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990[USA] Food Industry Urges Delay of Nutrition Facts Label (2017-04-05)At Confirmation Hearing, FDA Nominee Gottlieb Indicates Updates Could Be Delayed Pending USDA’s GMO Labeling Rule In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Thomas Price obtained by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, executives from the Grocery Manufactu...2017-04-07
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989[Canada] Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to Enable the Use of Lactase from Bacillus licheniformis PP3930 in Lactose-Reducing Enzyme Preparations and Certain Standardized and Unstandardized Dairy Foods – Document Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0090 (2017-03-29)Background Health Canada received a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of lactase from Bacillus licheniformis PP3930 in certain standardized and unstandardized dairy foods. Lactase from other source organisms is already permitted for use in Canada as a food enzyme in la...2017-04-07
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988[USA] FDA Announces Three Waivers to Sanitary Transportation Rule (2017-04-05)When the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule was proposed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it intended to waive the rule’s requirements in certain cases in which they would not be needed to further protect foods from becoming unsafe. Today, the FDA announced...2017-04-07
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987[UK] Science Report published in use of data science in the FSA (2017-04-05)The FSA published a new Science Report by its Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Guy Poppy today. In his sixth Science Report, Professor Poppy looks at data science and how it is helping the Agency to achieve its core objective of becoming a data driven organisation. Professor Poppy s...2017-04-07
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986[EU] Looming GCC sugar tax could be expanded to include food (2017-04-05)Companies will not shoulder the increased cost of a selective tax that could increase the price of soft drinks by half once it is introduced in six Gulf countries. http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/Looming-GCC-sugar-tax-could-be-expanded-to-include-food...2017-04-07
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985[EU] FAO calls for integrated approach to food chain crises (2017-04-04)The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has highlighted emergency prevention methods and tools to improve food safety and security. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/FAO-highlights-emergency-prevention-tools-for-food-safety2017-04-06
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984[Australia] Complementary medicines reforms (2017-04-04)Catalogue of permitted ingredients for use in listed medicines The TGA is pleased to announce that an online catalogue of ingredients approved for use in listed medicines has been finalised and is now available. The online catalogue implements Recommendation 37 of the Medicines and Medica...2017-04-06
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983[New Zealand] Animal Products Notice : Contaminant Specifications 60b Exemption (2017-03-27)COMMENCEMENT This Animal Products Notice comes into force on 27 March 2017 ISSUING AUTHORITY This Animal Products Notice is issued pursuant to sections 60B, 159 (3), 167(1)(jb) and 167(1)(o) of the Animal Products Act 1999 for the purpose of exempting specified animal products that are...2017-04-05
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982[USA] USDA Expands MEat and Poultry Hotline Hours to Further Privide Food Safety Information to Consumers (2017-04-03)WASHINGTON, April 3, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it is increasing the delivery of safe food handling and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat ser...2017-04-05
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981[USA] Colorado Contemplates Cool Comeback : country of origin labelling (2017-04-03)•Mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for beef products have long been the subject of controversy and challenge, culminating in: (1) a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that the COOL requirements violate U.S. trade obligations to Canada and Mexico and (2) Congress repealing ...2017-04-05