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Prime Label's Monthly e-Newsletter July 2013

Dear Colleague,

Welcome to July's Label Alert. Ease into your workday with a little topical reading, plus, take advantage of 50% off PLC's NFP development service. We hope you enjoy this edition of Label Alert!

in this issue . . .
  • Where do Your Products Sit in the Clean Label Hierarchy?
  • FSIS Proposes New Labeling Rules for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products
  • Smithfield Sale Raises Concerns Over US Food Security
  • FDA Must Define 'Natural' Soon
  • USDA OKs Application to Slaughter Horses For Meat, Lawsuit Coming
  • Counterintuitive? Healthy Snack Reformulation Claims are Decreasing, Mintel

  • Where do Your Products Sit in the Clean Label Hierarchy?

    If it sounds like a 'chemical', or isn't in the kitchen cupboard, shoppers may regard it with suspicion. But which ingredients are 'acceptable' to today's consumers, which are to be avoided, and who decides? Read on...


    FSIS Proposes New Labeling Rules for Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products

    USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing new requirements for labeling beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, including adding new cooking instructions, so that consumers can safely enjoy these products. Read more: Read on...


    Smithfield Sale Raises Concerns Over US Food Security

    Members of the US Senate Agriculture Committee have called on the government to include food supply and safety experts in the review of the sale of pork processor Smithfield to Chinese company Shuanghui. Read on...


    FDA Must Define 'Natural' Soon
    Food Product Design

    Fifty different state laws on labeling natural and genetically modified foods would harm us all. No federal regulations currently exist to govern the labeling of [these] products. Read on...


    USDA OKs Application to Slaughter Horses For Meat, Lawsuit Coming

    A New Mexico business has overcome a major obstacle to slaughtering horses for meat that could be consumed by humans in a case that will face a legal challenge from groups including the Humane Society of the United States. Read on...


    Counterintuitive? Healthy Snack Reformulation Claims are Decreasing, Mintel

    Claims like low sodium, low fat and low calorie on snacks are decreasing which seems counterintuitive given action is being taken by manufacturers, said the director of innovation and insights at Mintel. Read on...


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