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WTO to investigate EU ban on US poultry

20-Nov-2009 - WTO to investigate EU ban on US poultry ... dioxide, acidified sodium chloride, trisodium phosphate and peroxyacids. The EU has rejected poultry EU opposition to US poultry flies in the face of a scientific opinion issued by the European Food

No health threat from radiation in UK food chain

17-Nov-2009 - via the food chain - for aquatic, terrestrial and total dose pathways - remained below the EU annual , current legislation and updates on UK, European Union (EU) and international commitments pertinent

Improved monitoring of two zoonotic diseases, EFSA

12-Nov-2009 - throughout the EU.”

Pesticide-tainted pears spark EU emergency measures

06-Nov-2009 - Pesticide-tainted pears spark EU emergency measures ... of the notifications are believed to have come from Germany, with one other EU country also reporting infringements

US targets Bangladesh over aquaculture safety fears

03-Nov-2009 - operations, the other 60 percent from wild harvest. EU concern The European Union has expressed the Indian subcontinent. Between January and July 2009 the EU rejected more than 50 shrimp consignments from

New easy-to-operate weigh price labeler

29-Oct-2009 - Labellers are available throughout the world. They are fully approved in EU countries and approvals

No concern over fluorinated chemical levels in food - FSA

20-Oct-2009 - consumers. The research could also be used to provide data for use in any future EU negotiations

Industry efforts help contain UK packaging use

13-Oct-2009 - while recycling rates have more than doubled, said an industry body quoting new EU figures. ... while recycling rates have more than doubled, said an industry body quoting new EU figures. ... compared favourably with the EU-15 as a whole, where average per capita packaging consumption had risen , it added. The amount of packaging used in EU-15 as a whole increased by 17% from 63m tonnes to 74m

Longer shelf life for some RTE foods contributes to Listeria rise, expert

02-Oct-2009 - -to-eat foods (RTE) in come countries as the EU said it would help fund a pan-regional study on the issue. ... -to-eat foods (RTE) in come countries as the EU said it would help fund a pan-regional study on the issue.

Spectrometers detect toxic trace metals in rice products

02-Oct-2009 - and the EU set an upper limit of 0.2 mg/kg of cadmium in rice. The company says its iCE 3000 Series

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IADSA meeting to clarify Brazilian regulatory demands

20-Nov-2009 - of consumption of vitamins and minerals in Brazil. Time will also be allocated to review EU regulatory

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Dispatches from FiE

Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam

20-Nov-2009 - their investment. Changes in EU law can open up new possibilities, however. For instance, this year

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Dispatches from FIE

Bailiffs confiscate Aker krill products at FIE

19-Nov-2009 - for what is believed to be infringement of EU novel foods regulations. However Nutra similar products to share authorisations, but that application is pending with EU authorities

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French safety agency perplexed over 'metallic' pine nut

17-Nov-2009 - . According to the agency authorities in other EU-27 countries have reported similar signs but to date, any

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Supplement ban may breach EU law, says ANH

13-Nov-2009 - Supplement ban may breach EU law, says ANH ... ) that the proposed 2010 ban on certain vitamins and minerals contravenes EU law. ... ) that the proposed 2010 ban on certain vitamins and minerals contravenes EU law. ... On 1 January 2010 the draft Regulation amending the EU Supplements Directive of 2002 is due but according to the ANH this is inadequate and may even fly in the face of EU law. Hundreds of products

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Colour ADI adjustments: What it means for industry

13-Nov-2009 - lobbying for a ban both in the UK and EU. Campaign co-ordinator Anna Glayzer said

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EFSA lowers ADI for three Southampton colours

13-Nov-2009 - of its ongoing review of all additives previously reviewed in the EU. In an opinion published

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EU competition watchdog to rule on Kraft bid next month

12-Nov-2009 - EU competition watchdog to rule on Kraft bid next month ... of Cadbury by US food giant Kraft, the EU competition regulator said on Wednesday. ... of Cadbury by US food giant Kraft, the EU competition regulator said on Wednesday.

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Opportunity remains in dairy bioactives despite departures

12-Nov-2009 - rate. But making accurate growth forecasts is complicated by the health claims situation in the EU

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Debate planned on the future of agriculture

09-Nov-2009 - of EuropaBio. More information is available at www.ecpa.eu

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