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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union has launched a research project – EuroMedCitrusNet – aimed at reducing the transfer of pathogens from citrus fruits, through processing into final food and drink products, such as juice. Researchers will look at processing chains amongst key Mediterranean suppliers, boosting training and technology.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THE USA’S Institute of Medicine has called for the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be given more regulatory power over the marketing, packaging, and distribution of tobacco products in America, to curb the current smoking rate of 21%.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a new regulation (June 12) on organic food production and labelling to better regulate a sector that has come under criticism from consumer groups for lacking standardisation.

This new laws will have far reaching effects for food manufacturers, applying equally to all stages of organic food production, including processing, packaging and labelling.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE CANADIAN government has added to the growing pressure on the USA to slash the subsidies it pumps into its food sector, formally requesting that a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel declares that Washington’s largesse has been illegally high.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a new regulation (June 12) that lays down detailed rules for organic seafood production and labelling to better regulate a sector that has come under criticism from consumer groups for lacking standardisation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a new regulation (June 12) that lays down detailed rules for organic seafood production and labelling to better regulate a sector that has come under criticism from consumer groups for lacking standardisation.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE CREATION of a series of limited duty free quotas allowing Turkish processed food products to be imported into the European Union (EU) has been approved by the EU Council of Ministers. Lines include sugar confectionary, chewing gum, white chocolate, boiled sweets, cocoa powder, malt extract, couscous, sweet biscuits and pasta.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has been urged to help European Union (EU) food exporters secure sales in overseas markets protected by tough food health standards, by securing more sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreements with non-EU countries. A wide-ranging communiqué from the EU Council of Ministers stressed the “importance of actively seeking to eliminate unjustified SPS restrictions in third country markets.”…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE CANADIAN government has added to the growing pressure on the USA to slash the subsidies it pumps into its food sector, formally requesting that a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel declares that Washington’s largesse has been illegally high.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission’s latest reform of its food subsidy system – focusing on the fruit and vegetable sector, including processed fruit ad vegetables – has been approved by the European Parliament. However, MEPs called for more flexibility for EU member states over their subsidising processed fruits and vegetable production, such as tomatoes and citrus fruits.…