Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes
, The University of Reading, UK
Providng access to food law since May 1996
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UK Food Law News - 1997
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Food Law News
22 December 1997
BSE - Specified Risk Material (SRM): Unilateral Controls on Imports of Animal Products
22 December 1997
BSE - Public Inquiry into BSE Announced
15 December 1997
BSE - Bone-in Beef Ban Takes Effect Tonight
15 December 1997
BSE - Stringent Extra Safety Controls for Imported Meat
5 December 1997
BSE - Statement From The Chief Medical Officer
5 December 1997
BSE - Beef Bone Ban Consultation
3 December 1997
BSE - Government Acts Following New SEAC Advice on BSE
19 November 1997
ADMINISTRATION - Opening Doors to the Food Advisory Committee
19 November 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - Taxpayers May Save Money on Meat Inspections
13 November 1997
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY - Food Law Enforcement a Priority for New Agency
13 November 1997
BEEF - Approval Scheme for Beef Labels Gets Underway
10 November 1997
LABELLING - Food Labels: The Government's Position
6 November 1997
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY - Further Hints on 'Powerful' New Food Agency
3 November 1997
MILK - Ban on Raw Cows' Drinking Milk Advised
8 and 21 October 1997
"PARNUTS" FOODS - Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations
14 October 1997
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY - Co-Operation is the Key to Success of the Food Standards Agency
9 October 1997
BEEF - Better Labels for Beef on the Way
8 October 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - Government states "UK Leads on Clean Meat Rules for Consumers "
6 October 1997
MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY - Meeting of the Advisory Committee on The Microbiological Safety of Food
30 September 1997
SPREADBALE FATS - Draft Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards)(Amendment) Regulations 1997
16 September 1997
PESTICIDE RESIDUES - Surveillance Issues
3 September 1997
"PARNUTS" FOODS - Foods for Infants and Young Children - New Regulations
2 September 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - Forward Programmes for the Poultry and Red Meat Industries and ‘Clean Livestock’
Sept 1997
RESIDUES - Residues of Veterinary Medicines - New Legislation
Sept 1997
HEALTH - Proposed Amendments to the the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
31 August 1997
ADMINISTRATION - New Group to set up Food Standards Agency
29 August 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - Government Closes "Private Kill" Loophole
19 August 1997
FISH HYGIENE - Draft Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish)(Hygiene) Regulations 1998
19 August 1997
LABELLING - Draft Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations to Implement ‘QUID’
19 August 1997
HYGIENE - £19 Million Extra Cash to Tighten up Hygiene Standards in Butchers' Shops
1 August 1997
LABELLING - Quantitative Declaration of Ingredients (QUID): Guidance Notes
17 July 1997
CONTAMINANTS - Contaminants in Food Regulations 1997
14/15 July 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - MAFF News Releases on meat hygiene developments
10 July 1997
POULTRYMEAT - Proposed Poultrymeat (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1997
4 July 1997
VITAMINS - Legislation to be developed on Vitamin B6
27 June 1997
NOVEL FOODS - Regulations issued
20 June 1997
ADDITIVES - Miscellaneous food additives amendment regulations issued
11 June 1997
BREAD AND FLOUR - Proposed Bread and Flour Regulations 1997
5 June 1997
BSE - Government acts on SEAC advice
9 May 1997
ADMINISTRATION - Proposal for a Food Standards Agency
10 April 1997
ADDITIVES - Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997
9 April 1997
ADMINISTRATION - Review of Section 40 Codes of Practice
8 April 1997
FOOD HYGIENE - Pennington Report published
7 April 1997
REGISTRATION - Amendment to Food Premises Registration Regulations
27 March 1997
INFANT FORMULA/FOLLOW-ON FORMULAE - Amendment Regulations published
26 March 1997
NOVEL FOODS - Proposed Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations
19 March 1997
EGGS - Proposed Amendment to the Egg (Marketing Standards) Regulations
17 March 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - Proposed Amendments to the Fresh Meat and Poultry Meat Regulations
13 March 1997
CONTAMINANTS - Draft Contaminants in Food Regulations 1997
11/12 March 1997
HYGIENE - Government Statements on Meat Hygiene
28 February 1997
MEAT HYGIENE - Proposed Amendments to the Fresh Meat controls relating to "Private Kills"
28 February 1997
ADDITIVES - Proposed Amendment to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995
27 February 1997
LABELLING - Lot Marking Regulations Guidance Notes
17 February 1997
NOVEL FOODS - Government Clearance for New Lines of Genetically Modified Maize
7 February 1997
LABELLING - Food Labelling Regulations Guidance Notes Revised
30 January 1997
ADMINISTRATION - Government to Appoint Independent Adviser on Food Safety
29 January 1997
NOVEL FOODS - Food Safety Clearance For Oil From Genetically Modified (GM) Cottonseed
22 January 1997
FOOD IRRADIATION - Proposed Amendment to Regulations
17 January 1997
ADDITIVES - Draft Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1997
15 January 1997
FOOD HYGIENE - Scottish Outbreak of E. coli 0157 - Government Statement on Interim Report
14 January 1997
NOVEL FOODS - Clearance for Riboflavin Produced from GMO
8 January 1997
LABELLING - Revision of "Use By" Guidance Notes
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