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Vietnamese yellowfin tuna supplier to recall products linked to scombrotoxin fish poisoning

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USA – Truong Phu Xanh, a Vietnamese firm supplying yellowfin tuna fish is to initiate a voluntary recall of all its yellowfin tuna sold in the US after investigations linked scombrotoxin fish poisoning to the […]

Rwanda, Uganda ban seven suspended Kenyan peanut butter brands

Food Business Africa

EAST AFRICA – In the wake of suspension of seven peanut butter brands from the Kenyan market by Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) on 4th November 2019, the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and […]

USDA, EPA and FDA announce new partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance

Food Business Africa

USA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have partnered with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance in renewed efforts to combat […]

FDA approves use of genetically modified cotton as human food source

Food Business Africa

USA – The US Food and Drug Administration has green-lighted the use of a genetically modified cottonseed developed by Texas A&M University scientists to be used for human consumption. For the past 25years, the scientists […]

FDA launches new tool to help monitor food safety system

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USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a Food Safety Dashboard designed to track the impact of the seven foundational rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), measure the progress […]

FDA launches updated Food Defense Plan Builder to control food adulteration

Food Business Africa

USA – The US Food and Drug Administration has launched an updated version of the Food Defense Plan Builder (FDPB) to help companies meet the requirements of the Intentional Adulteration (IA) rule. The rule, entitled […]

FDA plans stakeholder engagement to discuss the ‘New Era of Smarter Food Safety’

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USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will hold a public meeting that seeks to engage stakeholders in the formulation of a modern food approach called ‘A New Era […]

FDA announces corporate agreement to implement produce safety rule

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USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) have announced a new corporate agreement for the implementation of the produce safety rule. The Produce […]

FDA approves soy leghemoglobin as color additive in beef analog products

Food Business Africa

USA – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved soy leghemoglobin as a color additive in uncooked ground beef analog products. This follows meat-alternative company Impossible Foods’ 2018 petition to have the ingredient […]