Category: Issue 572
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UK Government Committee Recommends Halving Sugar Intake
The U.K. Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has released its final Carbohydrate and Health report recommending that “free sugars account for no more than 5% of daily energy intake.” Asked by the U.K. Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency to “examine the latest evidence on the links between consumption of carbohydrates, sugars,…
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FDA Science Board to Tackle Robust Agenda at July 2015 Meeting
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a public meeting of its Science Board for July 29, 2015, at the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among other things, the 21-member group will hear updates by Center for Veterinary Medicine representatives about two scientific initiatives and provide feedback about implementation of certain directives…
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CDC Proposes Adding Bird Flu Strains to List of Select Agents and Toxins
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would add certain highly pathogenic avian influenza strains (HPAIs) to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) list of select agents and toxins. In addition to listing any influenza virus that contains hemagglutinin (HA) from the Goose Guangdong/1/96…