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The European Commission (EC) this week adopted a group of measures to simplify and improve the food chain in member countries. The package also cuts down the amount of legislation surrounding the food chain from the current 70 pieces of legislation to only five, as represented in the package. The new approach also aims to [...] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to extend the comment period deadline on one of the rules stemming from the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Food Safety News reports FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the extension could be for another 120 days. The end of the first 120 day comment period [...] Russia is set to further restrict Canadian meat imports over the feed additive ractopamine. Since the measures first were announced in December, Canada still had been able to export small amounts of meat that was free of ractopamine to Russia. However, the new restrictions could severely impact meat exports to Russia, including about $15 million [...] Two U.S. regulatory agencies have unveiled a new export certification program for food products containing egg. The new program, established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will help companies certify exports, which often is required by companies outside the U.S. and foreign governments. These certifications help [...] A proposed rule would change labeling on certain products, including meat, to still provide origin information while conforming to international trade agreements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the proposed change to country of origin labeling (COOL) rule Friday. A pre-publication version currently is available on the Federal Register website, with the final version [...] A group of U.S. senators have called on U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to quickly resolve a Russian ban on U.S. pork, beef and turkey products because of a disagreement over the feed additive ractopamine. Earlier this month, Russia enacted import restrictions on the products over concerns they may contain ractopamine, a feed additive that [...] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can now detain food products if the agency believes them to be adulterated or mislabeled, thanks to a final rule announced yesterday. Prior to the update, FDA needed “credible evidence” the food product posed a threat to public health prior to detaining the product. The final rule adopted [...] Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety ANSR™ for Salmonella receives added AOAC matrix approvals – Neogen The extension expanded the matrices ANSR for Salmonella was approved for to include soy flour, cocoa powder, peanut butter, almonds, dry [...] It’s been a long road toward new regulations aimed at bolstering food safety in the U.S. But today, on the two year anniversary of President Obama signing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two key rules for a public comment period of 120 days. The [...] Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered.
Agriculture USDA sets rules for tracking livestock across state lines – Chicago Tribune The new rules stems from a couple cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or mad cow disease) beginning in [...] |
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