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Australian Government

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  		Food Safety Unit, Public Health Group, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division, Department of Human Services, Victorian State Government Food Safety - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia
Unit responsible for food regulation in Victoria, Australia. The website includes reports from their sponsored (more)
Dec 20, 2004 Summary
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  		Food Standards Australia New Zealand Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Organization that develops food standards for Australia and New Zealand. The website includes news, access to an (more)
Jan 4, 2005 Summary

Canadian Government

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  		Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency Website
Website of the Canadian agency that controls federal inspection services related to food, animal health, and plant (more)
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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  		Health Canada Health Canada Online: Keeping You Informed
Canadian agency for developing health policy, enforcing health regulations, and promoting disease prevention and (more)
Jul 29, 2002 Summary
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  		Canadian Policy Research Initiative Policy Research Initiative: Preparing for Tomorrow's Issues, Today
Initiative to inform Canadian public policy development, with emphasis in the areas of North American Linkages, (more)
Aug 23, 2002 Summary
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  		Veterinary Drugs Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada Veterinary Drugs Directorate
Canadian agency that works to ensure the safety of foods derived from animals given veterinary drugs. The website (more)
Jul 29, 2002 Summary

Danish Government

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  		Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Danish Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research
Danish research institute that promotes safe and healthy food, the prevention of food-related diseases, and the (more)
Oct 7, 2004 Summary
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  		Veterinary and Food Administration, Danish Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
Danish administration for the inspection and control of food. The website provides links to a variety of reports and (more)
Jun 13, 2002 Summary

Dutch Government

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  		Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Dutch ministry responsible for food production and rural areas. The website includes information on policy, (more)
Sep 14, 2004 Summary
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  		van Kreijl, C. F.; Knaap, A.G.A.C.; van Raaij, J.M.A. Our Food, Our Health: Healthy Diet and Safe Food in the Netherlands
English translation of the original Dutch report offering a comprehensive risk-benefit assessment of food and diet in (more)
Deadline: Friday, June 23, 2006
Publication Date: Thursday, May 18, 2006 		Jun 23, 2006 Summary
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  		Netherlands RIVM (National Institute of Public Health and the Environment) RIVM
This organization is responsible for public health and environmental policy-making and supervision in the (more)
Jun 13, 2002 Summary

Finnish Government

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  		Food and Health Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland Veterinary Services & Control of Foodstuffs
Finnish department that promotes the safety and quality of foods of animal origin. The website includes publications (more)
Oct 7, 2004 Summary

French Government

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  		French Food Safety Agency Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments: AFSSA
The French Food Safety Agency has the tasks of evaluating the nutritional and medical risks of foods from production (more)
Jul 31, 2002 Summary

German Government

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  		German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
German government institute that conducts food safety and consumer health risk assessment. The website includes (more)
Apr 9, 2003 Summary

Hong Kong Government

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  		Food and Public Health Branch, Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Safe Food and Public Health
This branch of the Hong Kong government is responsible for food safety. The website includes information on food (more)
Jun 12, 2002 Summary

Irish Government

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  		Food Safety Authority of Ireland Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Authority to ensure food safety and hygiene in Ireland. The website includes advice for consumers, research and (more)
Jul 1, 2003 Summary
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  		Teagasc Teagasc: Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Organization that provides research, advisory, and training services to the Irish agriculture and food industries. (more)
Oct 19, 2004 Summary

Japanese Government

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  		Maitani, T. [Establishment of Standards and Specifications for Chemical Substances in Foods and Evaluation of Exposure to Maintain Food Safety]
Abstract of a paper describing the standards and specifications established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and (more)
Deadline: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Publication Year: 2005 		Mar 22, 2006 Summary
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  		Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
Japanese ministry responsible for agricultural, forestry, and fisheries products from production to consumption. The (more)
Aug 28, 2003 Summary

Malaysian Government

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New Zealand Government

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  		Food Standards Australia New Zealand Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Organization that develops food standards for Australia and New Zealand. The website includes news, access to an (more)
Jan 4, 2005 Summary
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  		New Zealand Food Safety Authority New Zealand Food Safety Authority
New Zealand authority for food imports, exports, and domestic sale, processing of animal products, food safety, and (more)
Oct 1, 2003 Summary

Singapore Government

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Swedish Government

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  		Swedish National Food Administration Livsmedelsverket: National Food Administration
Swedish national administration that works for food safety and quality, fair practices in the food trade (including (more)
Apr 9, 2003 Summary

Thailand Government

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  		National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: BIOTEC Thailand
Organization that works to support biotechnology research, development, and application in Thailand. The website (more)
Jun 16, 2003 Summary

United Kingdom Government

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  		Central Science Laboratory, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Central Science Laboratory
Agency that conducts research and analysis and provides related services that support agriculture, environmental (more)
Jan 15, 2004 Summary
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  		Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC)
Advisory committee to the UK government regarding the potential carcinogenicity of chemicals. The website includes (more)
Nov 10, 2004 Summary
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  		Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment Committee on Toxicity (COT)
Advisory committee to the UK government regarding the toxicity of chemicals. The website includes publications, (more)
Nov 15, 2004 Summary
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  		United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Defra
Department that works to promote sustainable development in the UK. The website includes news, publications, forms (more)
Sep 24, 2003 Summary
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  		United Kingdom Food Standards Agency Food Law - Code of Practice (Scotland)
It is a review of the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland) and Food Law Practice Guidance (Scotland).
Publication Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008 		Mar 5, 2008 Summary
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  		United Kingdom Food Standards Agency Food Standards Agency
Homepage of the UK's agency responsible for food safety.
Aug 31, 2001 Summary
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  		Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee: SEAC
UK advisory committee on TSEs that is sponsored by DEFRA, the Department of Health, and the FSA. The website includes (more)
Nov 29, 2004 Summary
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