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| Industry Backs
off Food Labels after FDA Criticism |
A food industry
group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition
labeling program after federal regulators said such systems
may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said. Read
on...
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| China Agrees to
Reopen Market to U.S. Pork |
China agreed on
October 29 to reopen its market to U.S. pork and live swine at
the 20th session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on
Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Hangzhou, China. Read
on...
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| US Government
and Trade Body Clash on E-beam Debate |
A four-year
campaign by the American Meat Institute (AMI) to have electron
beam technology approved as a processing aid appears no nearer
resolution after the government and the group disagreed over
progress on the issue. Read
on...
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| FDA Chief Calls
for Stronger Food Safety Bill |
A bill to
overhaul the food safety system needs to be stronger and
incorporate more funding, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told a Senate committee hearing.
Read
on...
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| American Meat
Institute Elects New Officers |
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AMI elected the
six officers that will guide the organization through the next
year. The election was held at AMI's Annual Business Meeting
during the Worldwide Food Expo, Oct. 28-31, at McCormick Place
in Chicago, Ill. Read
on...
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| Tackling E.coli
- Legislation or Self-Regulation? |
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Everybody wants
food to be safe - but the recent slugging match over how best
to protect US consumers from E.coli-tainted meat highlights
whether legislation or self-regulation is the answer to
mending the country's flawed safety system. Read
on...
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Annual Conference |
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*Registration and full payment required by December 31. Visit
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