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FDA Defines
"Gluten-Free" |
The FDA has issued a final rule
defining gluten-free for voluntary food and
beverage labeling. In order to use the term on
its label, a food must meet all of the
requirements of the definition, including that
the food must contain less than 20 parts per
million of gluten ...
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What Should the Criteria be for Whole
Grain Labeling
Statements? |
 In 2006, the
FDA issued draft guidance designed to
ensure food manufacturers were all singing from
the same hymn sheet when making whole grain
labeling statements. Seven years later, we are
still waiting for the finalized guidance, and
comments to the FDA docket show that key
stakeholders are not on the same page.
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Groups Petition Court for Permission to
Defend COOL |
Four groups representing farmers, ranchers,
rural communities and consumers filed court
papers on Aug. 23 asking permission to defend
mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) from
a lawsuit filed by the meat industry.
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Schools Promoting Healthier Foods, CDC
Finds |
 An
increasing number of school districts are
promoting nutritious foods and cutting out the
junk, according to a comprehensive study from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
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FSIS Makes Changes to Salmonella
Verification
Program |
 FSIS
published a request for comments regarding
changes to its procedures for the Salmonella
verification sampling program of raw beef
products. FSIS will begin analyzing all raw beef
samples for Salmonella that it collects for
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
analysis ....
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