Tag: codex
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USDA to Examine Need for Honey Standard of Identity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service has requested comments “on how a Federal standard of identity for honey would be in the interest of consumers, the honey industry, and U.S. agriculture.” Noting that the Food and Drug Administration in 2011 rejected an industry-backed citizens petition seeking such a standard, USDA as charged…
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USDA Rejects Petition Seeking Adulterant Designation for ABR Salmonella
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has denied the May 2011 petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) seeking an interpretive rule declaring certain antibiotic-resistant (ABR) strains of Salmonella to be adulterants when found in raw ground meat and raw ground poultry. Additional information…
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Codex Alimentarius Commission Adopts Standards for Lead in Baby Formula and Arsenic in Rice
Representatives of more than 170 countries, the European Union and governmental and non-governmental organizations convened in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 14-18, 2014, for the annual meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Delegates reportedly adopted a recommendation that no more than 0.01 mg/kg of lead be allowed in infant formula and that raw materials be sourced…
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U.S. Codex Delegates Schedule Meeting to Discuss Processed Fruit, Vegetables
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety and the Agricultural Marketing Service have announced an August 12, 2014, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and discuss draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 27th Session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables slated for September 8-12 in Philadelphia.…
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FSIS Previews July 2014 Codex Alimentarius Commission Activities
In advance of the July 14-18, 2014, 37th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published a notice soliciting public comments to inform U.S. positions on various proposed commission standard-setting actions. No deadline for submitting comments has been specified. FSIS is…
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Codex Alimentarius Commission Schedules Mid-June Meeting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration have announced a June 18, 2014 public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion during the 37th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, July…
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Upcoming Codex Meeting to Address Pesticide Residues
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency have announced an April 10, 2014, public meeting in Arlington, Virginia, to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion during the 46th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues of…
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Upcoming Codex Meetings to Address Food Additives
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration have announced a February 11, 2014, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion during the 46th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives of the…