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Japanese research institute claims BPA poses “very small” risk to human health
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- Japan
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- September 2 2011
A Japanese research institute recently issued an updated hazard assessment of bisphenol A (BPA) suggesting that the chemical poses minimal or no risk to human health
Radioactive beef confirmed in Japan
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Japan
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- July 15 2011
Japanese officials have reportedly confirmed that beef registering up to seven times more radioactive cesium than permitted has entered the food supply, raising concerns among consumers about the country’s safety precautions
Regulators continue to address radiation concerns
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- Global, Japan, USA
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- March 25 2011
The World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have continued to address public concerns about food produced in Japan, where a recent earthquake and tsunami compromised the Fukushima prefecture’s nuclear power plant, releasing radiation into the atmosphere
Japan weighs voluntary disclosure of trans fat content
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- Japan
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- October 15 2010
The Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency has reportedly unveiled draft guidelines that would ask food manufacturers to voluntarily disclose the trans fat content of their products
EFSA declines to revise BPA risk assessment
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- European Union, Japan
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- October 1 2010
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavorings, and processing aids has released its latest risk assessment for bisphenol A, concluding that there was not any “new evidence which would lead them to revise the current Tolerable Daily Intake TDI for BPA of 0.05 mgkg body weight set in its 2006 opinion and re-confirmed in its 2008 opinion.”
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- Author - Mark Anstoetter
- Author - Madeleine McDonough
- Jurisdiction - Japan
- Firm Name - Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP