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FOCUS ON CHINA
China launches crackdown on food, medicine, environment crimes Task force to combat fake milk powder 2 officials removed over fake infant formula
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
FDA Extends Application Period for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program to July 31 EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy EU countries take up interim rules on official controls during pandemic Updated — Executive Order to meat Industry: No more closures Large E. coli increase recorded for Europe in 2018 From meat to fruits and vegetables, the fight to prevent food shortages moves on Finland assesses heavy metals risk from foods
SAFETY ALERTS
ENTERPRISE NEWS
BVL calls on industry to step up controls on spices EFSA: Ochratoxin A in food likely poses health risk; licorice cited Dutch firms found liable in fipronil scandal Researchers find arsenic in rice risk for UK infants Salmonella prompts recall of more than half a million eggs
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