U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Urbanski Virgnia has recommended to pay $12m in injury claims related to a Salmonella outbreak in Peanut products. The settlement must now be approved by a bankruptcy court judge, as the Peanut Corporation of America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February 2009, after salmonella was linked to peanut products from [...]
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Canada to add Bisphenol A to Toxic Register
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
Canada is to formally declare bisphenol A hazardous to human health and officially inform the baby-product industry it will no longer be able to use the chemical in baby bottles. In unveiling the “precautionary and prudent” move, Health Minister Tony Clement proposed a limited ban of the widely used chemical, also found in hard plastic [...]
GMA urges vote on Food Safety Bill
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has urged the Senate to vote on the Food Safety Modernization Act. GMA President and CEO Pamela Bailey has stated “Now more than ever the time is right for the Senate to pass the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. The food and beverage industry is committed to partnering with Congress, [...]
Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables
August 23rd, 2010 by Tony
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Food Safety has announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV), to be held in Denpasar, Indonesia, Oct. 25 – [...]
Senate Food Safety Bill Edges Closer
August 23rd, 2010 by Tony
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on the manager’s package for The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Harkin has been working on a bipartisan basis with HELP Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), authors of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Dick Durbin [...]