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Greetings from Label
Alert! We're pleased to be your source for timely and interesting
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IFT Expo, tricky trans fats labeling, FDA seeks more funding for
food safety, Nestle and junk food advertising, Tyson sues USDA over
antiobiotic-free labeling, and the effect of food safety fears on
consumer habits. Happy reading!
| Food Industry
Gathers for Annual IFT Expo |
Experts have
gathered for the Institute of Food Technologist 2008 Annual
Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans to share research and
discuss the current status of food science and technology. Read
on...
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| Trans Fat
Labeling Gets Tricky |
Nutrition Facts
panel makes it tough to make healthy choices ... a new study
suggests that the Nutrition Facts panel found on the side of
grocery store products does a poor job of getting that message
across to consumers. Read
on...
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| FDA Seeks
Increased Funding for Food Safety |
The White House
initially requested a Food and Drug Administration budget of
$2.4 billion for the 2009 fiscal year starting in October, a
5.7 percent increase over last year's budget. Read
on...
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| Nestle Opts Out
of US Initiative on Junk Food Advertising to
Kids |
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Nestle has been
criticized this week for failing to be part of an
industry-wide effort to limit junk food marketing to children.
Read
on...
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| Tyson Sues USDA
Over Antibiotic-Free Labeling |
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Tyson in a
lawsuit filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in
Washington D.C., called itself a "victim" of a flawed
regulatory process that misinterprets the meaning of the word
"raised" and haphazardly applies its standard among different
companies. Read
on...
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| Food Safety
Fears Transform Consumer Choices |
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Over half of
consumers have stopped eating certain foods, either
temporarily or permanently, as a direct result of food safety
fears, according to Deloitte. Read
on...
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