Article posted in The Spoon, May 16, 2023, author: Michael Wolf A new life-cycle analysis by researchers at UC Davis has concluded that the current path of the cultivated meat industry’s commercialization process is potentially orders of magnitude worse for the environment than beef produced through animal agriculture, producing anywhere from 4 to 25 times more…
Health Canada announced new regulations for supplemented foods. The new regulations will continue to protect the health and safety of Canadians, while providing people in Canada the information they need to make informed choices about these foods. The new rules will also allow industry to bring new and innovative products to consumers.Supplemented foods are pre-packaged…
The Federal Government announced on June 30, 2022 that Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling will be enacted on most pre-packed food. The new labelling regulation is being implemented to warn consumers about elevated levels of sugars, saturated fats and/or sodium on the front of the package to highlight these potential health hazards and permit consumers easier and…
Constituent Update August 7, 2023 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today, issued draft guidance on cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings, as mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). When finalized, the draft guidance will assist stakeholders with cosmetic product facility registration and product listing submissions to FDA, by describing who is…
BC Disaster Recovery and Agri-Business Planning Funding For food processors affected by the BC Wildfires or Flood Recovery, funding will soon be available for recovery and coaching. FTC team members can to assist you with application and consulting services to obtain and use funding for Disaster Recovery. Funding is available from $ 5000 per individual…
Regulations requiring changes to the way that ingredients are listed, along with mandated changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel were enacted on December 1, 2016. A 5 year transition period permitted time for food manufacturers to change their packaging to become compliant with these regulations. On December 14, 2021, all prepackaged food sold in Canada…
Food Business Plan FTC International Consulting can help you with many aspects of planning for a food manufacturing business. To start with, you will need to write a Business Plan. Business plans are used a template for planning your business, and can assist with obtaining funding through investments or loans from banks or private lenders….
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FDA’s New Food Labels The Food and Drug Administration has finally rolled out its long-anticipated new food labels requirements. The new requirements include declarations for certain vitamins such as Vitamin D, and potassium, and also stricter guidelines for serving sizes, sugar, salt and fat. Food manufacturers will be required to be compliant and using the…
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