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UK Food Law News - 1998 For current page and links to older pages, see 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 