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302[EU] European Commission - Press release : Commission presents scientific criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in the pesticides and biocides areas (2016-06-15)Today the European Commission presents criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in the field of plant protection products and biocides. The Commission proposes to the Council and the European Parliament to adopt a strong science-based approach to the identification of endocrine disruptors...2016-06-17
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301[USA] IFSAC Analysis Improves Understanding of Foodborne Illness Attribution (2016-06-15)Scientists from the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) recently published “Comparing Characteristics of Sporadic and Outbreak-Associated Foodborne Illnesses, United States, 2004?2011,” a paper in Emerging Infectious Diseases that compared some characteristics o...2016-06-17
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300[USA] USDA continues citation focus against inhumane treatment (2016-06-16)Twenty of 27 administrative actions USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service took against America’s largest meat and poultry plants during the government’s second quarter were for the inhumane treatment of animals during slaughter. Three of the other administrative actions ...2016-06-17
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299[USA] Guidance for Industry: Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers (Edition 3) (2016-06-16)On November 7, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) published a final rule (Prior Notice rule) in the Federal Register requiring submission to FDA of prior notice of food, including food for animals, that is imported or offered for import into the United States (73 FR 66294). The Pr...2016-06-17
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298[Canada] NDP table GMO labelling bill, again (2016-06-14)- Private member's bill about consumer information, not safety, Brosseau says - The NDP have once again introduced a private member’s bill aimed at bringing mandatory GMO labelling onto Canadian food shelves. At a press conference in Ottawa Tuesday, agriculture critic Ruth ...2016-06-16
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297[UK] Health chiefs tell us coffee could keep cancer at bay: Consuming drink regularly may prevent certain types of disease such as womb and liver cancer (2016-06-14)Health chiefs tell us coffee could keep cancer at bay: Consuming drink regularly may prevent certain types of disease such as womb and liver cancer In a shock ruling, the cancer-research wing of the WHO will also reverse its previous finding about the dangers of drinking coffee. In 1991, ...2016-06-16
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296[USA] FDA to Hold Public Workshops to Discuss Menu Lebeling (2016-06-14)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a series of public workshops about menu labeling to help industry comply with requirements to provide calorie and other nutrition information to consumers. The workshops will address the menu labeling final rule ? Nutrition Labeling of Sta...2016-06-16
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295[USA] Superbug found in second pig sample in U.S. (2016-06-14)U.S. officials have found bacteria resistant to the antibiotic of last resort in a sample from a second pig, increasing concerns about the spread of a newly discovered superbug that initially surfaced in this country in March. The latest report involves an antibiotic-resistant strain of E. co...2016-06-16
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294[Australia] Genetically Modified Crops Grown For 20 Years In Australia (2016-06-14)Organic farming and genetic modification may not seem like a natural fit, but an independent researcher says a 20-year safety track record should be trusted by everyone, including organic farmers. Peak industry organisation CropLife Australia commissioned a report into the impact of genetical...2016-06-15
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293[Canada] Hamilton will try a peanut ban at 4 city facilities (2016-06-13)The city of Hamilton will ban peanuts at four of its facilities as part of a year-long pilot project designed to reduce the number of allergic reactions there. Officials will select four locations for the ban. This comes after Ian and Melissa Thompson of Hamilton said their nine-year-old d...2016-06-15