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[Australia] Hong Kong: Import ban lifted on raw oysters and shellfish sourced from Blackman Bay harvest area, Tasmania (2018-04) (2018-04-20) Apr 24, 2018
Purpose To notify exporters of resumed market access to Hong Kong for raw oysters and shellfish from Blackman Bay harvest area, Tasmania. This advice replaces MAA 2017-06 issued on 27 September 2017.     Summary of key points Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CF...
[UK] Leading doctors call for fast food restaurants to be banned from opening within 450 yards of schools (2018-04-23) Apr 24, 2018
- The Royal College of Paediatrics and Health called for radical fast food bans - Health experts said extensive powers should be given to councils to help them - The college also called for children to be weigh and measured from a young age Fast food restaurants should be banned from open...
[EU] Key features of the EU-Mexico trade agreement (2018-04-21) Apr 24, 2018
On 21 April 2018 the European Union and Mexico reached a deal on a new trade agreement. It will be part of a broader, modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement and will deepen and broaden the scope of an existing trade agreement signed in 1997. The European Commission negotiated the agreement on ...
[UK] France to ban use of meat terms to describe vegetable-based products (2018-04-20) Apr 23, 2018
Vegetable-based products such as soya steaks or vegetarian sausages marketed as meat substitutes are to be banned in France for "misleading" consumers. Food producers will no longer be able to use "steak", "sausage" or any other meat term to describe products that a...
[EU] Organic food: MEPs tighten EU rules to match consumer expectations (2018-04-19) Apr 23, 2018
New rules to ensure that only high-quality organic food is sold in the EU and to boost organic production were approved by the European Parliament on Thursday.     MEPs gave the go-ahead to the new EU law on organic production and labelling, as agreed by Parliament’s neg...
[USA] EU bans 20 Brazilian meat plants, hits 35 percent of exports (2018-04-19) Apr 23, 2018
BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Europe’s decision to ban meat imports from several Brazilian suppliers affects 30 to 35 percent of the country’s exports to the bloc and will force companies to find new markets while officials work to reverse the measure, Brazil’s Agriculture Ministe...
[USA] Baltimore Mayor Signs Healthy Kids Meal Bil (2018-04-19) Apr 23, 2018
Times change. Airplane armrests used to have built-in ashtrays. We used to paint houses with lead paint and fill our cars with leaded gasoline. But many restaurants still lazily offer soda as a default beverage for meals marketed and sold to children.  But that’s changing, too, tha...
[UK] UK Government rallies Commonwealth to unite on marine waste (2018-04-19) Apr 23, 2018
The UK Government rallies Commonwealth to unite on marine waste, leading by example with ambitious plans to end sale of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds.   The Government has announced its intention to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton bud...
[USA] Lt. Governor Hall-Long, Representative Paradee, Senator Henry Announce Legislation to Ban Powdered Alcohol (2018-04-18) Apr 20, 2018
Dover, DE – Lt. Governor Hall-Long, Representative Trey Paradee, and Senator Margaret Rose Henry announced legislation designed to ban the sale of powdered alcohol in Delaware. Passage of House Bill 372 would add Delaware to the list of other states and jurisdictions that have already enacted ...
[USA] Food Safety: USDA Should Take Further Action to Reduce Pathogens in Meat and Poultry Products (2018-04-20) Apr 20, 2018
The U.S. food supply is generally considered safe, but foodborne illness—such as salmonella poisoning—remains a common problem. For some meat and poultry products such as ground beef, there are standards for how much harmful bacteria USDA can find when testing. However, some common p...