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3249[Australia] Update on live sheep exports for 2019 (2019-07-31)The Department of Agriculture has extended the prohibition on live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East to 22 September 2019. The department considered the best available science and evidence, and feedback from public consultation before making this decision. The interests of the industr...2019-08-02
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3248[Australia] Sports supplements in Australia (2019-07-31)Supplements cover a range of products in Australia, including vitamins, minerals, sports nutrition products such as protein powders, and other goods that may improve nutrition and performance. Supplements may be regulated as either a food or a medicine in Australia, depending on whether it meets the...2019-08-02
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3247[USA] FDA Authorizes Soy Leghemoglobin as a Color Additive (2019-07-31)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive in ground beef analogue products (e.g., “veggie” burgers). The FDA is taking this action in response to a color additive petition submitted by I...2019-08-02
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3246[USA] U.S. raises 1 out of 8 food safety trade concerns at WTO meeting (2019-07-31)Eight new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at the latest meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 16 previously raised issues at the meeting on July 18 and 19. One of the n...2019-08-02
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3245[New Zealand] Government announces new drinking water safety regulations (2019-08-01)The Government's decided New Zealand needs a watchdog to make sure safe drinking water is available around the country. It comes after a campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North in 2016, when 5000 people got sick from drinking the town's tap water. A new Bill is proposing rules for water suppl...2019-08-02
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3244[EU] Modification of the existing maximum residue levels for quizalofop (resulting from the use of propaquizafop) in lettuces and salad plants (2019-07-30)Abstract In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Adama Agan Ltd submitted a request to the competent national authority in Italy to modify the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for propaquizafop/quizalofop in lettuces and salad plants to accommodate the int...2019-08-01
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3243[EU] COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1272 (2019-07-30)correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods and Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2078 authorising an extension of use of yeast beta-glucans as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Tex...2019-08-01
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3242[USA] Illinois Requires Food Manufacturers To Label Sesame Allergen (2019-07-30)The FDA keeps a list of major food allergens known as the “big eight,” which include milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts. Federal law requires food manufacturers to indicate if any of the allergens on that list are present in their products. One long-standing exception has been sesame. It’s now the...2019-08-01
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3241[USA] FDA Exploring Additional Regulatory Pathways for CBD Products (2019-07-30)In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on July 25, FDA’s Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., reiterated that FDA “is committed to advancing hemp products through the Agency’s existing regulatory pathways.” She added that the Agency...2019-08-01
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3240[Australia] Notification Circular 88-19 (2019-07-30)This Notification Circular includes notices that are required to be given to the public, submitters and appropriate government agencies, under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act). For information about progress on all current applications and proposals, including anticip...2019-07-31