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732[USA] USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access, Sets New Standards for SNAP Retailers (2016-12-08)Final Rule Balances Concerns Raised by Retailers While Still Improving Access to Healthy Food Choices for SNAP Participants WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced final changes to increase access to healthy f...2016-12-13
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731[USA] Bill would ban junk food purchases with food stamps in Arkansas (2016-12-11)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Food stamps could not be used to buy junk food in Arkansas under a bill filed for the coming legislative session. The bill by Republican Rep. Mary Bentley of Perryville calls for the state Department of Human Services to ask for a waiver from the U.S. Department of Ag...2016-12-13
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730[USA] FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Food Contact Substances for Use with Infant Formula and Human Milk (2016-12-08)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance to provide additional information on how to prepare Food Contact Notifications (FCNs) for food contact substances that will come into contact with infant formula and human (breast) milk. Although the FDA evaluates the safety of a...2016-12-13
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729[New Zealand] Dentists demand sugar tax, teaspoon labelling on bottles (2016-12-09)Dentists want soft-drink bottles emblazoned with a new picture to tell consumers at a glance exactly how many teaspoons of sugar the drink contains. The Dental Association, whose members are regularly confronted with tooth decay caused by excess sugar consumption, is taking the fight to the G...2016-12-13
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728[EU] Spain and Estonia to tax sugary drinks (2016-12-07)Spain and Estonia are the latest EU countries to announce plans for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/Spain-and-Estonia-to-tax-sugary-drinks2016-12-09
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727[USA] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Dicamba; Pesticide Tolerances (2016-12-08)AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of dicamba in or on cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, undelinted seed; soybean, forage; and soybean, hay. Monsanto Company requested these tolerances und...2016-12-09
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726[Canada] Working together to strengthen plant and animal health (2016-12-06)Today, the National Plant and Animal Health Planning Forum opened in Ottawa. The Forum is hosting representatives from across federal and provincial governments, industry and academia, to identify and discuss the actions needed to strengthen the protection of plant and animal health in Canada. ...2016-12-08
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725[UK] FSA in Northern Ireland reminds food industry of further new labelling rules (2016-12-06)From 13 December 2016 businesses selling pre-packed foods are required to display mandatory nutrition declarations. This requirement relates to the mandatory nutrition panel on food packaging, which requires the energy value (displayed as kJ/kcal) and the amou...2016-12-08
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724[USA] FDA Issues Guidance for Industry about Model Accreditation Standards for Third-Party Certification Bodies (2016-12-06)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a guidance for industry entitled, “Third-Party Certification Body Accreditation for Food Safety Audits: Model Accreditation Standards.” The final guidance contains FDA recommendations on third-party certification body qualifications f...2016-12-08
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723[USA] New York Lawmarkers Want to Put Letter Grades on School Cafeterias (2016-12-05)Some lawmakers want New York schools to have to hang letter grades in their cafeterias, just like the city’s restaurants. The push is led by a group of State Senate Democrats who just released a scathing report called “School Lunch Flunks: An Investigation Into the Dirtiest New York C...2016-12-07