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EUROPEAN COMMISSION NON-DIOXIN-LIKE PCB FOOD LIMIT PROPOSAL



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE FOOD industry will have from November 1 to take account of new maximum levels for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in dairy and meat announced by the European Commission. The EU already has maximum levels for dioxins in these products, but not dioxin-like PCBs.…

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PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN - EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT



BY KEITH NUTHALL

PROPOSED reforms to the European Union (EU) legal system for protecting traditional geographical terms used to sell EU food and drink have been broadly supported by the European Parliament’s influential agriculture committee. Supporting bringing EU rules in line with a World Trade Organisation ruling, MEPs agreed that traditional products made outside the EU should also be eligible for the same protection.…

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WORLD BANK GLOBAL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOOD PRODUCTION INVESTMENT



BY KEITH NUTHALL

WORLD Bank lending to food production projects in developing countries rose by 40% to US$2.1 billion in July 2004 to June 2005, compared with the previous 12 months. The bank said US$1 billion investment went on irrigation, especially in India, US$247 million on food research, US$94 million on agro-industry, US$95 million on boosting food trade, and US$32 million on animal production.…

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ENZYMES FOOD TEXTURE - EU RESEARCH



BY KEITH NUTHALL

AN EU-funded research project has developed novel enzymes boosting food texture and quality. CROSSENZ project members are now investigating marketing these biotechnological developments. Cross-linking enzymes can improve the "gel strength, thermal stability, viscosity, volume, and water-holding capacity" of foodstuffs, claim its researchers.…

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QUICK V NESTLÉ - ECJ



BY KEITH NUTHALL

BELGIAN fast food firm Quick has won a case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Court of First Instance, beating off an attempt by Swiss food and drinks giant Nestlé to secure European Union (EU) trademark rights to the brand ‘Quickies’.…

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EFSA PANEL EXPERTS RECRUITMENT CALL - INTERNET ERRORS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has extended a deadline for applications by food industry experts to join its specialist panels and committees, after admitting to "recurring technical problems with on-line applications" via its Internet site. Applicants now have until February 17 to ask for a position.…

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EFSA FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - FMD - IMPORT AVOIDANCE ADVICE



BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released practical guidance on how Europe can shore up its defences against the import of foot-and-mouth disease. With fresh outbreaks erupting in Argentina and cases continuing to occur in China and India, EFSA has declared: "With further globalisation, the resources needed to reduce the risk…will probably continue to grow".…

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INFANT FOODS CODEX ALIMENTARIUS STANDARDS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

NEW global standards for processed cereal-based infant and baby foods – including detailed and comprehensive rules on labelling – have been released by world food body Codex Alimentarius. United Nations body Codex is consulting on the new guidelines, and is looking for comments from member government by March 31.…

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DEVELOPMENT AID INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION ROUND UP, LEAD FREE PETROL, CULTURAL TRADE UNESCO, IFC ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS



BY KEITH NUTHALL

BY KEITH NUTHALL

UNEP – RISK MANAGEMENT

A BOOK detailing practical ways in which governments can reduce the costs of dealing with major challenges such bird flu, terrorism and climate change has been released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).…

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OREO COOKIES TRANS FAT REMOVAL KRAFT



BY MONICA DOBIE

THE USA’s Kraft Foods, has removed trans fats from its popular Oreo cookie brand, a move spurred by US food labels laws in effect from January 1.

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