ONCO-Z Corious Versicolor Extract, which is produced by Hong Kong manufacturer PuraPharm International, recently became the first traditional Chinese medicine ingredient to become “USP Verified.”
This indicates that the ingredient has passed the rigorous requirements of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s Dietary Ingredient Verification Program. USP is a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the quality of medicines, dietary supplements and food ingredients, which are used in more than 130 countries. Through its voluntary ingredient verification programs, USP also assesses the quality of dietary supplement and pharmaceutical ingredients.
Through the Dietary Ingredient …

BEIJING – Germans introduced Tsingtao (Qingdao) Beer to China in 1903, a brand that continues to thrive. Fast forward a century later and Identity Fruit, or “iF Juice,” is bringing fresh squeezed juice to Beijing. Founded in 2007 by two Germans, iF Juice prides itself on providing juices and smoothies made with no additives, preservatives, sugar or water. iF Juice has locations in the Central Business District, Sanlitun, and Chaoyang District. Co-owner Hans Au answered our questions about his business and doing business in the Middle Kingdom.
How did you get …

The list of 599 additives approved by the US Government for use in the manufacture of cigarettes is something every smoker should see. Submitted by the five major American cigarette companies to the Dept. of Health and Human Services in April of 1994, this list of ingredients had long been kept a secret.
Tobacco companies reporting this information were:
American Tobacco Company
Brown and Williamson
Liggett Group, Inc.
Philip Morris Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
While these ingredients are approved as additives for foods, they were not tested by burning them, and it is the burning of …

Event Profile:
Launched in 2006, China International Food Expo is a showcase for manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers from around the world, representing all of the key sectors within the food and beverage, food processing and packaging machinery trade. This exhibition will be held three days between 8 to 10 Oct, 2009 at Changsha, Hunan Province in the China and organized by the China Council For the Promotion of International Trade.
Visitor’s Profile:
Visitor profile include – Restaurateurs, Hoteliers, Chefs, Owners / Operators, Caterers, Managers / Assistant Managers, Food and Beverage Managers, Institutional Food …

OFFICERS from the Ministry of Health’s Food Control Unit have confiscated a number of food products from supermarket shelves because they have not met the requirements of the new Food Safety Act (No.10 of 2003).
Although the ministry has given local manufacturers, exporters and importers until October 14 to tidy up their dealings and ensure that food items they sell fall into the required standard, officers have been conducting inspections at some of the major supermarkets around Viti Levu.
Requirements include the presence of proper product labels, packaging information, information on food …

Richard Clark has more energy, feels less tired and feels healthier than ever.
The North York resident attributes this to eating organic foods – which he started 10 years ago.
Clark said he began to eat organic when he became more aware of contaminates in food and started reading the labels.
“If you don’t know what it is you’re reading, why would you eat it? What does it do to your body when it metabolizes? You don’t know,” he said. “They say things are safe, but there haven’t been enough long-term studies to …

Demand for food safety products in China is forecast to increase 15 percent per annum through 2013 to 13.0 billion yuan.  Growth will be driven by the continuing expansion of food and beverage output, especially in the processed food, beverage and dairy product segments which are more intensive users of these products.  A greater focus on food safety and supply chain security by larger food processing firms in China will also boost gains.  This will be partly in response to enhanced government regulation, in particular the Food Safety Law introduced …

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a list of data requirements that industry must submit for the assessment of food additives.
These requirements will form part of new regulations adopted by the European Commission in December, which will replace previous directives concerning permitted food additives.
Specifically, Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 lays out criteria that food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings must fulfill in order to be approved. The data requirements published yesterday by EFSA’s ANS panel (panel on additives and nutrient sources added to food) will be considered by …

Some of the nation’s biggest food and agriculture companies are planning to release a flurry of studies in coming weeks that scrutinize the potential impact of climate-change legislation, warning that it could lead to higher food prices.
A group of agriculture giants including Cargill Inc., along with meat company Tyson Foods Inc. and food maker General Mills Inc., is concerned the companies might bear a disproportionate share of the costs of such legislation, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The group also is worried that a House bill …

Controversial discussion and vague understandings over the safety and knowledge of this sodium by-product, formerly known as Monosodium Glutamate or MSG has impacted the public through various media outlets.  From local television, to the newspaper, to research studies, and potential restaurant menu options have posed awareness of MSG and its health hazard qualifications.  This, in itself, has either puzzled the public with a downright reality check on what he/she is consuming, or the cynical and nonchalant, careless attitude gets the best of them and denial procurement continues.  This chemical is …