California's Department of Food Agriculture (CDFA) recently published its finalized animal confinement regulations under its Proposition 12. This comes in the backdrop of an ongoing lawsuit filed in the U.S.
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After completing a detailed premarket safety assessment, Health Canada has notified that it will add phosphatidylserine (derived from soy) in the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients in foods.
Health Canada’s Food Directorate has assessed grape seed extract for use as a supplemental ingredient and concluded its safe usage levels do not exceed intakes equivalent to 100 mg oligomeric proanthocyanidins per day do not exceed 100 mg…
Health Canada may make minor modifications to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives.
Health Canada established new maximum levels of 0.01 ppm inorganic arsenic in fruit juices and fruit nectars except grape juice and grape nectar, and 0.03 ppm inorganic arsenic in grape juice and grape nectar, effective August 17, 2022
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending ts labeling regulations to remove provisions that require packages of meat or poultry products that contain at least one pound or one pint, but less than four pounds or one gallon, to…
There are three legal pathways for ingredients to be used in food: generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status, a prior sanction, or an FDA food (or color) additive approval.
Health Canada added a new maximum level of 0.1 ppm inorganic arsenic in rice-based foods intended specifically for infants and young children, effective August 17, 2022
Health Canada received a veterinary drug submission for metamizole.
Health Canada's Food Directorate has assessed green tea extract for use as a supplemental ingredient.