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OECD issues survey summary on regulatory oversight of nanotechnology in foods

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • June 7 2013

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a summary of survey results pertaining to the regulatory framework in

WTO member delegations challenge Chile’s proposed “stop” sign food labels

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Chile, Global
  • -
  • 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
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • 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

WTO panel issues preliminary ruling against COOL

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Global, USA
  • -
  • June 17 2011

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has reportedly issued a preliminary ruling that U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) laws violate the organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

OECD launches global online recall portal

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • November 8 2012

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched a global online recall portal that gives consumers, businesses and governments quick and easy access to the latest information on products recalled from the market in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States

Celebrity endorsements blamed for kids’ “junk” food choices

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Global, USA
  • -
  • 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

Forthcoming Codex Committee sessions

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • April 30 2007

Two committee sessions of the Codex Alimentarius Commission are due to take place at the end of April

Toymakers back global safety standard, with concerns

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • May 9 2008

Major toy manufacturers say they will support global safety standards - as long as they do not impede innovation

Global trends in consumer product safety reform

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • Global, USA
  • -
  • April 1 2009

Product recalls, especially of imported products, skyrocketed throughout the developed world in 2007 and 2008

Newswatch

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Global
  • -
  • April 16 2009

The United Nations Environment Programme governing council has agreed to launch negotiations on a global legal agreement to control the supply and use of mercury