| 
        
         
          |   
          
           
            | 
            in this month's headlines ... |  
            |  |      
          
           
            | 
            
            2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Submits
            Report |    
          
           
            |  As has been expected,
            committee recommendations for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for
            Americans will set off contentious debate over their warnings about
            meat and added sugars, their recommendations that eggs and coffee
            are OK and that the environmental impact of food should be
            considered when choosing foods.
 Read on... |      
          
           
            | 
 From the
            implementation of cross-agency working group findings to the
            introduction of new and innovative food safety policies and
            sampling techniques, in fiscal year (FY) 2014 FSIS made significant
            progress toward modernization. Read on... |    
          
           
            | 
            Renewed School Food Fight Looming on the Horizon |    
          
           
            |  The School Nutrition
            Association on Jan. 29 issued its 2015 Position Paper. The position
            paper indicated the S.N.A. will continue to urge Congress and the
            Obama administration to modify requirements relating to servings of
            fruits and vegetables and whole grain-rich foods as contained in
            the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 ...
 Read on... |    
          
           
            | 
            FDA Looks to Develop Improved Method For Attributing
            Foodborne Illness |    
          
           
            | 
 FDA, FSIS and
            the CDC met to update stakeholders on their efforts to improve
            foodborne illness source attribution.The federal agencies have been
            collaborating on ways to better analyze outbreak data to determine
            which foods are responsible for illnesses related to four major
            foodborne bacteria and have since released a report on the new
            method. Read on... |    
          
           
            | 
            
            Scientific
            Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee  |    
          
           
            | 
 The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
            (Committee) submitted the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary
            Guidelines Advisory Committee (Advisory Report) to the Secretaries
            of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
            U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in February 2015. The purpose
            of the Advisory Report is to inform the Federal government of
            current scientific evidence on topics related to diet, nutrition,
            and health. Read on... |    
          
           
            | 
            
            Career Corner:
            Smithfield-Farmland Job Listing  |    
          
           
            |  Labeling Coordinator
 Smithfield
            Farmland is looking for a labeling coordinator to verify and
            coordinate USDA / generic approvals of food label information. They
            are looking for an applicant with attention to detail, strong
            communication skills and a passion for food labeling and
            compliance.  Read on ... |  |  | 
        
         
          |   
          
           
            | FFRC Add-on Seminars:  $75 Discount |    
          
           
            | 
             Sunday April 26
 |                    |    |