French authorities have taken steps to update vitamin and mineral intake for the country’s population, in new recommendations that were last revised back in 2016.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has also taken steps to reassess values for infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, breast-feeding women and the elderly - groups that have not been updated since 2001.
“These values will become the references used by all professionals in the nutrition and health sector,” the agency said in a statement.
“They are available to health professionals and are particularly useful for individual preventive dietary monitoring or for therapeutic support.
European study raises concerns over Listeria in ready-to-eat fish products
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April 23, 2021 17:56 BST
More attention needs to be given to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) fish products, a study involving the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Union Reference Laboratory for Listeria monocytogenes (a group hosted by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, or ANSES) has concluded, Food Safety News reports [.]
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“On Artificial Intelligence, trust is a must, not a nice to have. With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading the development of new global norms to make sure AI can be trusted.”
– Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age
Story of the week: the European Commission has launched its long-awaited proposal to regulate Artificial Intelligence. The Commission has followed a risk-based approach, increasing regulations and restrictions with the level of risk associated with certain applications, and outright banning those AI uses that are incompatible with EU values. The proposed legal framework has been welcomed by digital companies but has raised concerns around consumer protection and civil rights.
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The new secretary of labor announced the agency will put COVID-19 standard plans on hold while it reviews the latest scientific data and guidance. The Biden administration previously asked OSHA to determine the need for a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard by March 15.
OSHA s updated guidance for Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) is providing employers with insight into how the agency is handling COVID-19 inspections. The agency s Response Plan includes safety program elements to evaluate, applicable standards and specific inspection items for health care facilities.
The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Services Act was approved by the House Education and Labor Committee on March 24. The bill was re-introduced in February and would require an OSHA standard on workplace violence prevention plans for the health care and services industries. The bill will now go before the full House.