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the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) has said it is investigating claims that milk from a cloned cow has entered the nation’s dairy supply. the announcement comes after an unnamed dairy farmer told the international herald tribune that he was using milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily production. fsa said that this would need to be considered for ‘novel food’ approval before it can be sold in the market.

the debate over products from cloned animals entering the european food chain will enter a new phase next week, as meps ask the commission searching questions about the welfare of cloned animals, ethics, and consumer information. the european commission has previously said that meat and milk from cloned animals are “expected to spread within the global food as early as 2010”, according to a parliament communiqué .

with the doors closed on an ec meeting due to decide the future of omega-3 nutrient content claims, the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) has suggested it opposes the proposed labelling. the european commission is today due to finalize a proposal that would determine the form and levels of omega-3 needed for food and beverage products to make ‘high in’ or ‘source of’ claims.

counterfeiting is a major problem in the global food and drink industry with the level of fraud estimated at around $50bn a year, an audience at the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) annual meeting heard yesterday. worldwide trade in fake foods not only costs processors in terms of damage to brands, but also means companies have to spend more on security measures, such as holograms on packaging.

reading scientific services ltd (rssl) has announced that it has validated new methods to test for the presence of fish and molluscs in food products. the company said with the addition of these new tests, it now has the capability to detect all 14 allergens that must be labelled if present in food products, under the provisions of eu council directive 2003/89/ec and its amendments; molluscs and lupin were added to list in 2007.

infant formula manufacturers need to invest further in safety controls in order to regain public confidence after the chinese melamine scandal, fao has said. the melamine scandal has rocked consumer confidence in infant formula, and “restoring consumer confidence is critical,” said ezzeddine boutrif, director of the fao nutrition and consumer protection division.

the uk’s food standards agency is working on improving allergen labelling and control practices used by industry, with investigations set to kick off in november at an open meeting with researchers. the meeting, to be held in cambridge on 26 november, is the first step in the agency’s examination of how external factors may impact people’s allergic reactions to different foods.

the uk’s food standards agency is advising that infants are not given rice drinks as a replacement for cows’ milk, breast milk, or infant formula, following a new study that indicates potential to exceed maximum intake. last year a study published in the journal environmental pollution analysed samples from three brands of pure baby rice formulae from different manufacturers, and found inorganic arsenic levels to range from 0.

e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated.