News & Analysis on the Global Animal Feed and Pet Food Industries
Due to scientific uncertainty over a BSE-type disease affecting sheep and goats, the UK's food regulator is expected to issue today further precautionary advice about eating mutton and to propose EU-wide labelling rules for products containing the meats.
The EU's food safety agency has set a weekly intake limit for ochratoxin A, calling on processors to make further efforts to reduce the fungal toxin in foods.
The enrichment of meat products with omega-3 and its addition to animal feed to boost levels in animal-derived produce could play major role bridging the gap between recommended and actual intake in the modern population, says an expert in the field.