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Commission proposal aims to protect consumer
03-Nov-2000 - The European Commission has adopted a proposal to exclude condemned animal material from the feed chain, EUBusiness reported recently. The move 'is one of the...
GMO guidelines discussed in Japan
01-Nov-2000 - A working group for an international task force on standards made from genetically modified organisms started its second meeting on Monday in Tokyo to discuss...
FDA announces petitions
01-Nov-2000 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability for comment of three petitions submitted y Hyman Phelps & McNamara (HP&M), the American...
EU food safety debate live on the Net
26-Oct-2000 - On 8 November 2000 from 5pm to 7pm (CET) David Byrne, the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer protection is inviting Europeans to participate in...
GM foods decision delayed
24-Oct-2000 - A committee of European Union Member State food experts postponed a decision last week on whether to force Italy to reverse a national ban of...
Campaigners calling for five-year GM food ban
18-Oct-2000 - Campaigners in the UK for a five-year moratorium on genetically engineered food presented their objections to the authorities yesterday, Carlton TV reported this week. The...
French ban cow intestines in food
16-Oct-2000 - The French government announced last week that it would ban cow intestines from food because of fears it might transmit 'mad cow disease,' to humans,...
Folic acid and fibre claims rejected by FDA
13-Oct-2000 - Fibre supplement manufacturers will not be able to claim on labels that consuming fibre may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, the US Food and...
US Senator introduces Biotech bill
13-Oct-2000 - A Democratic Senator in the US offered legislation on Wednesday to reassure consumers that biotech foods are safe by creating a federal registry of all...
Vitamin makers to settle lawsuit
11-Oct-2000 - Six global vitamin producers have agreed to pay $335m to settle a lawsuit in the US, in a continuing crackdown on vitamin price-fixing, the Financial...
Organic Sodium Bicarbonate approved
10-Oct-2000 - The UK Soil Association has approved an organic encapsulated Sodium Bicarbonate produced by TasteTech, a Bristol food technology company. The ingredient is encapsulated by coating...
US judge upholds FDA GM food position
10-Oct-2000 - A US judge last week upheld the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruling that genetically modified (GM) food products need not be labelled. The ruling...
EU to cut restrictions on US beef imports
29-Sep-2000 - The European Commission announced this week that it would be lifting testing restrictions and reducing the frequency of checks imposed since 1999, on all fresh...
Poland-EU reach food trade agreement
29-Sep-2000 - Poland and the EU have reached an agreement to free up trade in agricultural goods. The deal will allow around 75 per cent of current...
Clearer labelling required, Food Standards Agency states
25-Sep-2000 - The UK Food Standards Agency is to press for far reaching changes in European food labelling rules to provide clearer information for consumers, tighter controls...
US to introduce 'humane farming' labels
21-Sep-2000 - The US government is allowing farmers to display the new seal, "Free Farmed" on meat and dairy products to attest that they meet new voluntary...
UK food agency reports on BSE
15-Sep-2000 - The U.K Food Standards Agency is to start public consultation until the beginning of November on its draft report of BSE controls. Sir Joh Krebs,...
European Commission offers aid to tomato processors
14-Sep-2000 - The European Commission announced this week in the Council Regulation (EC) No 1928/2000 additional aid for tomato concentrate and derivatives for the 1999/2000 marketing year....
Brussels calls for clear labelling of eggs
12-Sep-2000 - The European Commission has unveiled plans for the compulsory labelling of eggs sold throughout the European Union. Under the new rules, which would replace existing...
WHO lobbied over infant food
08-Sep-2000 - Manufacturers of infant food are lobbying the World Health Organisation (WHO) to delay any change to its recommendations on the optimal length of exclusive breast...
FDA gives cholesterol-reducing spreads the go ahead
07-Sep-2000 - Anglo-Dutch Unilever and Finnish Raisio were given the go-ahead by U.S regulators to market their cholesterol-fighting spreads as proven cholesterol-cutting products for the first time....
EU farm ministers split over GM foods
06-Sep-2000 - European Union farm ministers meeting this week in Biarritz, France, were divided over how fast to clear new genetically modified crops and maintain public confidence...
New food safety centre discussed for Hungary
01-Sep-2000 - The Dutch Government is to help Hungary set up a regional food safety centre near Budapest, according to Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
New food safety centre discussed for Hungary
01-Sep-2000 - The Dutch Government is to help Hungary set up a regional food safety centre near Budapest, according to Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
UK BSE protection measures may change
23-Aug-2000 - Proposals to change current UK legislation on BSE protection measures - bringing it into line with new measures across the European Union - were issued...
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