Category: Issue 581
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U.K. Regulator Calls for Research on “Internet of Things” and Food Safety
The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a call for research exploring how the Internet of Things (IoT) could affect food safety. Working with The IT as a Utility Network Plus, FSA seeks short-term pilot studies “intended to test new ideas or create novel linkages between research areas.” In particular, the joint initiative seeks…
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ASA Rules on Distillery and Bread Advertisements
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has released a trio of decisions upholding complaints against two distilleries and a bread company over allegedly misleading advertisements. Ruling against Summerhall Distillery Ltd. in a complaint filed by a rival company, ASA took issue with advertisements for “hand crafted” Pickering’s Gin that touted Summerhall as Edinburgh’s first gin distillery…
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California Governor Approves Measure Limiting Use of Livestock Antibiotics
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) has signed legislation (S.B. 27) that prohibits administration of a “medically important antimicrobial drug to livestock solely for purposes of promoting weight gain or improving feed efficiency” as of January 1, 2018. Under the statute, antibiotics may be used only when ordered by a licensed veterinarian through a prescription or…
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Biotechnology Product Regulation Target of Upcoming Public Meeting
Three federal agencies are convening an October 30, 2015, public meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland, to discuss a July 2015 memorandum issued by the Executive Office of the President (EOP) directing the agencies to clarify their roles in the oversight of biotechnology products, develop long-term regulatory strategies and commission an independent study of the biotech…
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NTP Considers Listing Sodium Fluoride in Biennial RoC
The National Toxicology Program’s (NTP’s) Office of the Report on Carcinogens and Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) are requesting information about six substances, including fluoride (CASRN 7681-49-4), nominated for possible review and inclusion in future editions of the Report on Carcinogens (RoC). More specifically, NTP seeks (i) data about the compound’s current production,…