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A follow up study assessing the purity of avocado oil found not much has changed over the past several years, with researchers at University of California Davis determining that the majority of private label avocado oils on the market are rancid or mixed with other oils.

G Kamala Vardhana Rao - With more than 72 lakh FBOs in the country, FSSAI plans to scale up its training programme with the aim of training 25 lakh food handlers and FBOs in the next three years, beginning with the current financial year, , Food Quality

Who knew a vegetable oil could be so controversial? I’m a registered dietitian and want to set the record straight about canola oil for once and for all.

Food additives like artificial sweeteners are relentlessly tested by health authorities, researchers, independent labs and activist scientists (while we rarely examine natural food products for the same health risks). After three decades of intense scrutiny, aspartame has continuously been declared as safe for human consumption by all national regulatory agencies and EFSA.As it is a chemical used by large corporations in the food industry, it has attracted the unending ire of activist zealots wh...

Draft Guidance For Pesticide Application Submissions with Endangered Species Act Reviews; NGOs Call On EPA To Remove PFAS From Plastic Containers; EPA Proposes Updates To TSCA New Chemicals Regulations; Final Rule To Accelerate Use Of Plant-Incorporated Biotechnologies; More

The Ministry of Commerce's Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression directorate-general (CCF) collaborated with Helen Keller International (HKI) to hold a ceremony on June 16, marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

In Ethiopia, pesticides are widely used in vegetable production. However, if used incorrectly they may harm consumers of vegetables contaminated with pesticide residues, as well as producers handling the pesticides and lead to ecological damage. We performed a cross-sectional survey to assess pesticide residues level in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopia. A total of 232 vegetable samples (91 tomatoes, 106 cabbages and 35 Swiss chard) were collected from fields and retail markets...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Codex are scheduled to hold an event next month to mark their respective anniversaries. 2023 is the 60th

An estimated 600 million or almost 1 in 10 people worldwide fall ill after eating contaminated food; 420,000 die every year

Lusaka - Zambia: Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo has called for safer food handling in order to prevent illnesses, fatalities and reduce costs on the health