Food Traceability Report articles

Recent articles from Food Traceability Report

U.S. aims to stop further Codex work on biotech labeling.(REGULATORY WATCH)
May 1, 2009... The United States delegation to the Codex Committee on Food Labeling will once again try to halt further work on biotech labeling guidance when the CCFL meets May 4-8 in Calgary, Canada. "Continuation will once again lead to an impasse... It's inappropriate to use resources and time in...

Brazilians voice concerns over EU traceability demands.
May 1, 2009... Brazilian trade officials traveled to Geneva last month to complain to the World Trade Organization about what they describe as a "worrisome trend" regarding the European Union's sanitation rules, including rigorous food traceability demands on suppliers in developing nations. The...

Send in the clones.(ADVENTITIOUS TRACES)
May 1, 2009... SEND IN THE CLONES: Ben & Jerry.s last month unveiled an April Fool.s joke with attitude, a fictitious dairy marketing milk from cloned cows. The make-believe company was launched via a Web site, CycloneDairy.com, and street sampling initiatives in Manhattan, with support from the...

Traceable plastic.(ADVENTITIOUS TRACES)(credit cards used to trace the causes of Escherichia coli outbreak)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... TRACEABLE PLASTIC: An outbreak of E. coli illness in Danish children was traced to beef sausages using credit card receipts, according to an article in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Officials at the Danish Statens Serum Institut, in Copenhagen, identified 20 cases of shiga...

Numbers game.(ADVENTITIOUS TRACES)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... NUMBERS GAME: Argentina's grain producers have balked at an export control board's requirement that they obtain a Grain Traceability Identification Number as a prerequisite for shipping their product. To obtain the number, they must submit their property identification number, owner...