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OBAMA: SINGLE AGENCY WOULD PROVIDE PRIMARY VOICE ON FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
By Joe Whitworth+, 03-Feb-2015 US president Barack Obama has proposed a single food safety agency as part of budget plans submitted to Congress. http://www.dairyreporter.com/Regulation-Safety/Obama-proposes-bringing-food-safety-under-one-agency |
DISHONOR ROLL: INDIA AND CHINA ARE THE WORLD’S WORST FOOD SAFETY VIOLATORS
By Jenni Spinner+, 05-Aug-2014 A rundown of the number of food safety violators around the globe finds India and China are the countries with the highest number of offenses. http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Markets/Food-safety-violations-worst-in-India-and-China MCDONALD'S, KFC APOLOGISE IN CHINA'S LATEST FOOD SAFETY SCARE By RJ Whitehead, 21-Jul-2014 Allegations concerning the sale of expired meat by American-owned Shanghai Husi Food to the Chinese operations of McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut have forced the fast food chains to suspend orders while the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration investigates. http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Business/McDonald-s-KFC-apologise-in-China-s-latest-food-safety-scare CHINA TO NAME AND SHAME FOOD SAFETY OFFENDERS By Ankush Chibber, 16-Dec-2013 China has issued a new draft regulation that would give regulators the authority to blacklist food and beverage manufacturers that have breached food safety standards in the country. http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/China-to-name-and-shame-food-safety-offenders |
PHILIPPINES IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON AFRICAN CATTLE
By Georgi Gyton+, 03-Dec-2014 The Philippine Department of Agriculture has order a temporary ban to be placed on the imports of cattle products from Botswana, Africa, following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Philippines-imposes-restrictions-on-African-cattle PHILIPPINES FEARS SPREAD OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE By Georgi Gyton+, 11-Aug-2014 The Philippines has banned hog products from South China over fears about the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD). http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Philippines-fears-spread-of-foot-and-mouth-disease PHILIPPINES AGREES TO TAKE ON JAPANESE BEEF By Georgi Gyton, 17-Mar-2014 The Philippines has agreed to import beef from Japan, according to a statement by the Japanese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday (14 March). http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Philippines-agrees-to-take-on-Japanese-beef |
‘ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT’ IN FOOD SAFETY TRAINING
By Laurence Gibbons+, 07-May-2014 Employee understanding of food safety training is not being checked, which is a big reason why there is “room for improvement” in the field, according to a new survey. http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Food-Safety/Room-for-improvement-in-food-safety-training FOOD SAFETY ‘BOOTCAMP’ TO TRAIN BRC AUDITORS By Laurence Gibbons+, 12-May-2014 A food safety training ‘bootcamp’ will breed the next generation of British Retail Consortium (BRC) auditors, when it is launched in September 2014. http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Food-Safety/Food-safety-bootcamp-to-train-BRC-auditors |
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR FOOD SAFETY IN THE PHILIPPINES
A JointProgramme of DOH-FDA, DTI-BISMED and the TRTA Project 3 http://www.fda.gov.ph/news-and-events/163917-capacity-buildong-programme-for-food-safety-in-teh-philippines |