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USDA Announces 5 New Members to Organic Standards Board
Yesterday, USDA announced the appointment of five new members to its National Organic Standards Board. Check out the details from S. Clapp: The 15-member NOSB, which is currently holding its fall meeting in Savannah, Ga. (see FCNNov. 25, 2011, Page 19), … Continue reading
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Food Stamps reach all time High
This week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the number of people using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also called Food Stamps, hit an all-time high in August (the last month which data was available). the … Continue reading
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Interagency Working Group Releases Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Guidelines on Marketing to Kids
Today the Interagency Working Group released the highly anticipated preliminary proposed nutrition guidelines on marketing food and beverages to children. Vitamin M reminder: Congress directed four federal agencies including the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for … Continue reading
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Study: Organics carry health halo
A new study involving 144 people were presented with chocolate sandwich cookies, plain yogurt and potato chips, each in two varieties — “conventional” or “organic.” In reality, there was no difference between the food pairs; everything was organic. Participants used … Continue reading
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Former Ag & HHS Secretaries Begin Nutrition & Physical Activity Initiative
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) launched its newest project, the Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative at their headquarters in Washington, D.C last week. The initiative co-chaired by Secretaries of Agriculture Dan Glickman and Ann M. Veneman and former Secretaries of … Continue reading
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Update: Taco Bell responds to beef criticism
Taco Bell is fighting back against the lawsuit over their beef with new ads. The lawsuit by a customer contests that their beef doesn’t meet the stands to be labeled beef because the majority of the meat mixture used in … Continue reading
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Sodium Comment Period Expended
Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced it is extending the comment period for sodium. According to the Federal Register: The comment period will be expanded to January 27, 2012, for … Continue reading →
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