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WTO member delegations challenge Chile’s proposed “stop” sign food labels
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Chile, Global
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- March 29 2013
During a recent meeting of the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee, several member delegations expressed
Codex Alimentarius Commission approves GM food labeling guidance
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- July 15 2011
According to news sources, the Codex Alimentarius Commission concluded its meeting in Geneva by reaching an agreement on labeling foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients
Chem trust investigates chemical causes of obesity
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global, United Kingdom
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- March 23 2012
The U.K.-based Chemicals, Health and Environment Monitoring (CHEM) Trust has issued a March 2012 report claiming that recent studies have linked “hormone disrupting chemicals in food and consumer products” to obesity and Type 2 diabetes in humans
Study claims link between phthalate exposure and diabetes in the elderly
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- April 20 2012
A recent study from Sweden’s Uppsala University claims that exposure to chemicals known as phthalates, which are found in soaps, lotions, plastics, and toys, may contribute to the development of diabetes in the elderly
Celebrity endorsements blamed for kids’ “junk” food choices
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global, USA
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- March 15 2013
A University of Liverpool study contends that "celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product." The
Study outlines challenges for nanotechnology use in foods and agriculture
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- March 9 2012
Part II of the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) Nanotechnology Project, this recently released book comprehensively considers, by product category, how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews nanotechnology-based products
IASO urges tougher standards for food marketing to children
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- July 23 2010
The International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) has released a July 2010 report on the PolMark Project, a survey commissioned by the European Union to examine how member states regulate food and beverage marketing to children
ISO nanotech standard addresses inhalation toxicity testing
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- January 28 2011
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has finalized a new standard that apparently establishes parameters for monitoring the concentration, size and size-distribution of nanoscale particles in an inhalation chamber as part of an effort to assess their potential toxicity
WHO to consider restrictions on marketing food to youth in 2011
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Global
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- January 28 2011
According to a press report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that heads of state convening at the United Nations (U.N.), September 19-20, 2011, will use the U.N. General Assembly meeting to discuss restrictions on advertising foods of poor nutritional quality to children
Regulators continue to address radiation concerns
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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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
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- Jurisdiction - Global
- Author - Mark Anstoetter
- Workarea - Product Liability