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Friday, July 20, 2012
Canada's meat producers win over US on country-of-origin labelling
July 20, 2012 Canada's meat producers win over US on country-of-origin labelling A victory over the US on country-of-origin labelling (COOL) is being celebrated by Canadian beef and pork producers. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) last mo ...
Monday, July 2, 2012
US losses appeal on WTO's meat labelling rule
July 2, 2012 US losses appeal on WTO's meat labelling rule The bulk of its appeal against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on meat labelling  had been lost Friday (June 29) by the US, meaning it may have to stop requiring retailers t ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
India's new GM labelling rule may cause disputes
June 20, 2012 India's new GM labelling rule may cause disputes New rules set by the Indian government for the labelling of genetically modified ( GM) foods may cause fresh disputes. Recently, the Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs (MCA) is ...
Friday, May 25, 2012
USDA initiates new online meat labelling process
May 25, 2012 USDA initiates new online meat labelling process   USDA has initiated the Label Submission Approval System (LSAS) which allows food manufacturers, particularly for meat, to send label applications electronically for approval by ...
Monday, April 2, 2012
US pleads ruling on country's beef, pork labelling
April 2, 2012 US pleads ruling on country's beef, pork labelling In an appeal that reiterated the arguments that failed to convince the initial panel adjudicating the challenge from Canada and Mexico, the US late last week attacked the two ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
US authorities release notice on nutrition labelling of poultry
March 6, 2012 US authorities release notice on nutrition labelling of poultry The US' Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have released a notice to guide inspection programme personnel (IPP) in enforcing the final regulation on the nu ...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
US' Seafood Solutions pays US$1 million fine on labelling issue
January 8, 2012 US' Seafood Solutions pays US$1 million fine on labelling issue   For falsely labelling frozen catfish fillets as grouper, California-based Seafood Solutions has been ordered to pay US$1 million in fines and community servic ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
US food safety service issues final nutrition labelling rule
August 16, 2011 US food safety service issues final nutrition labelling rule The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued the final rule requiring nutrition tagging of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry pr ...
Friday, July 22, 2011
USDA group proposes new raw meat, poultry labelling rule
July 22, 2011 USDA group proposes new raw meat, poultry labelling rule The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service proposed Thursday (Jul 21) a new rule aimed to set up common, easily understood names for raw meat and poultry products wit ...
Friday, May 27, 2011
WTO overrules US meat origin labelling
May 27, 2011 WTO overrules US meat origin labelling   The World Trade Organisation has ruled against some US labelling regulations for meat sold in supermarkets, saying they discriminate against foreign suppliers, people close to the case s ...
Friday, January 28, 2011
USDA to implement new chicken labelling rule by 2012
January 28, 2011 USDA to implement new chicken labelling rule by 2012 USDA will require certain poultry products to provide nutrition information on the package or available at the point-of-purchase, which will take effect beginning January ...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
UK food industry agrees to labelling standards code
December 1, 2010 UK food industry agrees to labelling standards code The UK has reached an agreement with key organisations from the UK food industry to spread good practice throughout the industry when labelling food with the country of it ...
Thursday, October 7, 2010
US court approves rbST-free milk labelling
October 7, 2010 US court approves rbST-free milk labelling A US district court has overturned an Ohio state ban on the labelling of milk as free from artificial hormones, saying that there is a compositional difference between milk from cow ...
Monday, September 20, 2010
Disputed US food-labelling law awaits WTO decision
September 20, 2010 Disputed US food-labelling law awaits WTO decision A World Trade Organisation decision on the US requirement for country-of-origin labelling on beef and pork, a move widely opposed by its neighbouring trade partners, is e ...
Friday, August 6, 2010
Australia requires seafood labelling
August 6, 2010 Australia requires seafood labelling The Australian fishing industry has required labelling in all restaurants and takeaway shops to identify where their seafood comes from. Despite strict requirements for country of origin l ...

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