CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) on Wednesday that its Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil products with vitamin C have false and misleading labeling, and P&G said it would work with the agency to resolve its concerns.
The FDA’s list of approved ingredients for over-the-counter cold-cough drug products does not allow for a combination of vitamin C with the other active ingredients in the two products, the agency said in a warning letter.
The FDA also said that the products are misbranded …

Food safety has been in the news recently, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee, has a plan to improve food inspections, recall response and public education.
Gillibrand said she is calling for:
Improving testing of ground beef
Improving regulation of all other food, with a focus on prevention, more oversight and higher quality lab testing
Increasing FDA resources
Improving the safety of imported food
Making recalls of contaminated food mandatory
Improving public education
“In America, in 2009, it is unconscionable that food is still going straight to our kitchens, school cafeterias and restaurants …

BOSTON–(Business Wire)–
Kyodo Public Relations Co., Ltd. held a series of events in Boston, on Friday,
September 25th under the theme “Quality First: Genuine Japanese Ingredients for
American Kitchens” (http://www.kyodo-pr.co.jp/qualityfirst/). The events were
sponsored by MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan).
The series showcased an assortment of Japanese organic and natural ingredients,
including burdock, lotus root and yuzu juice.
The day began with a seminar by Charlie Shimojo, president of Shimojo NY News,
about the differences between the US and Japanese food retail industries,
followed by a seminar with Hitoshi Tanaka, president of Central Trading Co.,
Ltd. …

For centuries, people have enhanced their foods with various flavorings, preservatives, and dyes. But some ingredients on today’s food labels can be downright scary. Few foods reach today’s supermarkets free of additives – substances that do not occur naturally in a food but are added for various reasons. These include preservatives to prevent spoilage; emulsifiers to prevent water and fat from separating; thickeners; vitamins and minerals (either to replace nutrients lost in processing or to increase nutritional value); sweeteners (both natural and artificial), salt, flavorings to improve taste; and dyes …

South Korea on October 2, 2009 notification issued G/TBT/N/KOR/236, notified the name “food labeling standards proposed amendment.” The circular recommended “food labeling standards,” contents of the amendments are:
 
     – OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products shall be marked in the outer surface of the main display, and the font size font size not less than half the product name, or marked in accordance with a certain proportion of the main display surface;
 
     – For the flow through the plant after thawing of frozen cake, or salted fermented fish, “Health Product Date”, …