008

A report this week from Danisco on its waste and energy saving initiatives and a US dairy industry-wide action plan on carbon emissions.

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Carbon Labelling Report Podcast

– 3rd Jul 2008

This special edition podcast was recorded at the launch of a new report on carbon labelling, Check-out Carbon.

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Check-out carbon: the role of carbon labelling in delivering a low-carbon shopping basket

– 3rd Jul 2008

Check-out Carbon, published by sustainable development charity Forum for the Future, also reveals that 77 per cent of consumers want the government to set higher environmental product standards.

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Forum for the Future’s new report: Check out Carbon

– 2nd Jul 2008

Forum for the Future’s new report, sponsored by Lloyd’s Register, entitled Check-out Carbon, released.

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Identity theft causes concern about safety of food

– 2nd Jul 2008

Fraudulent activity has been discovered in the UK which could be leading to the sale of unsafe food.

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Codex discusses labelling and safety standards

– 2nd Jul 2008

The Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva will discuss over 30 texts concerning international food standards.

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Are good intentions enough?

– 2nd Jul 2008

Telling customers about your environmental targets is all well and good but, as Paul Thomas argues, they are meaningless if you do not know how they are to be achieved.

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Food Safety Guidelines put more pressure on food processors

– 27th Jun 2008

The global sourcing of ingredients and products along with recent factory recalls has led to increased calls from consumers for more rigorous safety programmes and close monitoring of suppliers

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Introduction to ISO 22000

– 23rd Jun 2008 by Alex Briggs

http://22000-tools.com/what-is-iso-22000.html

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Ban on unnecessary colours for children

– 9th May 2008

Sweeteners and colourings in food aimed at children should be banned, while additives ought to be used in other products only if they provide an advantage to the consumer, said the EU Environment Committee.

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