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The Food Protection Committee started in 1961 to provide objective quality standards for food-grade chemicals. Parts of the first edition were published in loose-leaf form between 1963 and 1966. The scope of the first edition is limited to substances amenable to chemical characterization or biological standardization which are added directly to ...
Reagent Chemicals had significant impact on chemical laboratories by enabling greatly improved accuracy and sensitivity. 2000: The 9th edition was published and continued a trend toward eliminating or simplifying tedious classical procedures for trace analyses and adding instrumental methods, where possible.
The earliest food composition tables were based solely on chemical analyses of food samples, which were mostly undertaken specifically for the tables. However, as the food supply has evolved, and with the increasing demand for nutritional and related components, it has become more difficult for compilers to rely only on chemical analysis when ...
The agency now says it “must lead the way on food chemical safety” and is modernizing its approach to post-market chemical safety assessments in response to growing public demand for the FDA ...
CR also detected bisphenols—chemicals used in reusable food and beverage containers, reusable water bottles, the linings of food cans, and other products—in 79% of the products it sampled.
The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for 'Food Code') is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations relating to food, food production, food labeling, and food safety.
New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...
The sixth edition ("50th Anniversary Edition") [citation needed] was published in 1984 and edited by Robert H. Perry and Donald W. Green. The 1997 seventh edition was edited by Robert H. Perry and Donald W. Green. The 2640 page 2007–2008 eighth edition was edited by Don W. Green and Robert H. Perry. [3] and published October 2007.