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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the New
Year, and January's Label Alert. In addition to the news roundup,
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nutrition labeling training tools. In the headlines, Vilsack to head
USDA, wellness foods hot for 2009, ready-to-eat meals gain
popularity, FDA chief to step down, top food safety stories of 2008,
and the nuances of beef labels. Get back into the workaday groove
this new year with the latest food industry highlights!
| Iowa Gov.
Vilsack Tapped by Obama to Run USDA |
President-elect
Barack Obama's pick to head the Agriculture Department is
expected to push Obama's pledge to trim wasteful farm
subsidies, an elusive goal that has confounded President Bush
and scores of lawmakers. Read
on...
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| Wellness Foods:
Products to Watch in 2009 |
The move to
create foods that are "be all-end all" products combining
multiple ingredients for health is part of the encroaching
convergence of marketing for a number of health benefits and
conditions. A rush of products typifying this trend have been
marketed during the past year or so and serve as indicators
for the direction new products will take in 2009 and beyond.
Here are some examples. Read
on...
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| Ready-to-Eat
Segment Buoyed by Retailers |
Retailers are
increasingly providing ready-to-eat meals to US consumers,
representing growing opportunities for manufacturers to cater
for hot and cold convenience products, says a new report. Read
on...
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| FDA Chief to
Leave Post When Obama Takes Office |
U.S. Food and
Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach has
told staff he will leave the agency on January 20, the day
Barack Obama becomes president. Read
on...
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| 2008 Round Up:
Most Popular Food Safety Stories |
FoodProductionDaily's
review of the articles that sparked most interest in you the
readers continues today with the most viewed pieces in the
food safety area. Read
on...
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| Shopping For
Beef: Understanding The Label |
Do you know the
wealth of information that's listed on the beef packages in
your supermarket? It's all there if you just take a few
moments to take a closer look at the small print. The meat
package label identifies the kind of beef, the wholesale cut
name and the retail cut name. It also includes the weight,
price per pound, total price, sell-by date and safe handling
instructions. Read
on...
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