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239[UK] EU to propose shorter glyphosate license renewal: sources (2016-05-30)European Union states will meet next week in an effort to agree a far shorter license renewal for herbicide glyphosate before the current one expires, which would require the phasing out of products such as Monsanto's Roundup. The EU executive will put a new proposal for a license renewal...2016-06-01
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238[Canada] Health Canada to propose allowing the sale of irradiated ground beef (2016-05-31)EDMONTON - Health Canada will propose regulatory changes to Food and Drug Regulations next month that would allow the sale of irradiated ground beef in Canada. A page on the department's website states the proposed amendments would add fresh and frozen raw ground beef to a list of foods t...2016-06-01
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237[Australia] Aldi to phase caged-eggs out by 2025 (2016-05-30)Aldi Australia is phasing out cage-eggs by 2025 not-long after a 14-year-old girl gathered 100, 000 signatures to lobby the supermarket to go cage-free. Melbourne teenager, Angelina Popovski, started the petition online in March 2016 claiming caged-eggs were a “out-dated practice”...2016-06-01
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236[USA] ASPA slams senate vote on Catfish Inspection program (2016-05-30)The American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) has condemned a senate vote in favour of repealing the USDA’s Catfish Inspection program. http://www.foodqualitynews.com/Regulation-and-safety/Senate-votes-to-end-USDA-catfish-inspection2016-06-01
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235[USA] Manufacturers of canned crab meat, corn salsa get warning letters (2016-05-23)Pasteurized canned crab meat and black bean and corn salsa were among the foods that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was concerned about this month. FDA sent a warning letter on May 5, 2016, to the Empire Crab Company in Philadelphia because the agency found that its pasteurized c...2016-05-31
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234[Australia] Irradiation food labelling review draws mixed response (2016-05-28)A trans-Tasman review into the necessity of labelling food treated with ionising radiation has drawn a mixed response from industry groups, consumers and activists. While most industry groups and corporations that produced submissions to Food Standards Australia New Zealand were supportive of...2016-05-31
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233[USA] Cities proposing taxes on sugary soft drinks (2016-05-29)Some cities are singling out sugar-sweetened drinks for proposals to add taxes or warning labels, borrowing from the playbook used to largely stamp out smoking a generation ago. The war on sugary drinks is being conducted by cities hungry for new sources of revenue that also see themselves as...2016-05-31
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232[Australia] Half Yearly Performance Report Snapshot - July to December 2015 (2016-05-26)The TGA provides information on our regulatory performance to our stakeholders through the reports against the TGA key performance indicators and measures: Regulator Performance Framework. In addition to reporting against the Regulator Performance Framework, we will also publish our Key Performan...2016-05-30
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231[USA] USDA Urges Consumers to Keep Clear of the Danger Zone This Summer (2016-05-27)WASHINGTON, May 26, 2016 ? Summer cookouts are right around the corner and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is urging consumers to remember the four simple steps to food safety - Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill - and to steer clear of the...2016-05-30
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230[USA] FDA issues final food defense regulation Regulation marks the seventh and final major rule under FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (2016-05-26)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized a new food safety rule under the landmark, bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will help to prevent wide-scale public health harm by requiring companies in the United States and abroad to take steps to prevent intentional ...2016-05-30