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By Kuei-Jung Ni Faced with increasing concerns about the misuse and overuse of antibiotics for food animals’ growth enhancement, which has caused serious antimicrobial resistance, FDA finally took action in December 2013 by issuing guidelines…
By Kuei-Jung Ni Faced with increasing concerns about the misuse and overuse of antibiotics for food animals’ growth enhancement, which has caused serious antimicrobial resistance, FDA finally took actions on December, 2013 by issuing guidelines…
[Ed. Note: On Friday, February 21, the Petrie-Flom Center, the Food Law and Policy Clinic (a division of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation), the Food Law Lab, and the Harvard Food Law Society (with support from the Top…
By Kuei-Jung Ni In response to the petition launched by a food blogger, FoodBabe, Subway, a big fast food chain, announced the removal of Azodicarbonamide (ADA) in bread production on February 6. As an ingredient…
By Kuei-Jung Ni I am pleased to post that my new book, “Science and Technology in International Economic Law: Balancing Competing Interests” (co-edited with Professor Bryan Mercurio at the Chinese University of Hong Kong), was…
By Kuei-Jung Ni In Washington state, a proposal (Initiative 522) to require labeling of genetically modified (GM) or engineered (GE) foods was defeated recently by votes of 45.17% in favor and 54.83% against. The state…
By Kuei-Jung Ni It has been over a week since the federal government shutdown started on October 1 and concerns over food safety due to the lack of essential food inspections have increased. The impasse…
By Kuei-Jung Ni The Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) that governs the making of international standards on food safety will reach its 50th anniversary in October 2013. The international institution was established in 1963 under the auspice…
