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Environmental group blocks soybean cargo
04-Feb-2002 - Environmental group Greenpeace said on Sunday their campaigners blocked the unloading of 17,000 tonnes of soybeans from the United States, saying the product was genetically...
Food forum says authorities should be transparent on food safety
01-Feb-2002 - Food safety regulators participating in a global food forum said authorities should be completely open in assessing the risks during food scares to avoid misunderstanding...
Calls for code of practice for childrens food
01-Feb-2002 - Some children's foods are so "nutritionally poor" they should carry health warnings, according to a report out this week, the Belfast News Letter writes. According...
GM crops could threaten Britain's organic output
01-Feb-2002 - Environment groups say Britain is at risk of tainting conventional and organic crops with gene-modified varieties if the new field trial sites announced yesterday go...
AFSSA says more tests on GMOs needed
01-Feb-2002 - More tests are needed to determine the possible health side-effects of genetically modified organisms, France's food safety agency AFSSA said in a report to the...
Avian flu nearly over, claim US officials
01-Feb-2002 - An outbreak of avian flu among poultry flocks in Pennsylvania, US, which led Japan and the Philippines to impose temporary import bans on poultry products...
Food security action plan given top priority
31-Jan-2002 - A top priority for the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) this year will be to protect the nation's food supply from potential terrorist attack...
Food Safety service removes proposed rule on labelling
30-Jan-2002 - The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is withdrawing the proposed rule, "Prominently Disclosed Product Name Qualifiers," which was published in the Federal Register...
World experts discuss food safety
29-Jan-2002 - Food safety experts from some 120 countries gathered in Morocco yesterday for an international conference that takes place in the shadow of a new food...
Power of retailers not addressed
29-Jan-2002 - Britain should tear up its code of conduct on how powerful supermarkets deal with farmers and small suppliers, an environment group said on Monday ahead...
Trade fallout likely over meat ban, China warns EU
29-Jan-2002 - The Chinese government said the European Union's recent decision to ban certain Chinese meat products on health grounds is "unacceptable" and warned it could seriously...
Science looks to 'Use by' labels
29-Jan-2002 - The US Department of Agriculture and the US Food and Drug Administration are turning to scientific advisers to find out how "use-by" date labels on...
Ban avoids rice food products
28-Jan-2002 - Japan said on Monday that food products made from imported rice would not be affected by a temporary sales ban issued because of concerns about...
EU food and drink body welcomes EFSA
25-Jan-2002 - The European food and drink industry this week confirmed its support of the new EU Food Law and the European Food Safety Authority which came...
EU finds E.coli controls vary between countries
25-Jan-2002 - Yesterday's report by the EU Food and Veterinary Office on the operation of controls over verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) has revealed inconsistent monitoring between the...
UN urges ban on food-scare antibiotic
25-Jan-2002 - The United Nations world food body urged countries to remove the antibiotic chloramphenicol from the food chain after events last week led to a European...
FSA launches cheesemakers' initiative
25-Jan-2002 - The Food Standards Agency yesterday launched a food safety management initiative aimed at the producers of specialist British cheeses such as Cheddar, Stilton and Cheshire....
New law will not reduce GM contamination risk
24-Jan-2002 - Greenpeace was cited as saying on Wednesday that a draft EU lawto make companies pay for damaging the environment will not reduce the riskthat genetically...
EU launches National Hygiene Partnership website
24-Jan-2002 - Efforts to protect Irish food will be eased by a national strategy to train 10,000 food workers each year in safe practices, the Food Safety...
Salmonella grips New Zealand
23-Jan-2002 - New Zealand is officially in the grip of a salmonella epidemic, with a record number of cases being reported. Greg Simmons from Auckland District Health...
Food labels confuse the consumer, new study
23-Jan-2002 - The vast majority of Britons are confused about food labels and the volume of information displayed, writes the Evening Standard this week. According to the...
Fishmeal cargo no danger to human health
22-Jan-2002 - A consignment of fishmeal feed produced in Germany using some ingredients contaminated with an antibiotic presents no danger to public health, the Lower Saxony state...
Britain hopes for FMD free zone
22-Jan-2002 - Britain will ask this week to be designated free of foot-and-mouth disease, so ending costly international trade sanctions imposed during last year's epidemic, officials said...
FSA welcomes new European Food Safety Agency
22-Jan-2002 - The UK Food Standards Agency this week welcomed the final agreement on Monday by the European Council of Ministers to set up a new high...
Europe clears Cargill purchase of Cerestar
22-Jan-2002 - The European Commission this week cleared the proposed acquisition of the French starch business Cerestar by US company Cargill Inc, with one exception. Concerns about...
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