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 - 1998
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Food Law News
17 December 1998
FATS - Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 1999
15 December 1998
ADDITIVES - Implementation of Second Amendment to Directive 95/2/Ec on Food Additives Other than Colours and Sweeteners (Miscellaneous Additives)
2 December 1998
HYGIENE - Consultation Document on Meat Hygiene Controls
30 November 1998
BEEF - New SEAC Report On Beef Bones
30 November 1998
HYGIENE - Meeting of The Advisory Committee On The Microbiological Safety Of Food
30 November 1998
HYGIENE - Improving Meat Hygiene: A Review of Progress
25 November 1998
PARNUTS - Draft Processed Cereal-Based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Amendment) Regulations 1998
13 November 1998
CONTAMINANTS - UK Implementation of EU Requirements for Aflatoxins in Foodstuffs
5 November 1998
HYGIENE - Expert Report on Foodborne Viral Infections Published
9 November 1998
LABELLING - Nutrition Claims
3 November 1998
LABELLING - Voluntary Agreement on Labelling of Meat Products
3 November 1998
CONTAMINANTS - Survey Results for Contaminants in Dietary Supplements and Licensed Medicinal Products
November 1998
HYGIENE - Licensing of Retail Butchers’ Shops
29 October 1998
MILK HYGIENE - New Drinking Milk Regulations
28 Ocotber 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Review of the Public Analyst Arrangements in England and Wales
13 October 1998
HYGIENE - Draft Meat Products (Hygiene) (Amendment) (No.2) (Regulations)
5 October 1998
FOOD IRRADIATION - Renewal of Food Irradiation Licence
2 October 1998
MEAT - Sheep Meat - Export Date Brought Forward
1 October 1998
EXTRACTION SOLVENTS - Amendments to the Extraction Solvent Regulations
29 September 1998
MEAT - Boost For Sheep Meat Exporters
21 September 1998
NOVEL FOODS/CONTAMINANTS/ADDITIVES - Meeting of FAC - 3 September 1998 - Novel Foods, Lead, Colours
15 September 1998
ENFORCEMENT - Food Businesses - Record Number of Prohibited Person
September 1998
HYGIENE - Draft Poultrymeat (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1998
31 July 1998
HYGIENE - Revised Guidance on Safe Cooking of Burgers
30 July 1998
VITAMINS - Vitamin B6 Legislation Deferred Pending Review
29 July 1998
BEEF - Nick Brown Acts on Beef Ban
28 July 1998
MEAT HYGIENE - Meat Hygiene Service to Keep Pushing Hygiene Standards Up
27 July 1998
LABELLING - EC Regulation on GM Soya and Maize Labelling: Food Labelling (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations.
23 July 1998
MILK HYGIENE - Proposed Drinking Milk Regulations
16 July 1998
SPREADABLE FATS - Proposed Spreadable Fats (Marketing Standards) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 1998
10 July 1998
PESTICIDES - Pesticides Bill Becomes Law
10 July 1998
HYGIENE - Emergency Control Order on Suspect Cheese Amended
1 July 1998
PACKAGING - Testing Improved For Plastics Coming into Contact With Food
1 July 1998
LABELLING - Better Food Labels For Consumers
1 July 1998
EXTRACTION SOLVENTS - Draft Amending Regulations on Extraction Solvents
24 June 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Food Standards Agency will Serve Consumers
17 June 1998
HYGIENE - Draft Meat Products (Hygiene)(Amendment) Regulations 1998
10 June 1998
BEEF - Jack Cunningham Welcomes EU Proposal to Resume British Beef Exports
8 June 1998
HYGIENE - Draft Proposals to Amend the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998
June 1998
FISH AND SHELLFISH - New Hygiene Regulations
27 May 1998
BEEF - UK Beef Could be Back on World Markets
27 May 1998
BEEF - Export of Beef from Northern Ireland can Recommence from 1 June
21 May 1998
NOVEL FOODS - Consumer Choice Wins On Genetically Modified Foods
21 May 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Consultation on New Food Agency Made Public
21 May 1998
HYGIENE - Emergency Control Order Issued Over Suspect Cheese
19 May 1998
LABELLING - Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (“QUID”): Guidance Notes
14 May 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Food Safety Minister - “Getting on with the job”
30 April 1998
EGGS - Proposed Eggs (Marketing Standards)(Amendment) Regulations 1998
29 April 1998
POULTRY - Poultry Industry Urged To Stamp Out Salmonella
29 April 1998
BEEF - Export Rules Tightened For Non-UK Beef
29 April 1998
ADMINISTRATION - House of Commons Agriculture Committee Report on Food Safety
23 April 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Public Analysts' Testing of Food Samples to be Reviewed
22 April 1998
BEEF - Prosecution relating to the Beef Bones Regulations
2 April 1998
VITAMINS - Public to be Consulted on New Vitamin B6 Limit
April 1998
LABELLING - Spreadable Fats - New Regulations
31 March 1998
BEFF - Britain Leads the Way on Beef Labelling
23 March 1998
BEEF - Legislation Enforcing EU Rules on the Labelling of Beef and Beef Products
17 March 1998
LABELLING - Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (“QUID”): Guidance Notes
16 March 1998
ADMINISTRATION - New Agency Will Cover Boiled Sweets to Cordon Bleu
9 March 1998
LABELLING - Further Proposed Amendment to the Labelling Regulations
27 February 1998
ADMINISTRATION - New Food Agency will be Good For Business
23 February 1998
HYGIENE - Licensing of Butchers’ Shops
25 February 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Food Professionals have Responsibility to Consumers
12 February 1998
MEAT PRODUCTS - Bacon and Cured Meat Survey is Good News for Consumers
6 February 1998
PACKAGING - New Rules Proposed for Food Contact Plastics
2 February 1998
MILK - Consultation Extended on Plan to Ban Raw Cows' Drinking Milk
29 January 1998
BREAD AND FLOUR - Regulations Re-Laid
14 January 1998
ADMINISTRATION - Launch of White Paper on Food Standards Agency
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