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842[USA] Illinois Senate bill would add tax to sugary drinks (2017-01-18)MARION — A new bill introduced in the Illinois Senate would, if passed, impose a tax on sugary beverage sales in the state. Senate Bill 9 imposes a tax on distributors of sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups or powders sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale to a consumer. It pl...2017-01-20
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841[USA] USDA announces stricter animal welfare rules for eggs, meat (2017-01-18)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Organic meat and egg producers will have to abide by stricter animal welfare standards under a new rule announced Wednesday by the Agriculture Department. The rule is a victory for animal rights groups two days before President Barack Obama leaves office. The regulations wi...2017-01-20
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840[USA] USDA Requests Public Input on Revision of Biotechnology Regulations (2017-01-18)The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing proposed revisions to its biotechnology regulations in a notice that will publish in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017. The proposed rule updates the regulations in a number o...2017-01-20
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839[Australia] 04-2017 - New sampling protocals for suspended uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat imports (2017-01-17)Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat and associated industry participants and retailers. What has changed? Following the suspension of: •uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat; and •uncooked pr...2017-01-19
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838[Australia] New Zealand Food and Nutrition Guidelines - Palm oil (2017-01-18)What is palm oil? Palm oil is a vegetable fat obtained from the fruit of the African oil palm tree. Palm oil contains a high proportion of saturated fat. This is unusual as most vegetable fats do not contain high proportions of saturated fats; however there are exceptions such as palm oil and c...2017-01-19
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837[EU] The reopening of the American market for French beef : declaration by European Commissioners Cecilia Malmström, Vytenis Andriukaitis and Phil Hogan (2017-01-13)The United States have announced the lifting of the ban on imports of beef from France. The Commission welcomes this decision, which represents a new stage in the reopening of a market which has been closed since the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic in the 1990s. "Followin...2017-01-19
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836[EU] Public cousultation : infant and follow-on formula from protein hydrolysates (2017-01-16)EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance for the preparation and presentation of applications for authorisation of infant or follow-on formulae manufactured from protein hydrolysates. The guidance document specifies what kind of information and data applicants need to sub...2017-01-19
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835[EU] Public consultation : dietary reference values for vitamin K (2017-01-17)EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on dietary reference values for vitamin K. Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood coagulation and bone mineralisation. This document proposes dietary reference values for vitamin K for adults...2017-01-19
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834[EU] COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2017/84 - on the monitor of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food and in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (2017-01-16)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof, Whereas: (1) Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) are chemical compounds derived mainly from crude oil, but also produced synthetically from c...2017-01-19
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833[EU] Fat tax on the cards for next month's Budget (2017-01-17)Budget watchers are predicting an increase to taxes on fast food and sugary drinks on February 1 after senior ministers put pressure on the prime minister to introduce a health levy. http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/Fat-tax-on-the-cards-for-next-month-s-B...2017-01-19