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... the uk food standards agency has invited researchers to come up with innovative approaches to answer key food safety challenges ... the fsa usually issues calls for evidence to address specific research questions, but is piloting a new approach to commissioning research by identifying innovative approaches which may provide significant leaps forward in addressing strategic challenges in the food industry ... the uk agency has identified four key challenges: ensuring imported food is safe to eat, including early identification of emerging risks using novel methods in managing outbreaks of foodborne disease improving compliance of food businesses with food safety laws obtaining better data on costs to industry that will be used to inform agency policies to find out more about the research opportunities, or to tender ideas, the fsa said researchers and industry members need to register as a supplier on its electronic tendering system found here

... the food standards agency is inviting researchers to come up with innovative approaches to answering four key food safety challenges ... four challenges have been identified: ensuring imported food is safe to eat, including early identification of emerging risksusing novel methods in managing outbreaks of foodborne disease improving compliance of food businesses with food safety lawsobtaining better data on costs to industry that will be used to inform agency policies to find out more about these research opportunities, you will need to register as a supplier on the agency’s electronic tendering system at the link below

... apec’s food safety cooperation forum and the world bank have signed a memorandum of understanding in big sky, montana this week intended to strengthen food safety collaboration in the asia-pacific region ... member economies account for nearly 50 percent of the world’s food production, and over 40 percent of its population ... signing the mou with apec, world bank vice president for sustainable development inger andersen said: \" food safety is an increasingly significant part of the world bank’s lending and technical assistance programs in east asia and the pacific, as well as in other regions ... “this new agreement will strengthen our joint efforts to mobilize resources and promote and support capacity building to better ensure food safety concerns ... the apec forum has previously put this forward as one of the most critical food safety training needs in the region, alongside risk assessment, incident management, and supply chain management ... apec secretariat executive director ambassador muhamad noor said: “food trade is increasingly becoming a global issue with complex and inter-related supply chains, which raises the need to address the question of food safety ... ” in the united states, an increasingly global food network has led to greater concern among consumers about the safety checks in place for both domestic and imported food ... a deloitte survey released earlier this month found that 73 percent of americans are now more concerned about food safety than they were five years ago – and imported food was among their top areas of concern ... she said: “although the us has one of the safest food supplies in the world, there is still more work to be done, especially as food supply chains become more global ... our operating model on food safety has been and continues to be very clear – industry must take the initiative to improve food safety in its own operations and through a genuine partnership with key stakeholders, including governments

... the government accountability office (gao) has criticized the fda’s program to oversee the safety of imported fish and seafood as ‘limited’, in a new report issued this week ... in its report, released under the title “ seafood safety: fda needs to improve oversight of imported seafood and better leverage limited resources” , the gao says that the food and drug administration (fda) needs to strengthen its testing for unapproved drugs that may be used in some overseas fish farms for prevention of bacterial infections ... “fda\'s oversight program to ensure the safety of imported seafood from residues of unapproved drugs is limited, especially as compared with the european union (eu),” the report said ... ” the gao said that about half of seafood imported into the united states each year comes from fish farms ... 7bn worth of fish and seafood was imported into the us last year, up from $13 ... “the gao has confirmed what many of us have maintained for some time: that the existing federal program to inspect imported seafood is so limited that it is insufficient and ineffective,” cochran said ... meanwhile, senator rosa delauro (d-ct) said that the report highlights a need for more fda funding for food safety oversight – a cause that she claims should be a priority ... “this report makes clear to me that the fda must improve their review of imported food so that we inspect and analyze a higher percentage of seafood and look for drug residues that present a risk to the health of american consumers,” delauro said

... the european union has decided to review the maximum levels of certain radioactive elements permitted in food and feed being exported into the uk from certain areas of japan ... food imported to the european union from japan is undergoing extra checks in addition to the routine monitoring of food that takes place, and the change in maximum levels will not affect this ... the food standards agency will continue to closely monitor the situation

... exporters to the us and domestic importers can expect much closer scrutiny of their food safety controls, following the signing of the food safety modernization act by president barack obama in january ... the act, which was inspired by various serious internal food safety breaches in the us over recent years such as the salmonella incident at the peanut corporation of america, is the most significant piece of us food safety legislation for 70 years ... michael taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the food and drug administration (fda), told the global food safety conference in london recently that it represented “ really sweeping food safety reform regulation ”, in moving to a risk-based approach to inspection ... “the critical issue is to ensure importers ensure their suppliers have the systems in place to ensure safe food ... ” years behind europe stefano crea, food sector manager for certification body det norske veritas (dnv), said: “ the only thing which is pretty clear is fda needs to improve food safety in the us, because it is definitely years behind europe and they will not have many years to bridge this gap ... ” the act covers about 80% of all food consumed within the us, with the exception of meat and poultry, which is regulated separately by the department of agriculture (usda) ... it has been welcomed by the grocery manufacturers association (gma), which is already working in conjunction with suppliers in the 21 countries covered by the asia-pacific economic cooperation group to improve food safety standards ... ” while the fda is having “ robust dialogue ” with the global food safety initiative about the use of third-party certification schemes to manage food safety controls on imports into the us, it is not yet clear whether the fda will still require its own inspections and laboratory analysis of foodstuffs from suppliers plants ... “[the act] establishes a new paradigm for the fda’s regulation of imported food

... as aussie’s proudly display their national pride during australia day celebrations, nsw food retailers are being reminded to ensure the labels they display are not breaking the law, nsw primary industries minister steve whan said on wednesday ... “labelling imported food as australian is up there with one of the most un-australian things you can do,” minister whan said ... the nsw food authority has recently been made aware of breaches in relation to the country of origin labelling of unpackaged fresh produce in a small number of food retail businesses ... these have included the labelling of fresh fruit where the label states ‘mixture of local and imported ingredients’ but investigation by the authority revealed no local product present in the produce ... “in light of these recent findings the nsw food authority has issued a communiqué to nsw councils and relevant food retailers reminding them of their obligations under the food standards code and the food act 2003 in regards to country of origin labelling ... the nsw food authority and local councils seek to ensure that food labelling is correct and does not mislead the consumer ... in the past twelve months the authority has prosecuted a number of country of origin labelling breaches including the largest fine ever imposed in nsw in relation to food labelling - * primo pty ltd fined $233,325 plus $200,000 costs for 63 breaches relating to imported pork labelled as australian * shellharbour square fish market fined more than $40,000 and $11,700 in costs for eight country of origin breaches of the food act * km baron pty ltd fined more than $6,000 and $19,990 in costs for six breaches relating to the labelling of imported asparagus as australian -->

... priorities for a forward-looking trade relationship with japan 1: what should be the objectives and priorities of the future eu- japan trade and economic relationship? how should the eu pursue these objectives? japan is the 4th most important export destination for eu food and drink products ... for ciaa, the objective for the future eu-japan relationship should be to increase the market share for eu food and drink products in japan ... this requires the elimination of non-tariff barriers, quantitative restrictions and customs duties which still remain high for the agri-food products ... tariffs remain the major trade barrier for eu food and drink exports to japan ... ciaa considers that the food and drink sector should, therefore, be considered as one of the priority areas for regulatory dialogues ... one of the most urgent and crosscutting issue with japan for the eu food and drink sector is the authorisation of food additives ... most eu food and drink exporters do not experience significant problems which prevent them from exporting ... the main areas that need to be addressed in bilateral relations are: approvals of food additives; mutual recognition of conformity assessment; sanitary restrictions (particularly for beef); diverging product specifications; nutritional and expiry date labelling; packaging requirements; administrative burdens; and quantitative restrictions (e ... 5: in your field of activity, how significant would the remaining barriers be, for instance those related to cultural preferences and behavioural patterns (for example long-term relationship in business) that cannot be easily changed by law on a scale of 1-10? the cultural preferences are evolving, creating new opportunities for the exports of european food and drink products to japan ... 6: are you concerned by tariffs or measures of equivalent effect in your field of activity? if yes, how should the eu address these tariff barriers with japan? ciaa calls upon the european commission to seriously consider a free trade agreement covering agri-food products as the main option for future eu-japan trade relations

... an internal audit of canadian food import safety systems has found deficiencies that heighten the risk of contaminated products entering the food supply, the canadian food inspection agency (cfia) has said ... the audit, which was published on the cfia’s website this week, was intended to “provide assurance to senior management that cfia's imported food activities are designed, organized, and delivered in order to achieve food safety objectives ... ” but assessors looking at food import safety from april 2005 to march 2008 found several problems with tracking food imports, including poorly integrated information systems and a lack of systematic reports to monitor progress ... chief audit executive at the cfia peter everson wrote: “in my opinion, cfia management of imported food safety has deficiencies that represent multiple areas of risk exposure requiring significant improvements related to the governance, control, and risk management processes ... ” the audit also highlighted insufficient agency resources, which it linked to the rapid growth and diversification of imported food in canada ... “a changing profile for food imports (e ... the inflation-adjusted value of imported foods has increased by about 45 percent over the past decade, according to the cfia, from c$14 ... however, the agency has made moves to deal with the concerns raised in the report, and is currently seeking comments on the development of new regulations to monitor food imports ... the cfia said earlier this month that the new regulations are intend to strengthen the accountability of importers for the safety of food products; enhance the cfia's ability to communicate important food safety information; and increase consumer confidence in the safety of canada's food supply

... 510, the fda food safety modernization act, as soon as possible ... “the fda food safety modernization act is too important to delay its passage any further ... “the food and beverage industry is committed to partnering with congress, the obama administration and the fda to strengthen and modernize our nation’s food safety system ... the fda food safety modernization act will provide the u ... food and drug administration (fda) with the resources and authorities the agency needs to help strengthen our nation’s food safety system by making prevention the focus of our food safety strategies ... ” the fda food safety modernization act will enhance public health and safety by: requiring all food companies to develop a food safety plan; adopting a risk-based approach to inspection; improving the safety of imported food and food ingredients