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codes of practice to help uk farmers reduce the levels of mycotoxins in cereals could improve the safety of the ingredient supply chain. the food standards agency (fsa) codes, which are targeted at establishing better production through changes to cultivation and storage practices, come in response to a new eu recommendation. as the regulatory body for food safety in the uk, the fsa is responsible for the implementation and application of eu legislation.

csm has reported increased sales for 2006 following a period of significant restructuring. the dutch bakery ingredients giant said that net sales from continuing operations increased from €2,392 million to €2,421 million, up 1.2 per cent. organic net sales growth was 2.3 per cent. the operating result from continuing operations before exceptional items amounted to €155.

europe's food safety authority has issued information on current food additive laws ahead of the upcoming codex meeting in china. the 39 th session of the codex committee on food additives (ccfa), which will meet in beijing from 24 to 28 april, will discuss proposed amendments made at the last meeting and tackle current issues within the sector. ccfa was established to set or endorse maximum levels for individual food additives, prepare priority lists of food additives for risk assessment and assign functional classes to individual food additives.

kerry has reported continued development of its food ingredients businesses despite 2006 being a 'difficult' year for the food industry – and its nutrition and functional food ingredient systems played no small part. the global group, which has its headquarters in ireland, has reported overall sales of €4.6bn for the year ended december 31 – an increase of five per cent on the previous year.

over 35 per cent of commercial bread in the uk does not meet fsa targets for salt levels, says a new survey from the consensus action on salt and health (cash) that looks set to maintain pressure on uk bakers to reduce the salt content of their products. cash are said to have looked at the salt content of 138 loaves of wrapped bread commercially available in uk supermarkets and found that 36 per cent contained more than 1.