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974[EU] Review of the existing maximum residue levels for triflumizole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 (2017-03-30)Abstract According to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, EFSA has reviewed the maximum residue levels (MRLs) currently established at European level for the pesticide active substance triflumizole. To assess the occurrence of triflumizole residues in plants, processed commodities, rot...2017-04-03
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973[UK] Sugar reduction (2017-03-30)These documents explain how PHE is approaching sugar reduction as part of its wider reformulation programme. Public Health England (PHE) is leading on a sugar reduction and wider reformulation programme. We will engage with all sectors of the food industry to reduce the amount of sugar i...2017-03-31
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972[USA] Health advocates argue for a tax on sugary drinks in Canada to save lives and healthcare costs (2017-03-29)Twenty-four public health advocates and organizations are calling on the Canadian government to levy a significant tax on manufacturers of sugary drinks to discourage consumption and help fund healthy living initiatives. http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Suppli...2017-03-31
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971[Canada] Toronto backs away from energy drink ban at city sites (2017-03-29)Toronto's acting medical officer of health had said there was no compelling reason to go beyond current measures. Toronto councillors have watered down a proposed ban on the sale of caffeinated energy drinks in city facilities. Council on Tuesday instead voted 37-4 to merely ask ci...2017-03-31
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970[USA] House advance agro-terrorism preparedness bill (2017-03-29)The U.S. House of Representatives advanced last week U.S. Rep. David Young’s (R-IA) Securing our Agriculture and Food Act (H.R. 1238), which aims to prevent acts of agro-terrorism from affecting the nation’s food supply. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to en...2017-03-31
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969[USA] California EPA Becomes First U.S. Agency to Declare That Roundup Causes Cancer (2017-03-28)For Immediate Release, March 28, 2017 Contact: Nathan Donley, (971) 717-6406, ndonley@biologicaldiversity.org < California EPA Becomes First U.S. Agency to Declare That Roundup Causes Cancer > SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The state of California has finalized its decision d...2017-03-31
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968[UK] Chocolate bars may shrink in drive to tackle obesity (2017-03-30)Chocolate bars and sweets are likely to get smaller as a result of a major push from Public Health England, which is urging the food industry to help fight obesity by cutting 20% of sugar from the main snacks and foods that children eat. After talks with the confectionery industry, which has ...2017-03-31
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967[USA] EPA Administrator Pruitt Denies Petition to Ban Widely Used Pesticide (2017-03-29)WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed an order denying a petition that sought to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide crucial to U.S. agriculture. “We need to provide regulatory certainty to the thousands of American farms that rely o...2017-03-31
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966[UK] Salt reduction: targets for 2017 (2017-03-30)This report outlines targets for levels of salt in food products and drinks, part of PHE's sugar reduction and reformulation programme. -Document: Salt reduction targets for 2017 Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2016677 PDF, 437KB, 25 pages This file may not b...2017-03-31
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965[EU] Modification of existin maximum residue levels for flonicamid in various commodities (2017-03-28)Abstract In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the evaluating Member State (EMS), the Netherlands, received two applications from ISK Biosciences Europe N.V. to modify the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the active substance flonicamid in various commodities....2017-03-30
