Potassium Sorbate is a naturally occurring potassium salt that is used extensively in food preservation. When potassium sorbate is dissolved in water, it ionizes to form sorbic acid, which is effective against numerous micro-organisms such as molds, yeasts and bacteria. It is widely used in preserving margarine, yogurt, pie fillings, icings, baking mixes, cheeses, icings, salted fish, fruit products and other foods that come in packages. Potassium sorbate has been cleared for use and approved as a food preservative by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). You can easily …

International shop window of foodstuffs and equipments intended for the hotel and collective catering, the GULFOOD trade show will be held from 21st till 24th February 2010, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center. To face the increasing success, more than hundred of French companies will be part of the event in 2 French Pavilions: about 60 will attend the Food and the Ingredients sectors and about 40 in the Equipment division.
 
 
n French Pavilion: FOOD (Sheikh Maktoum Hall) & INGREDIENTS (Sheikh Saeed Hall) - SOPEXA
 
This year, 62 exhibitors will …

DUBAI // With tragedies behind and challenges ahead, the time is ripe for the new federal food law, and it will be in force by the end of the year, authorities said yesterday.
Four children aged eight or younger died from food poisoning in Dubai last year.
 
Even as the country’s emirate-by-emirate food regulations are brought under a single federal umbrella, Rashid bin Fahad, the Minister of Environment and Water, identified looming new risks to the food supply.
“Despite the development and advancement in food technology and manufacturing, we still face many challenges …

According to reports in the Japanese Industrial and Economic News, China and Japan are close to signing an agreement on food safety.
It is reported that the two governments reached an understanding on the agreement in October 2009, during a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
The report states the purpose of the agreement is to reassure Japanese consumers following the “Poisonous Dumplings Incident” in 2008 when ten Japanese suffered from food poisoning as a result of eating dumplings made in China. Under the agreement, Japanese …

February 1, 2010 (New York, New York) –This afternoon New York City based Ullman, Shapiro & Ullman, LLP submitted comments urging FDA to reconsider its apparent intent to classify products marketed as dietary supplements as conventional foods merely because of product packaging. The firm, which specializes in Food & Drug Law and represents numerous companies in the dietary supplement/natural products field, expressed concern that such action by FDA would violate the Congressional intent behind OSHEA and potentially force many otherwise legally marketed supplements off the market.
The Comments observe that FDA’s …