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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the August
Label Alert. This month's newsletter features savings on Prime
Label's Audit service. In the headlines: House passes landmark food
safety bill, USDA proposes biobased products label, starch in frozen
sauces, and manufacturers urged to list potassium and phosphates on
labels. Prime Label Consultants is pleased to provide you with this
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| House Passes
Landmark Food Safety Bill |
The US House of
Representatives passed a food safety bill that promises far
reaching reform of how food is processed and grown, intended
to boost food safety and consumer confidence. Read
on...
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| USDA Proposes
Biobased Product Consumer Label |
Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA is making it
easier for consumers to identify biobased products through the
release of its proposed BioPreferredSM labeling rule. Read
on...
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| Organic
Nutrition Review a Call for Stronger
Science |
A new review of
studies on the nutritional content of organic and conventional
produce has broadly concluded that there are no differences -
but the investigators raise big concerns over standard of the
science. Read
on...
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| Frozen Assets:
Starch in Frozen Sauces |
Starches have
long been used for textural assistance in sauces, but the
growing interest in frozen products has presented new
challenges for developers. Read
on...
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| Manufacturers
Urged to Detail Potassium and Phosphates on
Labels |
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Researchers
have urged food manufacturers to label additives in enhanced
meat products if they include potassium or phosphates due to
their potential risk to dialysis patients. Read
on...
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