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February 23 2012
Center for Food Safety invokes Agent Orange to oppose new GE corn variety
The Washington, D.C.-based Center for Food Safety is invoking the specter of Agent Orange to oppose deregulation of Dow AgroSciences' DAS-40278-9 corn variety, which has been genetically engineered for increased tolerance to broadleaf herbicides, such as 2,4-D, one of the main ingredients in the Vietnam-era defoliant.
Read Article >>FDA extends enforcement discretion for phytosterol claims
Dietary supplement companies received a reprieve this week when FDA announced it would continue practicing discretion with the enforcement of health claims for reducing phytosterol and heart disease risk past the Tuesday deadline it previously had given.
Read Article >>EU Parliament could veto general function health claims list
The European Parliament could veto a draft regulation laying down a list of 222 approved general function health claims for food labels -- and, more significantly, outlawing about 2,000 others -- if an objection filed by three MEPs on Feb. 9 gains majority backing, EU Food Law reports.
Read Article >>Bon Appetit joins effort to enforce humane handling standards on suppliers
By 2015, the 400 cafes in 31 states operated by the Bon Appetit Management Company will require its food suppliers to move away from the use of gestation crates for sows and battery cages for egg-laying hens, prohibit veal from caged calves and eliminate the serving of foie gras from its establishments.
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