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Canada and Mexico extended organic equivalency arrangement for organic products
The organic equivalency arrangement has been extended for another 3 years. The scope of the arrangement remains the same.
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Health Canada issues a Guide for the Preparation of Submission on Food Additives
The Food Directorate’s Bureau of Chemical Safety would like to advise you of the following update(s) on “Food Additives”. Please contact Susan Abel, Principal of FPCSC is you require any assistance – [email protected], our team of experts are at your service.
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Modification to the List of permitted food enzymes to authorize the use of chymosin B
Health Canada’s Food Directorate completed a premarket safety assessment of chymosin B from T. reesei GICC03546 for use as a milk clotting enzyme in the manufacture of sour cream and various cheeses. The results of the assessment support the safety of chymosin B from T. reesei GICC03546 for its requested…
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Consultation: Revised policy for Foods Derived from SCNT clones and their Progeny
Health Canada has launched a consultation on a revised policy regarding the regulation of foods derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) cloned cattle and swine, and their progeny. This consultation will be open for 60 days, from March 26 to May 25, 2024.
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Food Processing: Severe Injuries in the Food Processing Industry Hazard Alert
This alert is directed to employers, contractors, staffing agencies and employees in the food processing industry, including cleaning and maintenance shifts, to increase awareness and help ensure the industry is taking action to reduce the alarming number of serious preventable injuries, including deaths, in poultry, meat and other food processing…
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OMRI Updates Policies for Agricultural Ingredients and Processing Aids
In an effort to reduce confusion about certain products Listed in the Processing and Handling scope, OMRI has revised the OMRI Generic Materials List© (including the OMRI Standards Manual©) for review to the USDA NOP regulations. This revision is effective March 27, 2024.
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