Food Policy

Food safety and standards regulations, 2009

The Draft Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2009
have been prepared in consultation with various stake holders and after through deliberations in a series of meetings in the Food Safety Standards Authority of India. These Rules include qualification of the enforcement

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Standards, Processed Foods, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Agriculture

GM food safety assessment: tools for trainers

FAO

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
FAO
Tags:
Nutrition, Food Standards, Processed Foods, GM Crops, Pesticides And Toxins, Toxicity Studies, Food Safety, CODEX, GMOs, Biotechnology, India, Global
Health

FDA seizes energy drinks worth more than Rs1 crore

Mumbai: In a clear violation of a 2008 amendment to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act banning energy drinks with caffeine content more than 145 parts per million (ppm), the import and distribution of these drinks continues unabated.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2009
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Food Standards, Food Adulteration, Health Effects, Health, Food Safety Authority (FDA)
Agriculture

High Biotech Council - Defining biotech-free production

The French High Biotech Council, in charge of advising the French Government on a wide range of biotech issues and composed of a scientific committee and a socio-economic committee, released its first report defining biotech-free production.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2009
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Policy, Food Standards, GM Crops, Food Safety, GMOs, Biotechnology, Legislation, France
Food Policy

Eateries need to clean up act

Many Joints Near Games Venues Not Up To Mark: CII Study
Deeksha Chopra | TNN

Publication Date: 
22/10/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Standards, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Health, Food Safety, India
Food Policy

Customs officials concerned over import of adulterated food products

P.Oppili and Ramya Kannan

CHENNAI: The increased import of duplicate electronic goods, fake cosmetic products, hazardous toys, duplicate two-wheeler spare parts, mobile phone accessories and adulterated food products is causing concern among Customs officials.

But none is more worrying than adulterated food products that cause harm to those who consume them.

Publication Date: 
19/10/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Standards, Food Adulteration, Imports
Animal Care

65 per cent of UK chicken has food bug, reveals survey

A common food bug that causes thousands of people to fall ill with diarrhoea and abdominal cramps is present in almost two-thirds of the chicken sold in Britain, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
07/10/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Animal Care, Poultry, Food Standards, Food Standard Authority, Health Effects, United Kingdom (UK)
Food Policy

Guidelines: code of self regulation in food advertisement

The Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 seeks to regulate the law relating to advertising and unfair trade practices in the food sector. Section 3(1)(b) The Act defines

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Food Standards, Food Safety, India, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Health

Food hygiene

The Codex basic texts on food hygiene lay a firm foundation for understanding how rules and regulations on food hygiene are developed and applied. The General Principles of Food Hygiene cover hygiene practices from primary production through to final consumption, highlighting the key hygiene controls at each stage.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
FAO
Tags:
Food Standards, Processed Foods, Irradiated Food, Health Effects, Health, Food Safety, CODEX
Health

Antibiotics in food: Legislation and validation of analytical methodologies

In this paper, European food safety legislation is presented, and special attention is devoted to monitoring residues of veterinary drugs in foodstuffs of animal origin. After a short review of the state of the art of analytical methodology for antibiotic residue analysis, the paper focuses on validation of analytical methods, with Decision 657/2002/EC as reference document.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
R. Company, M. Granados, J. Guiteras & et al
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
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Tags:
Animal Feed, Livestock, Food Standards, Food Contamination, Health, Drugs, Residue Monitoring, Food Safety, Legislation, Europe, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, R. Company, M. Granados, J. Guiteras & et al

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