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722[USA] Goals missed on obesity, food poisoning, despite gov't push (2016-12-05)NEW YORK (AP) -- Progress in the U.S. against obesity, food poisoning, and infections spread in hospitals has been uneven and disappointing, despite dedicated efforts to fight these health threats by the nation's top public health agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention iss...2016-12-07
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721[USA] USDA Proposes Revisions to Nutritional Fact Panel for Meat and Poultry Products (2016-12-01)WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today proposed a critical step in ensuring that consumers have updated nutritional information for meat and poultry products, helping Americans make better informed decisions...2016-12-05
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720[USA] Final FDA Rule Reworks Import Data Submissions (2016-11-30)The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday issued a final rule requiring companies to submit data for FDA-regulated products via a new electronic system intended to serve as a "single access point" for imported products. Specifically, the final rule, which takes effect on ...2016-12-05
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719[Australia] IFN 20-16 - Changes to the analysis of cooked and processed or manufactured meat that is ready-to-eat (2016-11-30)Purpose The purpose of this notice is to advise brokers and importers about upcoming changes to the inspection and analysis of cooked and processed meat that is ready-to-eat. This notice also applies to the inspection and analysis of cooked and manufactured meat that is ready-to-eat. Thes...2016-12-01
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718[USA] Clarification on Menu Labelling Compliance Date (2016-11-29)In December 2015, section 747 of the 2016 Omnibus Bill prohibited FDA from using appropriated funding to implement, administer, or enforce the menu labeling requirements until one year after FDA finalized the draft September 2015 menu labeling guidance. While FDA originally issued a statement ind...2016-12-01
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717[Australia] Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation Communiqué 25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)Communiqué of outcomes from the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation meeting held on 25 November 2016 The Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) is responsible for maintaining a strong food regulation system that is based o...2016-11-30
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716[UK] New takeaway leaflet food hygiene rating rules in force (2016-11-28)New rules requiring takeaway leaflets to promote food hygiene ratings come into force on Monday. The regulations will not force takeaway firms to print their actual rating on their leaflets but they will need to print a bilingual statement pointing to a website where it can be found. Outl...2016-11-30
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715[UK] 90% of food business in Northern Ireland expected to be displaying food hygiene ratings (2016-11-28)Around 90% of food businesses in Northern Ireland should now be displaying their food hygiene rating sticker following the Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 coming into force in October. According to new research by the Food Standards Agency (FSA)*, only a third (34%) of us regu...2016-11-30
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714[USA] Food Safety : FDA's Efforts to Evaluate and Respond to Business Concerns Regarding the Produce Rule (2016-11-28)People often eat fruits and vegetables raw, so it's important to prevent contamination in produce before it reaches the table. In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration established standards for farms and other businesses to prevent contamination. Among other things, the standards cover use o...2016-11-30
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713[Canada] Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Sweeteners to Enable the Use of Sucralose as a Sweetener in Nutritional Supplement Dry Soup Mixes – Reference Number: NOM/ADM-0082 (2016-11-25)Background Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of sucralose as a sweetener in nutritional supplement dry soup. Sucralose is already permitted for use in Canada as a sweetener in a wide varie...2016-11-29