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EU project targets safe food for infants

By Joe Whitworth on January 4, 2021

An EU-funded project aiming to boost food safety for infants in the European Union and China has begun.

The Safe Food for Infants in the EU and China (SAFFI) project is planned to run until…
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Warning of border disruptions as UK and EU seal trade deal

By Joe Whitworth on December 30, 2020

The United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a trade deal just days before the end of the transition period; countries in UK will be on their own.

People in the UK voted to…
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China defends COVID-19 stance at WTO meeting

By Joe Whitworth on November 19, 2020

China has defended its actions on coronavirus at a meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.

The United States and Canada expressed concerns on China’s procedures affecting trade in food and agricultural products at…
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Rapid response call secures funding for three EU food safety projects

By News Desk on July 19, 2020

Nearly €2 million (U.S. $2.3 million) has been awarded to three European projects dealing with food safety during the Coronavirus pandemic.

COVICOAT is led by the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory of Portugal, Spanish supermarket chain…
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U.S. raises four issues at WTO SPS meeting

By Joe Whitworth on July 7, 2020

The United States raised four new issues at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) committee on food safety and animal and plant health this past month.

The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)…
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Five new trade concerns on food raised at WTO meeting

By News Desk on November 25, 2019

Five new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.

The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 12…
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Chance of negative food standards impact from Brexit rises

By Joe Whitworth on October 19, 2019

The likelihood of a negative impact on food standards from Brexit has increased, according to a report from Public Health Wales.

The document looks at evidence since January about the possible real-life effects Brexit could…
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Outbreak in Ireland tied to Romanian pork; other countries report illnesses

By Joe Whitworth on August 2, 2019

Eight people are part of a Salmonella outbreak in Ireland linked to pork from Romania. Five of them were admitted to hospitals. Infected people also have been identified in other countries.

One person was sickened…
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Food safety issues unclear as U.K. nears Brexit; U.S. food safety regs questioned

By Joe Whitworth on March 9, 2019

The United Kingdom will lose access to RASFF after Brexit and Britain’s future relationship with EFSA remains unclear, according to the British public health minister. Britain’s future trade with U.S. food companies is also a…
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Consumer advocates say UK ‘unprepared’ to regulate pesticides after Brexit

By Joe Whitworth on December 12, 2018

Existing agencies in the United Kingdom are unprepared to handle pesticide issues after Brexit, according to the Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK).

A briefing paper, written by Josie Cohen, Nick Mole and Keith Tyrell…
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FAO helps to improve fish safety in Ukraine

By News Desk on October 24, 2018

The FAO is helping Ukraine improve the safety of its fishery products and boost exports to Europe.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN said based on findings of an assessment in 2016 and…
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