Dear Colleague,
Welcome to summer,
and June's Label Alert ... start the new season with the latest
industry news. And now is the perfect time to schedule a PLC audit
of your labeling records, and save 10%. Happy reading!
Natural &
Clean Label Trends 2013 |
Recent data
from Symphony Consulting (click here ), shows that while US
retail sales of products making 'natural' claims still grew in
2012, the pace of that growth slowed noticeably compared with
the 2009-11 period. Read
on...
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Chinese Meat
Processor to Buy US Pork Giant |
China's largest
meat processing company has announced plans to buy out US pork
producer Smithfield Foods for approximately US$4.7bn. Read
on...
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FDA Releases
New Tool to Help Prevent Intentional Food
Contamination |
FDA released a
new tool to help bolster the food industry's defense measures
against an act of intentional food contamination. The Food
Defense Plan Builder is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software
program designed to help owners and operators of food
facilities develop customized plans to minimize the risk of
intentional contamination at their individual food
facilities.
Read on...
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Five New
Technologies for Inspection |
Lab testing
will always be the gold standard in food inspection, but
rising throughput rates are leading to more quality assurance
at the point of production. Read
on...
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Introduction of
New Food Products With Voluntary Health- and Nutrition-Related
Claims, 1989-2010 |
New food
labeling regulations and new diet and nutrition information
can affect food companies' use of health- and
nutrition-related claims. This report examines the use of
these claims from 1989 to 2010. Read
on...
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Referring
'Natural' Claims Issue to FDA Would Be 'Futile' Says Judge in
Suit vs General Mills |
In an order
that will be read carefully by those following 'natural'
labeling lawsuits, a California judge has rejected an argument
routinely made by defendants - that the FDA has primary
jurisdiction when it comes to judging whether 'natural' claims
are deceptive. Read
on...
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