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889[Australia] Meat Notice 2017-01 - China : Short term operator testing program for lead residues in beef (2017-02-13)Contact Officers: Christine Coulson Director – Projects Export Meat Program 02 6272 4167 Anna Somerville Director Meat Market Access Export Standards Branch 02 6272 3892 Category: Legal requirements including market access requirements Date of Effect: Immediate ...2017-02-15
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888[USA] Food Safety : A National Strategy Is Needed to Address Fragmentation in federal Oversight (2017-02-13)Although the U.S. food supply is generally considered safe, foodborne illness remains a costly, common public health problem. The safety and quality of the food supply is governed by a system administered by 16 federal agencies. For example, one agency regulates frozen cheese pizzas, another ...2017-02-15
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887[USA] Callifornia lawmaker makes push for health warnignn labels on soda (2017-02-13)A California state senator is taking another stab at introducing a law that would require sugary drink manufacturers to put a warning label on their products, the latest effort in the "War on Sugar." Officials and public health advocates have heightened their criticism of sugar as a...2017-02-15
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886[New Zealand] Listeria - resources and documents (2017-02-14)Find here a list of publications, documents, guidance and associated research projects relating to Listeria. Listeria strategy A comprehensive programme of work under the Listeria Risk Management Strategy was undertaken by MPI from 2008 to 2015. The objective of the strategy was to estima...2017-02-15
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885[Australia] Healthy Food Partnership - Tackling Australia's Obesity Crisis (2017-02-10)PDF printable version of Healthy Food Partnership – Tackling Australia’s Obesity Crisis - PDF 252 KB Tackling Australia’s obesity crisis is a high priority for the Federal Assistant Minister for Health, Dr David Gillespie, who today chaired the sixth meeting of the Health...2017-02-14
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884[USA] Cuomo tells EPA to cap level of carcinogen in drinking water (2017-02-11)Gov. Cuomo and state environmental officials on Saturday called on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to be crystal clear when it comes to drinking water. Cuomo wants the EPA to establish a maximum contaminant level for 1,4-dioxane in drinking water — and said that if the feds ...2017-02-14
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883[USA] Appeals court OKs NYC salt-warnign rule for some restaurants (2017-02-10)NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's pioneering requirement for chain restaurants to flag salty items on their menus is both legal and beneficial, an appeals court said Friday, rejecting a restaurant-industry challenge to the rule. The state Supreme Court Appellate Division decision, which up...2017-02-14
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882[Australia] Tasmanian Government backs food law changes to help hemp industry (2017-02-10)The Tasmanian Government is backing industry calls to lift the ban on the sale of hemp-derived food products in Australia. Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff told industrial hemp growers his government was lobbying its state and federal counterparts strongly to change the laws that p...2017-02-13
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881[Australia] Country of origin labelling law clears parliament (2017-02-09)Shopping for locally produced food will be easier after improved labelling laws cleared parliament late last night. The Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) Act will demystify labelling so that it is easier for shoppers to identify food made and packaged in Australia. ...2017-02-13
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880[Australia] New country of origin labelling laws passed (2017-02-08)Joint media release with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP • Coalition Government’s Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2016 has passed through the Senate today. • Legislation clarifies...2017-02-13