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First They Came For The Teachers: Competency Testing And The Decertification Of Texas Teachers Issued Certificates Valid For Life, Beverly Mcqueary Smith Oct 2013

First They Came For The Teachers: Competency Testing And The Decertification Of Texas Teachers Issued Certificates Valid For Life, Beverly Mcqueary Smith

Beverly McQueary Smith

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Health Claim Regulation Of Probiotics In The Usa And The Eu: Is There A Middle Way?, Diane Hoffmann Jul 2013

Health Claim Regulation Of Probiotics In The Usa And The Eu: Is There A Middle Way?, Diane Hoffmann

Diane Hoffmann

In both the USA and Europe, supermarkets and pharmacies are brimming with probiotics—products containing live micro-organisms claiming they improve health. The availability of these products corresponds to a growing consumer demand for foods that improve or maintain health and wellness. The most persuasive include claims that consumption may confer health benefits. While some of these claims may have merit, others have not been substantiated. For a number of products, claims are based on insufficient research, underpowered studies, or mixed research results, yet individual consumers find that the product is of benefit to them. In attempting to regulate health claims, as …


Report On 'Equivalency' Under The Iuu Regulation 1005/2008, Jo-Anne Mccrea, Quentin Hanich, Martin Tsamenyi Mar 2013

Report On 'Equivalency' Under The Iuu Regulation 1005/2008, Jo-Anne Mccrea, Quentin Hanich, Martin Tsamenyi

Professor Ben M Tsamenyi

This report has been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) to assist in the preparation of a submission to the European Commission regarding the application of its IUU Regulation 1005/2008 to Australia. The draft report provides information to support the Australian position that the current systems are equivalent, in terms of their ability to manage IUU fishing, to those applied under the IUU Regulation.


Discussion Paper: Australia's Ability To Meet The Requirements Of European Commission Regulation No. 1005/2008 'Establishing A Community System To Prevent, Deter And Eliminate Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing, Jo-Anne Mccrea, Quentin Hanich, Martin Tsamenyi Mar 2013

Discussion Paper: Australia's Ability To Meet The Requirements Of European Commission Regulation No. 1005/2008 'Establishing A Community System To Prevent, Deter And Eliminate Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing, Jo-Anne Mccrea, Quentin Hanich, Martin Tsamenyi

Professor Ben M Tsamenyi

On 29 September 2008, the European Commission (EC) passed Regulation 1005/2008 ‘establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing’ (the EC IUU Regulation). The Regulation will come into force on 1 January 2010. The Regulation has the following major implications for the Australian seafood export industry: a. All consignments of wild caught fish and fish product (with exceptions) will be prohibited from being imported into European Union Member States, unless a catch certificate accompanies them. The catch certificate must contains the harvest details of the fish (e.g. vessel and master’s name and number, fishing …