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Discovery of Pesticide Amitraz in Turkish Pears: EU Member States to Increase Controls on Imports 5 November 2009 - EU Member States agreed also to impose special conditions and increased official controls governing the imports of pears originating in or consigned from Turkey after controls repeatedly indicated high levels of the pesticide amitraz in Turkish pears.

05/11/2009

UK: Update on Products Free of Colours Associated with Hyperactivity Nov 2, 2009 - The Agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children. A further five manufacturers producing product lines free of the colours have been added to the list.

02/11/2009

USA: Canned Chilli With Beans Recalled By Pinnacle Foods Group 29 October 2009 - Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, in Fort Madison, Iowa, is recalling approximately 91,125 pounds of a canned chili with beans product.

29/10/2009

Neogen Sees Food Contamination Fears Driving Growth Bangalore, Oct 27 - The growing risk of food contamination resulting from large production facilities and rapid distribution is putting Neogen Corp on track to reach its objective of annual sales of more than $200 million by 2013, a top official said.

28/10/2009

Flu Worries Help Lift Ecolab Profit New York, Oct. 27 - Ecolab Inc, a provider of cleaning and food safety products and services, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit Tuesday, helped by cost-cuts and demand for sanitizer due to swine flu concerns.

27/10/2009

US Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease 23 October 2009 - With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus groves are threatened by a microbe that causes citrus greening disease, and by a tiny insect that carries this microbe.

23/10/2009

UK: Survey of Perfluorinated Compounds Published Oct 15 - The Agency has published the results of a UK-wide survey looking for the chemical perfluoroctane sulphonate (PFOS) and similar chemicals in food. The results show that, where it was present, levels are not a concern to people's health.

16/10/2009

India Panel OKs Commercial Launch of GM Food New Delhi, Oct 15 - A panel of Indian officials has cleared commercial cultivation of genetically modified brinjal, or eggplant, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Thursday.

15/10/2009

Safety of Hungarian Smoke Flavour Product Questioned 14 October 2009 - The European Food Safety Authority has been asked to provide scientific opinions on the safety of smoke flavouring Primary Products used or intended for use in or on foods. This opinion concerns one such smoke flavouring Primary Product, named Fumokomp.*

14/10/2009

CAFIA Banned Another Dangerous Food Supplement Oct 12 - Laboratory analyses proved presence of a dangerous substance in another food supplement intended for enhancing potency which originated in China.

13/10/2009

FDA Awards $17.5 Million in Grants to Further Food and Feed Safety October 09, 2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has awarded 83 grants in FY2009 totaling $17.5 million to state and local regulatory agencies to boost food and feed safety initiatives among federal, state, and local partners.

12/10/2009

New Zealand: Food Review Has Green Light Oct 8 - After more than five years of consultation, trials and policy development, it is all go on the Food Bill.

09/10/2009

FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Californian Ready-to-Eat Sandwich Manufacturer Rel's Foods Silver Spring, Md., Oct. 8 - The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Rel's Foods Inc. (Rel's), of Oakland, Calif., seeking to stop the company from manufacturing, producing, and selling adulterated food products.

09/10/2009

USDA Joins FDA Efforts on New Food Safety Regulations Washington, October 5, 2009 - USDA's fresh produce chief will join FDA to develop new food safety rules, as part of a cooperative initiative between FDA and the U.S.

06/10/2009

New Zealand: Survey to Look at Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Oct 5 - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has embarked on a new project as part of efforts to keep down levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the human food chain.

05/10/2009

UK: Update on Products Free of Colours Associated with Hyperactivity Oct 1 - The Agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children.

02/10/2009

EFSA Delivers its First Series of Opinions on 'General Function' Health Claims 1 October 2009 - EFSA has published its first series of opinions on the list of 'general function' health claims compiled by Member States and the European Commission.
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01/10/2009

New Zealand: No Concerns over Chemical Residues in Food Sep 29 - New Zealand consumers have no need to worry about chemical residues in their diet, further test results from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) show.

30/09/2009

Independent Expert Panel Finds No Evidence of Links between Drinking Milk from Cows Supplemented with rbST and Human Health Risks

29/09/2009

India's Peanut Exports to EU Decline Sharply on Strict Quality Norms 28 September 2009 - Peanut shipments nosedived 94 percent to the European Union (EU) in the first five months of the current financial year (April-March). This is due to exporters? strict adherence to quality norms intended to raise the Indian commodity to global standards.

29/09/2009

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