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EU establishes stronger rules along the agri-food chain
Official controls, undertaken by authorities in each member state, are said to serve to check whether the EU rules are correctly implemented.
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Food grade lubricants in certified organic production
To find out more about the use of lubricants in certified organic facilities, Jaclyn Bowen spoke with Doug Currier, Technical Director of OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute), to gain his insight.
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Why CBD, why now? – Mile High Labs
Dr Keith Aqua, Chief Medical Officer, Mile High Labs discusses the safety of CBD and how the company is conducting research to understand CBD as a nutraceutical for general consumption as well as for multiple medical indications.
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The growth of the bio-lubricant industry
Sibao Liu, Sunitha Sadula and Dionisios G. Vlachos, academics from the University of Delaware, discuss how safety, environmental and sustainability concerns have driven the growth of the bio-lubricant industry, and how innovative approaches have looked to overcome these challenges.
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Two New York companies and owners plead guilty to seafood sales fraud
Two New York corporations and their owners have pleaded guilty to importing giant squid from Peru, marketing it as octopus, and selling it to grocery stores.
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Contamination with food grade lubricants
Lubricants can be directly incorporated into food through leakage from gearboxes, seals and shafts. However, Denis Treacy of Culture Compass Ltd explains how there are further routes that contamination can occur.
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FAO names 2020 as the UN’s International Year of Plant Health
Plants reportedly make up 80 percent of the food humans eat, and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe. Yet, they are said to be under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases.
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UK plans to use EU food safety regulations post-Brexit
The UK is set to implement the smarter rules for safer food (SRSF) package, a set of EU regulations for the protection against animal disease and plant pests, regardless of the Brexit outcome.
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CFIA revokes three major Canadian slaughterhouse licences
The decision was made after The Canadian Food Inspection Agency allegedly received false or misleading information from the licence holders concerning E. coli lab results.
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Nomura Food Vulnerability Index highlights dangers of surged food prices
The Japanese bank, Nomura, reportedly said that the 50 most vulnerable countries in its Food Vulnerability Index make up 26.1 percent of global GDP, but 59.1 percent of the world.
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China strengthens food safety violation laws
The regulation allegedly sets out clear regulatory measures to address specific issues, such as prohibiting the use of meetings, lectures and health consultations to carry out false advertising of food.
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MEPs urge EU to protect farmers affected by US tariffs
The EU must act swiftly to help EU farmers unduly affected by newly imposed US tariffs worth €6.8 billion, said the European Parliament.
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Campaigners call to stop illegal discarding of fish in Scotland
The evidence collected by the campaigners is said to be confirmed by figures which indicate that thousands of tonnes of fish such as cod, whiting and haddock are now being discarded illegally in Scottish fisheries.
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Campaign aims to clarify definition of sourdough bread
The Real Bread Campaign is said to believe that a document sent to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) attempts to legitimise abusing people’s growing love of sourdough by misusing the term.
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Allergens: the challenges of the Food Information Regulations 2019
Natasha’s Law has been brought forward with the best of intentions. However, it is said to raise questions in terms of implementation and whether it is the best way to protect consumers. How can businesses, especially small independent operators, comply? Bob Witney discusses.
