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... the fast food chain says the move will encourage its customers to make “more responsible food choices” ... kfc is the second largest fast food brand in australia with more than 600 stores across the country

... the fast food chain plans to bring the number of its restaurants in china from 1,356 to 2,000 by 2013 and, according to mcdonald’s australia, australia’s beef producers are well placed to benefit from the expansion ... mcdonald’s australia’s skye oxenham told australian food news, “australia is already one of the largest beef suppliers to the mcdonald’s system worldwide, especially in asia

... food manufacturers face extra costs and the potential risk of gmos entering the food chain as new gmo rules for imported feed come into force on friday, warns cert id europe ... 1 per cent for unauthorised gm presence in imported feed, while the ‘zero tolerance’ level for food still applies ... however, richard werran, managing director of the non-gmo certification body, cert id europe, said that food and feed are so interlinked that the new rules could pose a risk to ingredients companies and manufacturers ... com: “everybody in the food business knows that food and feed chains are not separated or segregated, they overlap ... “it is not unusual for a food ingredients manufacturer to source feed grade raw materials to produce food additives and ingredients ... werran added: “ we are seeing a relaxation on the feed side that is going to give the food side a problem ... “it is therefore essential that food and feed operators test risk ingredients using the latest protocols to detect llp (low level presence) of unauthorised gmos ... he said that the key is for manufacturers to understand their supply chain, adding: “they need transparency in the supply chain ... “it could place them (food manufacturers) in a very difficult situation trying to demonstrate compliance ... “this is all going to be at an additional cost to the food industry

... food manufacturers face extra costs and the potential risk of gmos entering the food chain as new gmo rules for imported feed come into force on friday, warns cert id europe ... 1 per cent for unauthorised gm presence in imported feed, while the ‘zero tolerance’ level for food still applies ... however, richard werran, managing director of the non-gmo certification body, cert id europe, said that food and feed are so interlinked that the new rules could pose a risk to ingredients companies and manufacturers ... com: “everybody in the food business knows that food and feed chains are not separated or segregated, they overlap ... “it is not unusual for a food ingredients manufacturer to source feed grade raw materials to produce food additives and ingredients ... werran added: “we are seeing a relaxation on the feed side that is going to give the food side a problem ... “it is therefore essential that food and feed operators test risk ingredients using the latest protocols to detect llp (low level presence) of unauthorised gmos

... the technique was investigated in a recent study, published in the journal of agricultural and food chemistry ... future use food quality control laboratories could use the new tool to detect drugs in milk or other products before they enter the food chain, said the scientists ... “this would raise consumers’ awareness and give them the knowledge that food, aside from its good organoleptic properties and good value, it is also harmless, pure, genuine, beneficial to health and free of toxic residues ... ”source: journal of agricultural and food chemistry “simultaneous determination of 20 pharmacologically active substances in cow's milk, goat's milk, and human breast milk by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry” a

... yesterday, full regulatory backing for use of the intense sweetener in europe came a step nearer after the eu's standing committee on food chain and animal health voted to recommend the use of stevia as an ingredient in food and beverages

... the eu’s standing committee on food chain and animal health yesterday voted to recommend the use of stevia as an ingredient in food and beverages ... ceo magomet malsagov said: “we know that there is strong consumer and food and beverage demand for stevia in europe

... stevia making sweet european regulatory progress member state experts at yesterday’s standing committee on the food chain and animal health (scofcah) meeting backed the ec proposal to authorise steviol glycoside at, after the european food safety authority (efsa) backed its safety in early 2010 ... the move was welcomed by the international stevia council, whose president, carl horn said the move, “brings this calorie-free naturally sourced sweetness one step closer to all consumers in europe, not just those in france where steviol glycosides were approved for use in food nearly two years ago ... ” horn added: “the international stevia council encourages the european parliament to support the approval of steviol glycosides as a food additive in europe so that food manufacturers and consumers throughout the european union can begin to enjoy the benefits of a natural calorie-free sweetener

... unscrupulous food processors, corrupt officials, incomplete regulations and ignorance of the laws are some of the ongoing defects in china’s food safety system, said a report by the country’s legislators this week ... the members of the standing committee of the national people’s congress delivered a damning assessment of chinese food safety after carrying out a three-month probe into the sector ... lu yongxiang, vice chairman of the committee, said that while officials have made progress in improving the food safety regime, the investigation had found a string of persistent problems, chinese state media said ... he added that there remained a number of food manufacturers that continued to flout regulations and behave in an “underhand and dishonest fashion” ... the report – compiled after an investigation carried out between march and may 2011 - raised concerns about the legal framework for food safety - with the current system of regulations and standards described as incomplete ... stricter enforcement the lawmakers tabled a raft of suggestions to improve the system, following the introduction of china ’s food safety law two years ago ... the public and media should be encouraged to report food outbreaks more quickly ... illegal cooking oil a separate report in the media claims to have uncovered a common practice in china that sees up to 100 tonnes of illegal and sub-standard cooking oil, reprocessed and put back into the food chain on a daily basis ... the so-called gutter or swill oil - waste animal fat or cooking oil that has already been used repeatedly – is being treated in large-scale plants and resold to retail outlets or food processors, said the beijing times

... “estimates of chronic dietary exposure to zearalenone based on the available occurrence data are below or in the region of the tolerable daily intake (tdi) for all age groups and not a health concern,” found the european food safety authority (efsa)’s panel on contaminants in the food chain panel (contam) ... the request also specified a review of the earlier opinion of the scientific committee on food (scf) in the light of results of more recent toxicological studies