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729[New Zealand] Dentists demand sugar tax, teaspoon labelling on bottles (2016-12-09)Dentists want soft-drink bottles emblazoned with a new picture to tell consumers at a glance exactly how many teaspoons of sugar the drink contains. The Dental Association, whose members are regularly confronted with tooth decay caused by excess sugar consumption, is taking the fight to the G...2016-12-13
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728[EU] Spain and Estonia to tax sugary drinks (2016-12-07)Spain and Estonia are the latest EU countries to announce plans for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/Spain-and-Estonia-to-tax-sugary-drinks2016-12-09
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727[USA] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Dicamba; Pesticide Tolerances (2016-12-08)AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of dicamba in or on cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, undelinted seed; soybean, forage; and soybean, hay. Monsanto Company requested these tolerances und...2016-12-09
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726[Canada] Working together to strengthen plant and animal health (2016-12-06)Today, the National Plant and Animal Health Planning Forum opened in Ottawa. The Forum is hosting representatives from across federal and provincial governments, industry and academia, to identify and discuss the actions needed to strengthen the protection of plant and animal health in Canada. ...2016-12-08
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725[UK] FSA in Northern Ireland reminds food industry of further new labelling rules (2016-12-06)From 13 December 2016 businesses selling pre-packed foods are required to display mandatory nutrition declarations. This requirement relates to the mandatory nutrition panel on food packaging, which requires the energy value (displayed as kJ/kcal) and the amou...2016-12-08
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724[USA] FDA Issues Guidance for Industry about Model Accreditation Standards for Third-Party Certification Bodies (2016-12-06)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a guidance for industry entitled, “Third-Party Certification Body Accreditation for Food Safety Audits: Model Accreditation Standards.” The final guidance contains FDA recommendations on third-party certification body qualifications f...2016-12-08
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723[USA] New York Lawmarkers Want to Put Letter Grades on School Cafeterias (2016-12-05)Some lawmakers want New York schools to have to hang letter grades in their cafeterias, just like the city’s restaurants. The push is led by a group of State Senate Democrats who just released a scathing report called “School Lunch Flunks: An Investigation Into the Dirtiest New York C...2016-12-07
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722[USA] Goals missed on obesity, food poisoning, despite gov't push (2016-12-05)NEW YORK (AP) -- Progress in the U.S. against obesity, food poisoning, and infections spread in hospitals has been uneven and disappointing, despite dedicated efforts to fight these health threats by the nation's top public health agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention iss...2016-12-07
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721[USA] USDA Proposes Revisions to Nutritional Fact Panel for Meat and Poultry Products (2016-12-01)WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today proposed a critical step in ensuring that consumers have updated nutritional information for meat and poultry products, helping Americans make better informed decisions...2016-12-05
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720[USA] Final FDA Rule Reworks Import Data Submissions (2016-11-30)The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday issued a final rule requiring companies to submit data for FDA-regulated products via a new electronic system intended to serve as a "single access point" for imported products. Specifically, the final rule, which takes effect on ...2016-12-05