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Reg Update: France issues Decree regarding the labeling of products made with plant-based proteins (now suspended)
France has published a Decree formally banning meat names both legal and customary from being used on processed food made from plant proteins. This means plant-based protein alternatives produced in France cannot use a name that refers to: A legal definition for which no addition of plant protein is provided in the rules for composition …
Read MoreAshbury Industry Insights Bulletin: January – April 2021
What’s on the horizon for regulatory compliance? Subscribe to our bulletin here This volume of the ‘Ashbury Global Industry Insights Bulletin’, provides a snapshot of regulatory activity across key markets including the GCC and Russia. Our advisors collate, analyse and provide expert commentary to help you be prepared and manage risk in your markets of…
Read MoreBaby food and heavy metals: How does US federal law compare to EU and UK baby food legislation?
We spoke to our Product Information Advisors, Jenny Pfleger (UK) and Marisa Them (US) about the regulations that govern the presence of heavy metals in baby food in the USA compared to those in the UK/EU. What’s happening with baby food and heavy metals in the USA: Baby food contaminated with heavy metals is a…
Read MoreAshbury COVID-19 Update
To Our Clients, The food industry is aptly referred to as one of the most dynamic; it is no surprise that businesses have displayed tremendous resilience in the face of global crisis, rapidly adapting and evolving to maintain momentum amidst the madness. As a team, Ashbury are counting our lucky stars; our flexible working policy…
Read MoreFraudulent hand sanitiser during COVID-19 and tips to help spot these counterfeits
Regulatory Team Lead and Non-food Expert Bharti Gorania-Wood, looks at some of the recent incidences of fraudulent hand sanitisers during COVID-19 and provides tips to help spot these counterfeits. Hand sanitising products, as was the case with toilet rolls, started disappearing off the shelves when the global pandemic hit. The demand outstripped availability and there…
Read MoreSwitched to takeaway? Rules on allergen information
Pete Martin, Ashbury’s Regulatory Director looks at the allergen information rules for takeaway food as hospitality businesses make the switch to delivery and takeout service during the Coronavirus pandemic. Introducing a takeaway component to their business probably wasn’t ever in the plan for many restaurants, cafes and pubs and even high street bakeries. But the…
Read MoreCOVD-19 Contingency Planning with Ashbury
In light of COVD-19, and with mass home-working looking very likely, businesses are poised to action their crisis management contingency plans required by GFSI audit standards. While ‘business as usual’ is succumbing to the affects of the pandemic, we are rapidly moving from the prevention phase to the response phase, as well as planning for…
Read MoreAshbury takes part in Food Manufacturer’s webinar on product recalls
Ashbury Regulatory Manager Steve Spice will be one of the presenters in a special free Food Manufacture editorial webinar taking place on 17 March – ‘Product Recalls: Prevention and Cost Management’. Food and drink firms fear major recalls because of the resulting cost to their finances and reputations. While issues relating to allergen labeling are…
Read MoreFood allergen labeling changes become law
A Statutory Instrument (SI) has been laid in Parliament extending food labeling requirements for people with food allergies and intolerances. The law, which comes into effect from October 2021, will require businesses to provide full ingredient and allergen labeling on foods that are pre-packed for direct sale. The change in the law is the result…
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