The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has scheduled a public hearing regarding the labeling of food made from AquAdvantage Salmon. AquAdvantage Salmon is a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon produced by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The hearing will be held on September 21, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to [...]
Archive for August, 2010
FDA to hold Public Hearing on the Labeling of Food Made from AquAdvantage Salmon
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
Posted in 
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, [...]
UK cuts a ‘food poisoning time bomb’
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
A survey in August that was sent to 5,000 food safety trainers and training centres by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) claims that that food safety training had been negatively affected by the economic climate due to ‘cost cutting’ measures. David Kidney, CIEH Head of Policy is quoted as saying “This survey is [...]
FDA Announces Details on New Federal Menu Labeling Requirements
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released two documents that outline steps to help certain chain restaurants and vending machine companies comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act), signed into law by the President in March 2010 (also known as the [...]