Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to permit food derived from a genetically modified soybean. FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said ...
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Health Canada, the department responsible for safeguarding public health in Canada, has introduced new regulations, updating its 50-year-old rules in order to accelerate the authorization of food additives and boost safety. Health Canada ...
Janssen-Cilag International has submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking conditional approval to use the investigational drug bedaquiline (TMC207) as an oral treatment, to be used as ...
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California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a health alert, asking consumers not to eat shucked and in-shell raw oysters from Drakes Bay Oyster, an oyster grower based in California, as they may be contaminated with Vibrio ...
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The Australian government has issued a public health alert over farmed mussels, following the detection of a paralytic shellfish toxin from the Spring Bay area on Tasmania's east coast, Australia. Public Health director Roscoe Taylor said ...
UK-based retailer Tesco has announced its support for a hybrid labeling system that combines its existing Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) with the ‘traffic light’ color coding system, following new customer research. The ...
The Food Standards Agency(FSA)has published the 2012 annual report on the monitoring of chemical contaminants in Scottish shellfish harvesting waters.According to the agency,the results are broadly consistent with the data generated in ...
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The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has reported that cantaloupes tested in the state public health laboratory carry the same strain of Salmonella associated with a state-wide outbreak. The salmonellosis outbreak, which has ...
Accenture has received a contract from the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) to develop, build and maintain an integrated Medicine Evaluation System. The company will provide the national authority that approves new medicines with ...
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Mangoes imported from Mexico have been linked to a cross-border Salmonella outbreak, which may have led to more than 100 illnesses across US and Canada. California, Washington and Canada have reported illnesses associated with the same ...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking feedback on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified canola. FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said the ...
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As liquor stores launch an array of flavored spirits, with manufacturers vying to woo consumers who are looking for different concoctions, the entry of alternative packaging is being witnessed in this segment, such as foil pouches and ...
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The romaine supplied by Amazing Coachella,a grower based in California,US,has been linked to the E.coli illnesses in California and Canada. According to the California Department of Public Health(CDPH),the romaine that led to E.coli ...
Australia will be the first country in the world to sell its cigarettes in plain packs starting from tomorrow The Australian government overcame legal challenges from the tobacco industry to implement the change. Under new laws which ...
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand(FSANZ)has released a new report which confirms that Australian children are consuming low levels of food colors. The new report is an update of the 2008 survey of added colors in foods available in ...
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