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US Regulators Warn Food Industry to Take Preventive Action Against Food-Borne Diseases
Nov 5, 2015The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
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US Watchdog Finalises Two Rules to Prevent Food Safety Risks
Sep 14, 2015In the wake of several foodborne illness outbreaks in the US, the country's watchdog has finalized two rules that requires firms to identify food safety risks and detail measures to prevent or minimize such risks from occuring. ...
Tags: Food Safety Risks, US Watchdog
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Us Sets up a Single Body for Food Safety
Feb 4, 2015US President Barack Obama has proposed the establishment of a single food safety agency that will consolidate the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Inspection Service, and other related agencies. Proposed ...
Tags: Food Safety, FDA
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Organic Waste Is Helping to Power an Estimated 700 Homes and Reduce Landfill Waste
Dec 4, 2013Organic waste from pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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Center Store Accounted for About Two-Thirds of Consumer Packaged Goods Dollar Sales
Jul 8, 2013When the Great Recession hit in 2008/2009, consumers made shopping for values an epic, albeit mostly necessary, past-time. Many of their shopping behaviors have now become habits even though the economy has improved—and center-store ...
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Beijing Announces a New Food Safety Standard
Dec 4, 2012The Beijing Health Inspection Institute has announced that a new food safety standard will be enforced for food caterers from June 2013. The standard will be applicable for restaurants,bakeries,shops selling snacks,drinks and ...
Tags: food safety standard, food caterers, food-borne diseases
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Food Safety Regulations Will Be Announced by African Union
Dec 4, 2012The African Union (AU) is planning to establish food safety authority along with a Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), in order to strengthen trade and prevent food-borne diseases. AU's Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources ...
Tags: food safety authority, food-borne diseases, rural areas
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The Scottish Government Is to Create a Food Standards Watchdog for The Country
Jun 29, 2012The Scottish government is to create a food standards watchdog for the country. The new body will oversee issues including food safety, nutrition and labelling in Scotland. It follows changes to the remit of the UK's Food Standards ...
Tags: food standards, food safety, food nutrition, food labelling
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Scotland Has Announced Plans to Create a Stand-Alone Food Standards Agency for The Region
Jun 25, 2012The Scottish government has announced its plans to create a stand-alone food standards agency for the region,which will cover food safety,standards,nutrition,labelling and meat inspection. This decision comes two years after the ...
Tags: food standards agency, food safety, FSA