BMC is the unique encapsulation material in PFH-VAP that increases vitamin A stability by protecting the micronutrient from moisture and oxygen. BMC has decades of safe use in humans and has been ...

WASHINGTON, July 11, 2012 -The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the United Nations food standards body, agreed Friday on a set of residue limits for the veterinary drug ractopamine in animal tissues.

Although Codex Alimentarius was established in 1962, it has risen in prominence in recent years as more countries have aligned their national food standards, particularly in the case of so-called ...

* Ractopamine has triggered trade bans by EU, China * Codex panel fails to agree safe level of growth hormone GENEVA, July 8 (Reuters) - International food experts have failed to agree on an ...

A member survey has revealed good support for Codex standards, but concerns have been raised again about timeliness. The Codex Alimentarius, or “Food Code” is a collection of international standards, ...

Member governments of food standards body Codex Alimentarius are considering new rules on additives that can be used in foodstuffs labelled organic, such as calcium carbonate, malic acid, citric acid, ...

The U.S. and some allied nations have won a key battle in Rome over the international acceptance of a key growth-promoting drug in livestock, but the European Union, China and others managed to barely ...

The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) is highlighting the need for industry to engage in debate over levels of additives in supplements under Codex guidelines to ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) participated in the forty-eighth session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was recently held in Rome, the Italian capital, with representatives from ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health participated in the forty-eighth session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was recently held in Rome, the Italian capital, with representatives ...

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack argued that Russia has disregarded scientific studies that show that meat imports meet the highest safety standards. But ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Codex Alimentarius Commission ("Codex") has expanded its list of foods in which basic methacrylate copolymer (BMC) can be used as a food additive. BMC is ...