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262[Australia] Updating medicine ingredient names (2016-06-06)In different countries, different names are used to describe the same medicinal ingredient. Over the years, some medicine ingredient names in Australia have become out of date. This can be confusing for Australian consumers and healthcare professionals who travel internationally, as well as p...2016-06-07
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261[EU] China lifts its import ban on animal products from Denmark, France, Germany and United Kingdom (2016-06-03)China has confirmed that it is lifting its import ban introduced 4 years ago on bovine & ovine genetic material from Denmark, France, Germany and United Kingdom due to Schmallenberg virus. The decision ? preceded with joint efforts of various Commission services and EU Member States - was...2016-06-07
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260[EU] Statement by Commissioner Vella welcoming new global agreement to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (2016-06-03)On June 5, a key international treaty aimed at combating illegal fishing will come into force. The Port State Measures Agreement, adopted and promoted by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation, allows countries to keep illegal operators out of their ports and to prevent them fr...2016-06-07
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259[UK] Fish eat plastic like teens eat fast food, researchers say (2016-06-02)Young fish become hooked on eating plastic in the seas in the same way that teenagers prefer unhealthy fast food, Swedish researchers have said. Their study, reported in Science, found exposure to high concentrations of polystyrene makes perch larvae favour the particles over more natural foo...2016-06-07
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258[UK] Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report (2016-06-03)Two leading figures in Britain’s leading anti-obesity campaign have resigned after it published a report which suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”. The National Obesity Forum’...2016-06-07
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257[USA] EPA Releases Draft Triazine Ecological Risk Assessments for Comment (2016-06-02)EPA is releasing the draft ecological risk assessments for atrazine, propazine and simazine, which evaluate risks to animals and plants including, amphibians, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic plant communities, and terrestrial plants. All three pesticides are in the ...2016-06-07
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256[USA] USDA Publishes Guide to Help Convenience Stores Sell Healthier Foods (2016-06-02)PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2016- Today U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon announced a new publication that will help enhance access to healthy foods for residents of low-income neighborhoods. The Healthy Corner Stores Guide p...2016-06-07
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255[USA] Halted in bird flu outbreak, federal egg inspections resume (2016-06-02)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has resumed inspections of egg-handling facilities in 21 states more than a year after they were suspended due to the nation's worst bird flu outbreak. State veterinarians were concerned about further possibly spread of the de...2016-06-07
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254[USA] FDA warns Horizon Air about lack of sinks on planes (2016-06-03)Airline passengers have one more thing to worry about when they fly? unsanitary practices by flight attendants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to Horizon Air, citing lack of facilities for hand-washing as insufficient for employees who handle food and ice, The Seat...2016-06-07
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253[USA] Niger confirms bird flu outbreak in poultry (2016-06-03)Niger has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among poultry, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday, as the disease continues to hit flocks across West Africa. Niger's veterinary services submitted a notification to the OIE on Thursday ...2016-06-07