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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to summer, and June's Label Alert. Start the new
season with the latest industry news, and take advantage of big
savings on PLC's Generic Label Audit. Happy reading!
| USDA Announces
New Performance Standards for Salmonella and
Campylobacter |
Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new performance standards to
reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in young chickens
(broilers) and turkeys, fulfilling another key recommendation
of the President's Food Safety Working Group. Read
on...
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| Food Companies
Pledge to Cut 1.5 Trillion Calories |
Sixteen food
companies have pledged to cut 1.5 trillion calories from the
food supply by 2015, as part of the Healthy Weight Commitment
Foundation's stated effort to tackle obesity. Read
on...
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| USDA Names
Members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological
Criteria for Foods |
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Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed nine new members and 10
returning members to the National Advisory Committee on
Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) who will serve as
scientific experts representing disciplines related to health
and food safety issues. Read
on...
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| Trans Fat
Switch-out Has Not Caused Sat Fat Surge |
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Fears that
saturated fat content of foods would skyrocket as
manufacturers switched out trans fats have proved to be
unfounded, according to a new study published in the New
England Journal of Medicine. Read
on...
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| Healthy School
Lunch Efforts Face Daunting Hurdles |
Los Angeles
Unified School District is an anti-junk- food pioneer, but the
obstacles it faces show how difficult it is to change habits
shaped by decades of unhealthy eating promoted by the mammoth
fast-food industry. Read
on...
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| A Symphony of
Spice |
Flavor balance
in foods leads to a more-exciting, satisfying flavor profile
and, hopefully, a more- pleasurable, memorable eating
experience. Achieving the right flavor balance can be
accomplished through creating layers of flavor that hit the
palate at different times in different ways, creating
excitement and delivering eating satisfaction. Read
on...
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| 40% off Generic
Label Audit |
 Schedule a
Generic Label Audit by June 30 and save 40%!
USDA
elimination of prior label approval puts the burden of
compliance on industry's shoulders. PLC offers an auditing
service to help ensure your generic labels are accurate, and
labeling practices efficient. PLC's audit experts:
- Review your labels for compliance & accuracy,
identify non-compliant labels
- Review your documentation and record-keeping practices
- Provide a detailed action plan identifying problems and
suggesting solutions
- Share expertise and labeling techniques with your staff
Contact Pat at Prime Label before June 30 for
details.
Find out more....
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