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• British BSI takes over NCSI on Australian food certification

  
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  The British Standards Institute (BSI) has announced it has completed the acquisition of the Australian third party auditing, assurance and certification organisation NCS International (NCSI), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia.
  1 week ago

• Food Standards Agency Open Board Meeting Horse Meat Review

  
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  At this week’s Food Standards Agency open Board meeting, Professor Pat Troop presented the key findings of her review of the Agency’s handling of the adulteration of processed beef products with horse and pig meat and DNA. The final report will be published at the end of this month on the FSA website. Overall, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Whitefish Processors Industry Guide Published

  
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  A new industry guide to good hygiene practice for whitefish processors is available to order from The Stationery Office (TSO). Produced by the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association, on behalf of industry, the guide aims to help processors to comply with food safety and hygiene law. The guide is recognised by the Food ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ground-Breaking Study Into Peanut Allergy

  
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  Do you have a peanut allergy? You could be part of a ground-breaking clinical study commissioned by the FSA that will identify, for the first time, how sensitivity to peanut is altered by external factors including exercise and stress. The three-year TRACE study will be led by Dr Andrew Clark, allergy consultant ...
  2 weeks ago

• Residue limits for blueberries and raspberries may be liberalised in Australia

  
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  Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on an Application to include new maximum residue limits (MRLs) in the Food Standards Code for blueberries and raspberries.
  3 weeks ago

• Gluten-free debate as AFGC pushes for change

  
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  The Australian Food and Grocery Council (the AFGC) is proposing that Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) alter the definition of ‘gluten-free’ in Australia. The AFGC wants FSANZ to allow a food to contain up to 20 milligrams of gluten per kilogram to still be called ‘gluten-free’. This would bring the ...
  3 weeks ago

• While they were marching

  
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  While a few hundred people were marching against Monsanto and genetically modified foods, others were appreciating a more scientific approach to the issue: Food Standards Australia New Zealand released a report responding to concerns raised about the potential for double-stranded RNA molecules produced in new ...
  3 weeks ago

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