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Long awaited European proposal on herbal harmonisation
21-Jan-2002 - The European Commission is to propose a specific registration procedure for herbal medicinal products with a long-standing traditional use. In a recent statement the Commission...
Committee set up to look into FMD
21-Jan-2002 - The European Parliament voted last week to set up a temporary committee to look into the causes of the foot-and-mouth outbreak that hit Europe last...
ACCC to monitor GM labels
21-Jan-2002 - Consumers should package labelling on foods, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Friday. The ACCC, together with other key stakeholders, recently provided...
Konjac jellies recalled from US market
18-Jan-2002 - Two US companies have joined numerous others worldwide in recalling their jelly products from the market, following FDA advice that the jellies pose a serious...
Food authority survey reveals misleading food labels
18-Jan-2002 - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) recently announced details of a survey that highlights misleading GM free claims on food labels. The Survey of...
Potent antibiotic in food chain
18-Jan-2002 - German authorities are searching for a consignment of imported veal contaminated with an antibiotic which can halt production of human blood cells, the federal Ministry...
BSE fears lead to scrapie eradication programme
18-Jan-2002 - Britain said on Wednesday it would extend a programme aimed at eradicating scrapie from sheep amid fears that the illness could mask mad cow disease...
Chinese meat producer claims products are disease-free
18-Jan-2002 - Chinese meat producer People's Food Holdings Ltd said yesterday it was not involved in the sale of pork from diseased pigs in Shandong, China. The...
Europe lifts ban on Argentine beef
18-Jan-2002 - The European Union has agreed to resume beef imports from Argentina on February 1, almost a year after they were banned because of an outbreak...
Calls for mandatory licensing of all Scottish food premises
18-Jan-2002 - The opening of the new Consumers' Association(CA) Scottish office in Edinburgh was the occasion for Sheila McKechnie, CA Director, to launch a Consumers' Association campaign...
Europe lifts restrictions on FMD areas in UK
17-Jan-2002 - The Standing Veterinary Committee (SVC) of the European Commission on Wednesday voted in favour of a European Commission proposal to lift the restrictions still applying...
New food additive legislation covers colours
17-Jan-2002 - New food additives legislation covering the use of colours and other 'miscellaneous' additives in food came into force on 15 January in England, the UK...
Britain free of foot-and-mouth
16-Jan-2002 - Britain said on Monday it had eradicated a prolonged foot-and-mouth outbreak and would declare its last 'at risk' region free of the livestock disease at...
Toxic eggs on the breakfast table, claims UK group
16-Jan-2002 - Up to three-quarters of a million eggs eaten every day contain residues of a toxic drug that is widely used by intensive poultry farmers, according...
Europe approves salt merger
15-Jan-2002 - The European Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture called European Salt Company (ESCO) between German company Kali & Salz AG and Solvay...
Expert warns that FMD on the move
15-Jan-2002 - An Australian foot-and-mouth expert from the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO warned this week that the highly adaptable pan-Asian strain of Foot...
End to 20 year Danish can ban
15-Jan-2002 - Denmark bowed to European Union complaints on Monday and said it would lift a 20-year-old ban on canned beer and soft drinks. The ban will...
Theoretical risk of BSE in sheep explored
14-Jan-2002 - The science journal Nature has published research (10 January issue) exploring the risks to human health if BSE was present in the national sheep flock. ...
Warning issued over alfalfa sprouts
14-Jan-2002 - An Associated Press story reports that US federal health officials last week renewed warnings about raw alfalfa sprouts, stating that they could be contaminated with...
USDA approves use of activated lactoferrin on fresh beef
11-Jan-2002 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the use of activated lactoferrin on fresh beef, providing beef processors with a revolutionary food safety technology...
Retained water regulations suspended
11-Jan-2002 - The Institute of Food Technologists reports that The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is suspending until January 9, 2003, regulations that limit water retained...
Study raises concerns over BSE from lamb
10-Jan-2002 - British scientists have warned that lamb could pose a greater risk of spreading BSE to humans than beef, according to the BBC. Research by experts...
Tighter control needed to combat food poisoning
10-Jan-2002 - Concerns about the growing incidence of food poisoning in the UK have led to calls for much tighter controls of firms which handle food, according...
FDA suggests steps to protect U.S. food supply
09-Jan-2002 - To protect the food supply, farms, restaurants and supermarkets should consider criminal background checks on employees, take care to safeguard water supplies and keep a...
A saucy tale from Europe
08-Jan-2002 - How many lumps are allowed in a sauce before it can be considered a vegetable? This question-to be considered by a European Union committee on...
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