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960[USA] FSIS Announces April 1, 2017 Implementation Date for Recordkeeping Requirements at Retail (2017-03-24)On Dec. 21, 2015, FSIS published in the Federal Register a final rule to require that all official establishments and retail stores that grind raw beef products for sale in commerce maintain records about their grinding activities. This rule put in place requirements necessary to improve FSIS'...2017-03-29
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959[USA] State lawmakers propose new soda tax (2017-03-25)CHARLESTON — West Virginians may be paying more for sugary drinks in the future if certain proposals pass state legislature. Governor Jim Justice proposed a health tax to “promote better health in West Virginia.” The added tax would add1 cent per ounce on sugary drinks, w...2017-03-29
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958[USA] FDA, Federal Partners Issue New Food Safety Analytics Strategic Plan (2017-03-24)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have issued a new Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 as part of the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaborat...2017-03-29
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957[Canada] Quebec to carry out targeted inspections to curb fraud in meat industry (2017-03-25)Quebec’s food and agriculture minister, Laurent Lessard, announced new measures Friday aimed at countering fraud in the meat industry The measures were deemed necessary following a recent investigative report by French network TVA, indicating that ground beef and veal sold in Quebec sup...2017-03-29
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956[USA] Coca-Cola, Pepsi Will Pull 2-Liters From Philadelphia Over Soda Tax (2017-03-22)Under the city’s sugary drink tax, soda and other sweetened beverages are now subject to a tax of $.015 per ounce. While the tax is applied at the distributor level, some of the cost has been passed along to customers. If the full tax is passed on to customers, that means the tax impose...2017-03-27
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955[USA] Florida court rules skim milk does not have to be labeled 'imitation milk product' (2017-03-22)The ruling overturns a decision last March when a federal judge sided with the Florida Department of Agriculture, which said the Ocheesee Creamery couldn't label its skim milk "skim milk" because the state defines the product as skim milk with Vitamin A added. The state instead said...2017-03-24
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954[USA] EWG Letter to the Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committees, in Opposition to H.R. 5 (2017-03-22)Below is the text of a letter from EWG and other environmental health non-governmental organizations to members of the Senate committees on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in opposition of H.R. 5, the so-called Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017. -- March 21, 2017 Senator ...2017-03-24
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953[Australia] Notification Circular 08-17 (2017-03-23)[08–17] 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 proposa...2017-03-24
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952[Australia] Hemp food products get green light from food regulator, governmental approval still needed (2017-03-23)Food Standard Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has given its approval of hemp products to be sold as food. The bi-national government agency which administers the Food Standards Code has approved the sale of foods derived from low (and no)-THC hemp — the psychoactive component of canna...2017-03-24
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951[Australia] Imported food reform (2017-03-21)Public consultation on the imported food reforms legislative changes is now open. Access the draft bill, regulations and guidance notes. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is strengthening Australia’s imported food safety system to better protect consumer health. T...2017-03-23