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WTO OFFICIALS LOSE PATIENCE WITH FOOD TRADE NEGOTIATORS



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE TALKS chairmen at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round talks on food liberalisation have lost patience with the big member governments trying to frame a deal behind the scenes, and will now draft take-it-or-leave-it proposals for the entire membership.…

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EFSA RELEASES HEALTH CLAIMS GUIDANCE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released detailed guidance on applications by food companies for the approval by European Union (EU) regulators of health claims they make about their products. Its advice covers tests, documentation, claims wording and data collection, so food suppliers comply with the 2006 EU regulation EC/1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims for foods.…

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REACH WILL FORCE FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS TO TAKE CARE OVER CHEMICAL RELEASES



BY ALAN OSBORN

ALTHOUGH the European Union’s (EU) ambitious REACH policy to control the safety and use of tens of thousands of chemical substances does not directly apply to food or to food additives, manufacturers should not think they will escape its clutches scot-free.…

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EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON AIR QUALITY WATER POLLUTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
A SERIES of important decisions affecting air quality, water pollution and other environmental issues affecting the whole European Union (EU) were made last week by the EU Council of Ministers. Notably, it formally agreed new controls on the release of particulate matter.…

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EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON AIR QUALITY WATER POLLUTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

A SERIES of important decisions affecting air quality, water pollution and other environmental issues affecting the whole European Union (EU) were made last week by the EU Council of Ministers. Notably, it formally agreed new controls on the release of particulate matter.…

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FDA AND EFSA SIGN GROUNDBREAKING COOPERATION DEAL



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have signed an agreement pledging cooperation and the exchange of information when assessing food safety risk. This is the first formal international cooperation agreement EFSA has signed.…

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EFSA RELEASES HEALTH CLAIMS GUIDANCE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released detailed guidance on applications by food companies for the approval by European Union (EU) regulators of health claims they make about their products. Its advice covers tests, documentation, claims wording and data collection, so food suppliers comply with the 2006 EU regulation EC/1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims for foods.…

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EU NUTRITIONAL, HEALTH CLAIMS LAW NOW IN FORCE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued guidance on how food labellers should comply with the European Union’s (EU) new regulation on health and nutrition claims, which came into force on July 1. From now on, any new claims made on food packaging will have to be examined by EFSA and approved by the European Commission.…

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EFSA RELEASES HEALTH CLAIMS GUIDANCE



BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority has released detailed guidance on applications by food companies for the approval by European Union (EU) regulators of health claims they make about their products. Its advice covers tests, documentation, claims wording and data collection, so food suppliers comply with the 2006 EU regulation EC/1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims for foods.…

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WTO FOOD TALKS CHAIRMAN SAYS US MUST CUT FOOD SUBSIDIES



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE CHAIRMAN of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round has said the USA must reduce food production subsidies to secure agreement in the global commerce talks. Crawford Falconer said: “It is frankly inconceivable that the US will come out of this negotiation with an entitlement to spend more” than the US$19 billion currently allowed annually.…

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