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3280[USA] Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances - A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (2019-08-12)AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of propiconazole in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested...2019-08-13
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3279[USA] Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances - A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (2019-08-12)AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pydiflumetofen in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Syngenta Crop Protection requested these tolerances ...2019-08-13
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3278[UK] Government urged to impose 'calorie tax' on unhealthy food (2019-08-07)Health campaigners are urging the government to introduce a new “calorie tax” to tackle childhood obesity, diabetes and cancer. A levy on companies producing processed food with high levels of fat and sugar would encourage them to create more nutritional snacks, according to campaign groups Actio...2019-08-12
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3277[USA] USDA Announces Deregulation of Altered Oil Profile and Herbicide-Resistant GE Canola (2019-08-08)Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is deregulating a canola variety, developed by BASF Plant Science L.P. (BASF), genetically engineered (GE) to convert oleic acid to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoi...2019-08-12
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3276[USA] USDA Announces Deregulation of Increased Yield, Herbicide-Resistant GE Soybean (2019-08-08)Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is deregulating a soybean variety, developed by Verdeca, LLC (Verdeca), genetically engineered (GE) for increased yield potential and resistance to the herbicide glufosinate. ...2019-08-12
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3275[USA] City Council once again looking at banning styrofoam containers and plastic utensils (2019-08-07)The City Council is looking at banning single-use plastic utensils and bags. The bill passed its first reading Wednesday. If adopted, the ban could take affect as early as January. Getting a plate lunch in a styrofoam container and sipping a soda from a plastic straw could soon be a thing of the ...2019-08-12
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3274[USA] Most issues found with imported products in Czech Republic (2019-08-07)A quarter of food products imported into the Czech Republic from a third country were non-compliant last year, according to a report. Inspection results revealed the highest number of violations for foodstuffs imported from third countries at 25.1 percent and those made by producers in the Europe...2019-08-12
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3273[USA] Council meeting to offer fixes on Troy's environment and infrastructure (2019-08-07)TROY, N.Y. ― At Thursday’s Troy City Council meeting, council members will introduce legislation they say will make improvements to the environment and infrastructure in the Collar City. Councilman David Bissember, a Democrat, who chairs the General Services Committee, is proposing legislation ca...2019-08-12
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3272[USA] German producer rebukes ‘stop sell’ order on hemp food oil (2019-08-10)Veteran German player Hempro International GmbH & Co. KG is pushing back against local authorities in Braunschweig after a wholesale buyer of its HANF FARM branded hemp food oil was ordered to stop selling from his shop. DEEZ Corner, which identifies itself as a hemp and CBD shop in Braunschweig,...2019-08-12
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3271[Australia] Man fined for alleged importation and advertising of unapproved therapeutic goods (2019-08-06)In January 2019, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) issued an individual two infringement notices for the alleged importation and advertising of unapproved performance and image enhancing products. During the course of a TGA compliance operation, the alleged importation was detected and t...2019-08-08