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!
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...
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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...
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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...
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FDA Must Define
'Natural' Soon |
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...
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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...
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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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