The other rule sets out guidelines for "preventive controls for human food" and would require companies to have plans for foodborne illnesses.

CNN: New FDA rules target foodborne illnesses

The FDA's release of guidelines for the cheaper drugs sets out a series of steps that companies must comply with.

WSJ: FDA Sets Path for Biotech Drug Copies

The paper - published by the Commission in February 2011 and known as "Horizon 2020" - sets out ways to give research and innovation priority in the EU's future funding guidelines, known as the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF).

BBC: MEPs welcome Commission paper on research funding