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279[USA] Statement on HHS OIG Early Alert on FDA food recall initiation process (2016-06-09)Public health is our top priority and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration works hard to ensure the U.S. food supply remains among the safest in the world. During a nearly three-year period recently reviewed by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), the FDA oversaw thousands of food reca...2016-06-13
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278[USA] FDA too slow to order food recalls, U.S. watchdog finds (2016-06-09)The Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk of illness and death, a government watchdog said in a review of the agency's food safety program. The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General re...2016-06-13
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277[Canada] Notice of Health Canada’s Proposal to Enable the Use of Potassium Acetate and Potassium Diacetate as Preservatives in Meat and Poultry Products - Reference Number: NOP/AVP-0017 (2016-06-07)Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of two food additive submissions, one seeking approval for the use of potassium acetate and potassium diacetate and the other seeking approval for the use of potassium acetate only. These additives are intended for use as...2016-06-10
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276[Australia] Food Standards launches template for food recall plans (2016-06-09)Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has developed a Food Recall Plan template to help food businesses manage recalls. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon said every food business needs to be able to quickly remove unsafe food from the marketplace to protect the health and ...2016-06-10
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275[Canada] Notice of Health Canada's Proposal to Enable the Use of a New Food Additive, Carnobacterium divergens M35, as an Antimicrobial Preservative in Sliced Ready-to-Eat Cold-Smoked Salmon and Sliced Ready-to-Eat Cold-Smoked Trout - Reference Number: NOP/AVP-0018 (2016-06-07)Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of a live culture preparation of the bacterium Carnobacterium divergens M35 to limit or inhibit the growth of the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes on sli...2016-06-10
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274[USA] Novel Strategy Puts Big Soda Tax Within Philadelphia’s Reach (2016-06-08)Philadelphia is poised to become the first large American city to pass a soda tax. If the measure passes a final vote next week, as it is expected to do, it will impose a tax of 1.5 cents for every ounce that includes sugar or artificial sweeteners ? about 30 cents for a 20-ounce drink or $2....2016-06-10
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273[USA] Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants to Encourage Healthy Food Purchases for SNAP Participants (2016-06-08)The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $16.8 million in competitive grants to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, autho...2016-06-10
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272[Australia] Food and beverage recall portal certified by HACCP Australia (2016-06-08)GS1 Australia has received certification from HACCP Australia for Recall ? an electronic product recall notification management system designed to minimise the impact and cost of food and beverage products recalled and withdrawn from the supply chain. The Recall service has been certified as ...2016-06-09
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271[EU] Cured meat firms fear EC nitrite cuts (2016-06-07)Processed meat producers worry that the European Commission (EC) could reduce the maximum level of nitrites that are allowed to be used as a preservative in cured meat products such as ham. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/Nitrite-cuts-feared-by-meat-firms2016-06-09
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270[USA] Baltimore Officials Press for Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks (2016-06-07)CNSNews.com) - Baltimore’s high crime rate regularly makes national headlines, but on Tuesday city officials were debating the dangers of sugary drinks and the need for warning labels on those drinks to “educate residents” on this threat. In an advisory distributed to the me...2016-06-09