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in this
month's headlines ...
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USDA Clips
Wings of Misleading Language on Organic Packaging
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The USDA announced to industry stakeholders that
it would rein-in misleading language on organic packaging that all
too often has been suspected of confusing consumers. Specifically,
the agency addressed companies marketing food products that have
the word "organic" or "organics" in their
brand-name.
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Nutrition
Facts Overhaul a Missed Chance to Label Phosphorus
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The FDA's proposed revamp of the Nutrition Facts panel
misses a public health opportunity to mandate disclosure of
phosphorus content on nutrition labels, despite the micronutrient's
association with adverse outcomes among kidney patients and growing
evidence linking it to health problems in healthy people, claims
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Foods Labeled
Gluten-Free Must Now Meet FDA's Definition
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As of August 5, 2014, all foods labeled gluten-free
must meet all requirements of the gluten-free labeling final rule
published in August 2013.
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 With the definition
of health and wellness broadening, the concept of clean-label
formulating continues to grow in popularity among food formulators.
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RD: 'Natural'
Claim Tarnished, But Still Meaningful
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Despite the legal hot
water in which many manufacturers and retailers have found
themselves in recent months over "natural" and its
growing list of synonyms, the term likely won't disappear from
food and beverage product labels any time soon ...
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