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January 27 2012
Eleven orange juice samples found positive for carbendazim, FDA says
In the few weeks since FDA began collecting and sampling imported oranges and orange juice products, 11 of 80 samples have tested positive for carbendazim, a fungicide not approved for use in the U.S., FDA announced today (www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/FruitsVegetablesJuices/ucm287783.htm).
Read Article >>Food regulation goes global and FDLI follows suit
FDA has acknowledged the global nature of the food supply, and the Washington, D.C.-based Food and Drug Law Institute followed suit by offering an unprecedented day-long session on global issues yesterday to conclude its four-day "Food Week" conference in downtown Washington, D.C. (see FCN Jan. 27, 2012, Page 8).
Read Article >>Monsanto says it will stop selling biotech corn in France
Genetically-engineered MON810 corn won't be sold in France this year or in the future, Monsanto announced on Wednesday, despite the nation's top court declaring a government-imposed ban on the technology to be illegal, Agra Europe reports.
Read Article >>Top CFSAN official signals further delay in FSMA implementation
FDA hopes to get out the first three or four major regulations under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the next several months, not days, and there's no guarantee when they'll publish, Michael Landa, director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, told a group of food regulation attorneys, in Washington, D.C., yesterday.
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