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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to November's
Label Alert. This month's edition features great savings on early
conference registration--scheduled topics include: USDA/FSIS
regulatory & labeling update, new front-of-the-package labeling,
COOL update, and Federal nutrition policies that support education,
research, and promotion--so take advantage of this early bird
discount offered exclusively to Label Alert subscribers! In the
news, hopes for a new standard labeling program, Smithfield sells
beef operation to JBS, GAO report critical of FDA on labeling
efforts, restaurants prepare for new menu requirements, USDA awards
millions to improve food safety, and food now gets a label of
origin. Enjoy!
| Hopes for New
Labeling Program to Become Industry
Standard |
A new food
labeling system has been introduced by a coalition of food
manufacturers, which aims to bring clarity and consistency to
the market, as industry-wide consensus is still lacking. Read
on...
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| Smithfield
Completes Sale of Beef Operation to JBS |
Smithfield
Foods has announced the sale of its beef business to Brazilian
beef company JBS SA. The deal, worth $565m, received clearance
by regulators earlier this week, with the US Department of
Justice (DOJ) saying it would not challenge the merger. Read
on...
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| GAO Says FDA
Fails to Ensure Accuracy and Truthfulness of Food
Labels |
A new report
from the Government Accountability Office gives federal food
regulators failing marks when it comes to preventing false and
misleading labeling. Read
on...
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| WSJ:
Restaurants Prep For Rules On Menu Data |
While federal
menu-labeling standards would unify a hodgepodge of local and
state ordinances, restaurant operators will confront issues
including costs associated with redesign and installation,
overcrowded menu listings and customers coming face-to-face
with their caloric intake before ordering. Read
on...
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| USDA Awards
More Than $13 Million to Improve Food
Safety |
Agriculture
Secretary Ed Schafer today announced $13.8 million awarded to
support research, education and outreach for food safety. USDA
awarded the grants in 19 states through the National
Integrated Food Safety Initiative. Read
on...
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| Food Now Gets
Label of Origin |
Coming soon to
an apple, a pound of hamburger or a head of lettuce near you
will be a label that says what country the item came from. Read
on...
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