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From 10-Jul-2015 to 24-Jul-2015

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Massachusetts’ proposed candy and soda tax ‘regressive and discriminatory’, says NCA

 

The National Confectioners Association has hit out at plans in Massachusetts to remove a state sales tax exemption for candy and soda... Read

 

 

 

 

 

US poultry industry starts nervous recovery

The US poultry industry seems to be recovering, but avian influenza (AI) could rear its head again, Jim Sumner, president of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), has told GlobalMeatNews... Read

 

BREAKING NEWS

House passes Pompeo bill that would prevent state-mandated GMO labeling

The US House of Representatives has passed the industry-backed voluntary GMO labeling bill - The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act 2015 - by 275 votes to 150, and rejected all four amendments it was asked to consider... Read

 

Is calling a product a 'dietary supplement' compliant with labeling regs? FDA seems divided on the issue

A glitch in FDA labeling regulations has silently been biding its time to sow confusion among dietary supplement companies. The issue is how to identify a product as a dietary supplement. Or not... Read

 

EFSA publishes health claims guidance; calls for input until September 11

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a 29-page health claims guidance to clarify its health claims scientific criteria and is calling for stakeholder input until September 11... Read

 

NEWS IN BRIEF

Petition launched for meat tax in Sweden

Calls for a meat tax in Sweden have resurfaced two years after its government ruled out the Swedish Board of Agriculture's suggestion that such a tax could curb consumption and reduce environmental impact... Read

 

EC supplements report: Need greater harmony in internet age

A European Commission report has concluded the EU food supplements market remains fragmented but member state actions in areas like botanicals and maximum levels for some vitamins and minerals were worthy of replication, especially as internet trading rockets... Read

 

EU group slams air pollution vote

European agricultural organisation Copa-Cogeca said it was “deeply concerned” by Europe’s vote on air quality, warning it was unrealistic and would hit the EU livestock sector badly. .. Read

 

SACN REPORT

Industry: SACN report says ‘nothing new’

There’s “nothing new about sugar” in the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's (SACN’s) report on carbohydrates, but more needs to be done to increase fibre intake, food and drink manufacturing leaders have said... Read

 

UK government committee backs halving free sugars limit to 5%

The UK government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has ditched a 10% upper limit on sugar intake instead recommending that less than 5% of daily energy should come from free sugars... Read

 

SACN REPORT

Twitterati: industry should lower sugar after SACN

Manufacturers must do more to help consumers halve their overall energy intake from free-sugars to less than 5%, commentators on Twitter have urged after the release of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition's report on carbohydrates today... Read

 

Age range of values needed for vitamin E, DSM tells EFSA

DSM says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should have taken age differences, pregnancy needs and PUFA intake into account in its intake recommendation for vitamin E instead of moving toward a blanket adequate intake (AI). .. Read

 

France goes off-piste with caffeine, carnitine, creatine, lycopene law? EFSA safe caffeine limit halved

France has proposed new legal daily limits for carnitine, creatine, lycopene and caffeine in supplements – the latter of which was half that defined as safe by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)... Read

 

UK KETONES FIRM CONTACTED BY PRO CYCLING TEAMS

Ketones get rough ride at Tour de France

The use of potentially performance enhancing ketones at the Tour de France cycling race has raised questions about their efficacy, legality and scale of usage... Read

 

'I won't be back': Schwarzenegger body building product canned in EU

The Arnold Iron Dream Concentrated Night Time Recover product will be discontinued in the EU following accusations of DNP content, its official European distributor has said... Read

 

Supermarket pricing tactics ‘misleading’, says CMA

The competition watchdog has ruled that some supermarkets have misled consumers in pricing, just a day after the German discounter Aldi pledged not to force manufacturers to fund its promotions... Read

 

Ireland to debate non-prepacked meat labelling

Ireland has launched a public consultation on the extension of mandatory country-of-origin labelling rules to non-prepacked meat, the minister for agriculture, food and the marine Simon Coveney has announced... Read

 

REACTION: BBC REPORT

Herbals attacked for poor quality; industry calls for greater enforcement

A BBC investigation in the UK has questioned quality control in the botanicals sector, especially those sold as food supplements. The industry has called for greater enforcement... Read

 

20% sugary drinks tax ‘ineffective’, says industry

The food and drink industry has slammed the British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) calls for a tax on sugary drinks to fight the UK’s growing obesity crisis, claiming it would be ineffective... Read

 

Confectionery escapes UK tax calls, but marketing practices probed

The British Medical Association (BMA) is pushing for a tax on sugary drinks rather than confectionery, but has urged voluntary added sugar reduction targets for confectioners and a crackdown on confectionery marketing to children... Read

 

European Commission refutes animal welfare critics

The European Commission (EC) has defended itself against accusations that it has been turning a ‘blind eye’ to bad animal transport standards in member states. .. Read

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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