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| Private Label
Sector Achieved All-Time High in 2009 |
The private
label sector reached all-time highs in terms of sales volumes,
revenue and market share last year, according to new figures
from the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). Read
on...
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| FDA Urges
Phasing Out of Antibiotics in Meat |
The US Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) has produced draft guidelines for
reducing the use of growth-promoting antibiotic drugs for
meat-producing animals, saying it contributes to drug
resistance in humans. Read
on...
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| FSIS, FDA, and
CDC Measure Progress on Food Safety |
FSIS, HHS, FDA
and CDC took another step in the agencies' collaborative
efforts to measure progress in reducing illness, harm, and
death from contaminated food by announcing two joint public
meetings to hear stakeholder presentations on measuring
progress on food safety. Read
on...
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| US to Resume
Poultry Exports to Russia |
United States
Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack welcomed the announcement that the United States and
Russia have reached an agreement to permit the resumption of
U.S. poultry exports to Russia. Read
on...
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| CDC Finds 90%
of Americans Consume Too Much Sodium |
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Ninety percent
of Americans consume more that the recommended daily amount of
sodium, according to new figures published by CDC. The CDC
estimates that 77 percent of sodium in the American diet comes
from processed foods - with most of it in foods that may not
taste salty. Read
on...
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| Reducing
Sodium, Maintaining Flavor and
Functionality |
According to an
April 2010 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM),
"Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States," the
average American consumes about 50% more sodium than
recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Read
on...
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