Category: Issue 610
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Eighth Circuit Upholds Prison Sentences for Egg Execs
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the legality of three-month prison sentences handed down to former Quality Egg, LLC executives Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter, former officials of the company deemed responsible for a 2010 Salmonella outbreak traced to its Iowa egg farms. United States v. Quality Egg, LLC, No. 15-1890…
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EFSA Launches Web-Based Botanicals Compendium
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released a searchable database of botanicals that contain naturally occurring substances of potential concern to human health. The compendium is intended for use as a safety assessment tool for food and dietary supplement manufacturers. The compendium will reportedly be expanded to include non-European botanical species and is expected…
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U.S. Codex Delegates Schedule CCPFV Meeting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety and Agricultural Marketing Service are convening an August 1, 2016, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to evaluate draft positions and receive public comments in advance of the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) slated for September…
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CRS Issues Nanotechnology Policy Primer
A new report from the public policy research arm of the U.S. Congress provides an overview of federal research and development (R & D) in nanotechnology; environmental, health and safety concerns; and U.S. competitiveness in the field. According to the Congressional Research Service, Congress has appropriated nearly $21.8 billion for nanotechnology R & D since…