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682[USA] Soda tax measures pass in 4 US cities (2016-11-09)Sugary soda is about to get more expensive in several cities. On Tuesday, San Francisco, Oakland, Albany, Calif. and Boulder, Colo. voters passed measures to tax sodas in landslide victories. "This is an astonishing repudiation of big soda. For too long, the big soda companies got aw...2016-11-11
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681[New Zealand] Animal Products Notice : Diary based products - Food Standard Exemption No 2. 2016 (2016-11-10)The purpose of this Notice is to exempt dairy based products from certain requirements in the New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002 (which adopts the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) where importing country requirements differ. Download Ani...2016-11-11
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680[UK] Front of Pack nutrition labelling guidance (2016-11-08)This guidance gives step-by-step support for businesses on developing a 'Front of Pack' (FoP) nutrition label. Document Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products sold through retail outlets PDF, 1.31MB, 33 pages Detail ...2016-11-10
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679[USA] King County to implement new restaurant inspection ratin system (2016-11-08)SEATTLE - King County will implement a rating system for how well restaurants perform in their food safety inspections. Restaurants in King County will have a window sign near the entrance of their business with the restaurant rating. The county is asking the public's opinion on the w...2016-11-10
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678[USA] CRN, NPA Call FDA's Position on Vinpocetine 'Unprecedented' (2016-11-09)FDA’s new position regarding the ingredient vinpocetine is an “unprecedented" one that could have serious consequences for the dietary supplement industry, and it’s inappropriate given the absence of safety concerns, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natur...2016-11-10
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677[Canada] Health Canada Statement on Natural Health Products Week (2016-11-07)November 7, 2016 - Ottawa, ON - Health Canada Ottawa, ON - For most Canadians, if not all, self-care is something we do for ourselves and our families. Each day, on multiple occasions, Canadians use self-care products to maintain or improve their health. Whether we use them when we brush ...2016-11-09
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676[Canada] Plastic microbeads will be banned in Canada, effective mid-2018 (2016-11-04)OTTAWA – The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. A notice published Friday in the Canada Gazette serves as final notice on the long-running environmental complaint, and it sets C...2016-11-09
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675[EU] GMO ingredient database promises full supply chain traceability (2016-11-07)Food Chain ID Europe is developing “the most comprehensive” database of supply chain information aimed at tracing and identifying GMO ingredients. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Business/GMO-IP-Management-EU2016-11-09
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674[USA] Draft Guidance for Industry : Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Seventh Edition) (2016-11-07)Contains Nonbinding Recommendations Draft - Not for Implementation This revision (Seventh Edition) is being issued as Level 1 draft guidance pursuant to 21 CFR 10.115 and includes additional questions and answers relating to the Amendments to Registration of Food Facilities final rule (Regi...2016-11-09
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673[USA] Fluxapyroxad; Pesticide tolerances - A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 11/08/2016 (2016-11-08)AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluxapyroxad in or on banana, coffee green bean, mango, and papaya. BASF Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and ...2016-11-09