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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the March
Label Alert. This month, keep on top of the latest industry news,
and take advantage of big savings on foodCompliance.com. In the
headlines: Vilsack calls for stricter food labels, sneak peek at
healthy eating trends, US food outlook pessimistic, Merrigan tapped
as Deputy Ag Sec, and how the stimulus bill impacts food. So grab
some coffee and relax for a few moments with Label Alert!
| Vilsack Calls
for Stricter Food Labels |
The Obama
administration is calling for stricter labels on fresh meat
and other foods that would show more clearly where an animal
or food came from. Read
on...
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| Sneak Peek at
Healthy Eating Trends |
"Healthy Eating
Trends 2009," a new syndicated study by The Hartman Group, is
set for release in the spring. It is said to answer questions
about who is eating healthier, where they are doing it, when
they are doing it, and why they are doing it. Read
on...
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| US Food Sector
Outlook is 'Pessimistic', Say Analysts |
The US food
industry faces a negative and worsening outlook, with falling
demand for key brands and bankruptcies predicted by Moody's.
Read
on...
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| Merrigan
Nominated Deputy Secretary of Agriculture |
President
Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Kathleen A.
Merrigan to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Merrigan
currently is an assistant professor and Director of the
Agriculture, Food and Environment M.S. and Ph.D. Program at
the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts
University, Boston. Read
on...
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| How the US
Stimulus Bill Impacts Food: Part I |
The economic
stimulus bill signed last week by President Obama is expected
to promote food production and consumption through its
provision for a nutrition supplementation program, according
to an expert on food legislation. Read
on...
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| How the US
Stimulus Bill Impacts Food: Part II |
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Indirect
benefits of the economic stimulus bill signed by President
Obama earlier this month are set to filter through to
manufacturers of food, beverage and supplement products -
especially the smaller players. Read
on...
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