Tag: codex
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Upcoming Codex Meeting to Discuss Veterinary Drug Residues
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration have announced an August 5, 2013, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion during the 21st Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary…
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Codex Adopts New Food Safety and Nutrition Standards
The Codex Alimentarius has announced new food safety and nutrition standards that strive to “protect the health of consumers worldwide.” The regulations include guidance on preventing and reducing ochratoxin A—a reportedly carcinogenic contaminant—in cocoa, avoiding microbiological contamination of berries, preventing hydrocyanic acid in cassava, and when to label food with ”non-addition of sodium salts.” The commission also…
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USDA Issues Notice About Codex Activities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a notice informing the public about upcoming sanitary and phytosanitary standard-setting activities of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) and seeking comments on standards under consideration and recommendations for new standards. The notice, which also lists other standard-setting activities, including “commodity standards, guidelines, codes of practice, and revised…
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Federal Agencies Prepare Draft Positions for Codex Alimentarius Meeting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration have announced a June 18, 2013, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion at the 36th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Rome on July 1-5. Agenda items include (i)…
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Upcoming Codex Meeting to Target Pesticide Residues
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have scheduled a March 28, 2013, public meeting in Arlington, Virginia, to address draft U.S. positions for discussion at the 45th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues of the Codex Alimentarius Commission during a May 6-13 meeting in Beijing. Agenda items include…
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Codex Meeting to Target Food Contaminants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration have announced a March 12, 2013, public meeting in College Park, Maryland, to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion at the 7th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods in Moscow on April…
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Russia Extends Meat Ban to Turkey Products
Russia has reportedly imposed a ban on U.S. turkey imports, effective February 11, 2013, thus extending a ban on pork and beef imports in an ongoing dispute over the use of growth stimulant ractopamine in animal feed. According to a news source, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (VPSS) made the decision after repeated…
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Upcoming Codex Meeting to Discuss Food Labeling
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced an April 17, 2013, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions for discussion during the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling…