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Triggered by the 2013 horsemeat scandal, the UK’s Elliott Report explores the issues behind the failure of the food supply chain to prevent fraud, and the measures that can be taken to address them.

SGS provides readers with an overview of the product information file (PIF) required by EU Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

Olive oil is one of the most frequently economically adulterated food products. Therefore, it is no surprise that there are concerns that a fresh wave of adulteration is on the way.

On 14 October 2014, the Notice of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved amendments for 2 standards, No.1 amendment note for QB/T 1333-2010 and No.1 amendment note for QB/T 2155-2010

On 18 November 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) published their sixth edition of the food facility registration guidance (1). The major change in the guidance involves the proposed definition of farm.

From the moment the EU RoHS Directive came into force, market surveillance authorities have been identifying and taking action against various types of inaccurate, misleading or fraudulent substance declarations.

Footwear products sold in China must conform to the requirements set out in QB/T 2673-2004 which covers details to be contained both on the footwear and associated hangtags and retail packaging.

Effective 10 November 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services determined that a genetically engineered potato developed for low acrylamide potential received a non-regulated status (1).

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is proposing a restriction on manufacturing, use and placing on the market (as a substance, a constituent of other substances, or in mixtures) bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decaBDE).

In October 2014, the European Union (EU) published four Commission Regulations, amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides in or on certain products.