Nutrition labeling, ingredients, and food color requirements in Canada must be implemented by December of this year, as part of a 5-year plan started in 2016.
In 2020, the Epidemic Intelligence Information System, created by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, saw fewer requests as compared to its 2019 numbers.
This article elaborates on public-private partnerships in food safety, what their added values are in enhancing food control systems, and provides an example how coregulatory approaches using information from voluntary third-party assurance programs can lead to improved food safety outcomes.
An historical perspective of the recognition of access to safe food as a basic human right: Enter the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Food Safety Programme.
The European Union (EU) is currently evaluating its legislation on food contact materials (FCMs), which has identified safety concerns due to the lack of specific EU rules for most FCM types. This article takes a closer look at the status of these regulatory updates.