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449[USA] Sen. Schumer Wants FDA's Food Recall Process Overhauled (2016-07-31)U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says federal regulators are too slow getting bad food off the shelves. The New York Democrat is calling for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review its recall process from top to bottom to determine if it's doing enough to prevent contamination-related fo...2016-08-02
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448[Australia] 73-2016 - Dried capsicum, peppercorns and saffron identified for reduced inspection intervention (2016-07-28)Who does this notice affect? This notice is intended for all brokers and importers of the following tariffs: Table1: New eligible commodity tariffs for the Compliance-Based Inspection Scheme (CBIS) Tariff Commodity Scientific name 0910.20.00 Saffron ...2016-08-01
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447[UK] Food Standards Agency pledges review of date marking guidance (2016-07-29)On Wednesday 6 July, the Food Standards Agency partnered with Neighbourly to host a cross industry round table event entitled 'Addressing the challenges in food waste redistribution' which was attended by over 50 industry leaders. The purpose of the event was to understand how and where t...2016-08-01
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446[UK] FSA publishes list of incidents for April to June 2016 (2016-07-29)The FSA is today publishing a summary of food incidents handled between April and June 2016. This list summarises alerts issued by the FSA to recall or withdraw products. Over the three month period, we issued 47 food notices, of which 25 were allergy alerts, ...2016-08-01
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445[UK] Daily salt intake almost 50% more than reconmmended in Northern lreland (2016-07-28)The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland have released the first NI specific report into the daily salt intake, which found that people are consuming an alarming 43% more salt than they should be. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland have released t...2016-08-01
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444[USA] Trans fat rule awaiting White House approval (2016-07-28)The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with a plan to ban trans fat from junk food. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget this week began reviewing a proposed rule from the FDA that would crack down on partially hydrogenated oils, which are the biggest sour...2016-08-01
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443[USA] FDA to Extend Compliance Date for Certain Vending Machine Calorie Disclosures (2016-07-29)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the compliance date for final calorie declaration requirements for certain food products sold from glass-front vending machines to July 26, 2018. FDA intends to formally announce the extension in the Federal Register in the near future. ...2016-08-01
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442[USA] Obama signs bill requiring labeling of GMO foods (2016-07-29)WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that will require labeling of genetically modified ingredients for the first time. The legislation passed by Congress two weeks ago will require most food packages to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readab...2016-08-01
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441[Australia] Call for submissions on food derived from low THC hemp seeds (2016-07-28)Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on whether to permit the sale of food derived from the seeds of low THC hemp. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said the proposal was prepared after a request from the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial ...2016-07-29
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440[Australia] Notification Circular 20-16 (2016-07-28)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 proposals, including an...2016-07-29