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                    [ArticleID] => 1440324
                    [Title] => Phl sets cadmium level standards for seafood exports
                    [Summary] => 

High-value seafoods produced in the Philippines are being subjected to cadmium exposure assessment to determine if the standards set by Codex Alimentarius can be achieved and likewise to set standards for our fishery products that are for export.

[DatePublished] => 2015-04-04 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1701947 [AuthorName] => Rita T. Dela Cruz [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 962218 [Title] => FDA bans 8 beauty products from Japan [Summary] =>

Eight Japanese beauty products containing substances that can cause uneven skin coloring have been banned.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img46/6494/gen7new.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 961979 [Title] => Greenpeace to FDA: Stop misleading the public on GMOs [Summary] =>

Militant environmentalist group Greenpeace called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday to stop claiming that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the form of food are safe to eat and pose no risks to the environment.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-05 13:53:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img547/6739/bus5.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 960835 [Title] => GM crops meet int’l standards on safety – US [Summary] =>

The United States government yesterday assured that fears of consuming its genetically modified (GM) crops and agricultural products pass international standards for safety.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img547/6739/bus5.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 931145 [Title] => FDA lifts ban on ‘magic sugar’ [Summary] =>

Thirteen years after imposing a ban on sodium cyclamate, an artificial sweetener better known as “magic sugar,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted it after several international reviews showed that there have been “no safety concerns” among the product’s consumers worldwide.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 723496 [Title] => Eco-labeling criteria for food services will soon be available locally [Summary] =>

Filipino consumers could soon dine in environment-friendly restaurants and other establishments offering healthy foods without worrying about their safety.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1243268 [AuthorName] => Danielle Venz [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 699793 [Title] => USDA warns Phl against imposing measures to protect local meat sector [Summary] =>

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has warned the Philippines against imposing protectionist measures on imported frozen meat imports.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 635601 [Title] => Meat importers assure public: Frozen meat safe [Summary] =>

The Meat Importers and Traders Association (MITA) is disputing allegations that all frozen meat sold in local markets is unsafe.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355042 [Title] => Asean agri heads tackle EU fishery rule [Summary] => The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) are meeting in Tagbilaran, Bohol this week to come up with a unified stand to counteract European Union’s (EU) move to impose more rigid fishery standards.

The AMAF senior officials meeting will also be threshing out concerns on containing the avian influenza menace.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348183 [Title] => RP tuna industry pleads case with EU on lead levels in fish [Summary] => The local tuna industry will ask the European Union (EU) to reconsider its move to change the current regulation on lead levels in fish, saying the move effectively discriminates tuna exports from the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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