EU DG Sante changes in policymaking strategy? The alcoholic beverages report case

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The DG Sante of the EU Commission on 13th March 2017 published a report - due by 13th December 2014 - responding to the obligation set by Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/20111 on the provision of food information to consumers. This provision exempted alcoholic beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of … Continue reading EU DG Sante changes in policymaking strategy? The alcoholic beverages report case

FDA Recognizes Australia as Having a Comparable Food Safety System to the U.S.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has signed an arrangementย with the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources recognizing each otherโ€™s food safety systems as comparable to each other. This is the third time that the FDA has recognized a foreign food safety system as comparable, the first being New Zealand in 2012 and Canada … Continue reading FDA Recognizes Australia as Having a Comparable Food Safety System to the U.S.