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| U.S., Canadian
and Mexican Meat Organizations Seek Injunction Against
COOL |
Nine
organizations representing the U.S., Canadian and Mexican meat
and livestock industries on July 26 asked the U.S. District
Court for the District of Columbia to grant a preliminary
injunction against country-of-origin labeling. Read
on...
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| Groups to Cross
Borders with Gluten-Free Certification
Program |
The National
Foundation for Celiac Awareness ... has formed an alliance
with the Canadian Celiac Association to launch the first
gluten-free certification program endorsed in both the United
States and Canada. Read
on...
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| Pressure Builds
on FDA to Determine Whether GMOs Belong in 'Natural' Products
as Second Lawsuit is Stayed Pending Action by the
FDA |
A week after
California judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers put a class action
lawsuit (Cox vs Gruma Corp) on ice for six months to let the
FDA determine whether GMOs belong in foods marketed as
'natural', a judge in Colorado has followed her lead in a
similar case vs General Mills. Read
on...
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| HHS, USDA and
the Food Industry Welcome New Guidelines Promoting
Industry |
Health and
Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack commended the Council to Improve
Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) for the new CIFOR
Foodborne Illness Response Guidelines for Owners, Operators
and Managers of Food Establishments. Read
on...
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| Consumers
Driving More Product Formulations |
A move to
high-fiber, gluten-free and easily understood foods continues
to influence the food industry in summer 2013, according to
new consumer insights by Didion Milling. Read
on...
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| New FDA
Proposals Focus on Imported Foods and Third-Party
Auditors |
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The Food and
Drug Administration introduced two proposed rules governing
imported foods on July 26. The proposals would make importers
accountable for verifying their foreign suppliers are working
under prevention-oriented food safety practices. The agency
also proposed to strengthen the quality and transparency of
foreign food safety audits .... Read
on...
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