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339[USA] FDA to Extend Comment Period on Draft Guidance for Industry: Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants (2016-06-29)Due to maintenance on the Federal eRulemaking portal from July 1 through July 5, 2016, the FDA will provide stakeholders an additional 14 days to comment on the following request for scientific data, information, and comments that appeared in the Federal Register on April 6, 2016: -Inorganic Ar...2016-07-01
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338[Australia] Monitoring of folic acid fortification (2016-06-29)Australia introduced mandatory folic acid fortification of wheat flour for making bread in 2009. The Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (now the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation) committed to a comprehensive and independent review of the program to be...2016-06-30
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337[Australia] Notification Circular 16-16 (2016-06-29)Call for submissions General procedure FSANZ invites written submissions on the draft variations to the Code arising from the following Applications by 6pm (Canberra time) 10 August 2016: -A1113 : Extension of Use of Propionates in Processed Meat: to request the extension of use of ...2016-06-30
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336[Australia] Iodine and pregnancy (2016-06-29)If you are thinking about having a baby you need to know about iodine. Iodine is an essential mineral that we get from the food we eat. While seafood is a good source of iodine, the amount of iodine in other food like milk and vegetables varies depending on where it is grown and how it is made. ...2016-06-30
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335[USA] European Commission to extend glyphosate license for 18 months (2016-06-28)The European Commission is extending by 18 months its approval for weed-killer glyphosate, used in Monsanto's Roundup, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Tuesday. Contradictory findings on carcinogenic risks have thrust the chemical into the center of a dispute between EU an...2016-06-30
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334[USA] Raw Dough's a Raw Deal and Could Make You Sick (2016-06-28)Do you find it hard to resist gobbling up a piece of raw dough when making cookies, or letting your children scrape the bowl? Do your kids use raw dough to make ornaments or homemade “play” clay? Do you eat at family restaurants that give kids raw dough to play with while you’re...2016-06-30
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333[Canada] Notice to Industry - Undeclared Egg in Imported Surimi and Surimi-based Products (2016-06-27)The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is finding a high number of surimi and surimi-based products imported into Canada containing undeclared egg protein. Egg is considered a priority allergen in Canada and can pose serious health problems for some consumers. It is the responsibility of ...2016-06-29
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332[USA] First update to food safety law since 1967 in Nepal (2016-06-28)National food safety laws are coming in for attention around the world and the latest to look at changes is Nepal. The government in Kathmandu wants to amend its Food Safety Act to broaden the definition of food and define more types of malpractice in food trade. The changes in the law are be...2016-06-29
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331[USA] GenomeTrakr: Transforming Food Safety (2016-06-27)FDA has posted a new video about the cutting-edge work of the GenomeTrakr network. The network, consisting of laboratories with whole genome sequencing capabilities, was established to facilitate the sharing of pathogen sequence data between public health agencies, academia, and the food industry...2016-06-29
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330[Australia] FSANZ : Science Strategy (2016-06-27)To ensure that FSANZ is undertaking high quality science, FSANZ implements a Science Strategy which outlines a strategic approach to ensuring our scientific capability. The FSANZ Science Strategy 2015-2019 is the third such strategy. The new Strategy identifies three key strategic areas: Scie...2016-06-28
