This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Click here to advertise in this news brief.   Mobile version   RSS   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive   Media Kit Jan. 30, 2012 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Food groups urge administration to reject new food taxes Business Wire via MarketWatch The American Frozen Food Institute and a coalition of more than 30 food groups today urged senior administration leaders to develop a fiscal year 2013 budget request that fully funds U.S. Food and Drug Administration food safety programs without saddling consumers and food makers with burdensome new taxes or fees. More Share this article >     FDA seizes nearly 14 percent of imported orange juice Los Angeles Times Nearly 14 percent of orange juice imported to the U.S. since early January has been seized by the Food and Drug Administration because it contained trace amounts of a fungicide, carbendazim, according to the agency. More Share this article >     FSMA means updates for trucking industry Food Safety News The trucking industry is gearing up to invest in new technologies and tighten shipping procedures in order to meet the Obama administration's new food safety regulations. Editor's note: Join the American Frozen Food Institute and the Global Cold Chain Alliance for the Food Logistics Forum June 3-5 in New Orleans and learn the latest logistics trends from a distinguished roster of industry speakers. To learn more, click here. More Share this article >     Obama: The most polarizing president — ever The Washington Post President Barack Obama ran — and won — in 2008 on the idea of uniting the country. But each of his first three years in office has marked historic highs in political polarization, with Democrats largely approving of him and Republicans deeply disapproving. More Share this article >     Poll: Romney surges in Florida; Gingrich looks ahead The Washington Post Mitt Romney opened a double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich in a new poll ahead of Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, but the Gingrich campaign insisted the former House speaker is staying in the GOP nomination race for the long haul and remains the only conservative able to beat President Barack Obama in November. More Share this article >     Super PACs target congressional races The Washington Post The powerful political groups known as super PACs, whose heavy spending has become a significant factor in the presidential race, also are beginning to play a role in congressional races throughout the country. More Share this article >     Gingrich predicts 'straight-out contest' for months The Wall Street Journal A pugnacious Newt Gingrich reiterated his intention to stay in the Republican presidential primary "all the way to the convention," telling reporters Sunday morning that he believed "this is going to be a straight-out contest for the next four or five months" between him and Mitt Romney. More Share this article >     Food stamp bills seek to restrict junk food Los Angeles Times Florida legislation is the latest to prohibit shoppers from buying "nonstaple, unhealthy foods" with federal aid. It's a trend driven by health concerns but also by tight budgets. More Share this article >     FSIS will set its sights on mechanically separated chicken meatingplace Meatingplace has learned USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service plans to target mechanically separated poultry in its efforts to control the spread of Salmonella. More Share this article >     New York bill seeks 17 percent hike in state's minimum wage The New York Times New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, is introducing a bill to raise the state's minimum wage to $8.50 per hour, a 17 percent increase over the current rate. The bill also calls for the minimum wage to be adjusted every year for inflation. More Share this article >     Kansas asks DHS to OK undocumented immigrant farm labor The Daily Caller Faced with a shortage of hired hands, Kansas ranchers and farmers are appealing to their state's secretary of agriculture for a solution. And he says he has one: hiring undocumented immigrants. It's an idea that's unorthodox enough to turn heads but practical enough to justify a series of meetings with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. More Share this article >     EPA penalty system allows some to exceed emission standards Office of the Federal Register The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an interim final rule allowing makers of some heavy heavy-duty diesel engines to pay a penalty and be exempt from emission standards. EPA is issuing a similar proposed rule for makers of heavy-duty diesel engines. More Share this article >     Differences over meat threaten US-Philippines trade Philippine Daily Inquirer American meat associations are said to be preparing a petition to exclude the Philippines from the list of developing countries benefiting from duty-free shipments of selected products to the United States. More Share this article >     China: High failure rate on food and packaging inspections Packaging Digest AsiaInspection figures show in 2011, 51 percent of food inspections conducted in China failed, while food packaging inspections ended the year with a failure rate of 57 percent. More Share this article >     Convert Pallet into Carton Flow Span-Track carton flow track by UNEX ‘drops-in’ to any new or existing pallet rack structure. Span-Track’s full width roller provides more contact surface than any other carton flow. Product tested for durability within Freezer environments to deliver superior flow with product always at the pick point. Request a free sample … CUSTOMER DRIVEN GOALS...GUARANTEED SATISFACTION The warehousing and distribution professionals of Interstate Cold Storage, Inc. treat you and your products to a world of cost effective, customized, door-to-door refrigerated services. 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More Share this article >     Wendy's reports strongest sales growth since 2004 Business Wire via MarketWatch The Wendy's Co. today reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Jan. 1, highlighted by the strongest same-store sales growth since 2004. More Share this article >     Birds Eye shifts marketing to highlight frozen food benefits MarketingWeek Birds Eye is using consumer data to shift from product-based to occasion-based marketing in a bid to change consumer perceptions of the frozen food sector. More Share this article >     Meat processor going out of business after 122 years Hartford Courant Grote & Weigel has called itself one of the oldest meat companies in the U.S., but the longtime New England staple of sausages, hot dogs and delicatessen favorites apparently is closing. The company, founded in 1890, isn't commenting, but an auction is scheduled for the property and equipment. More Share this article >     Insight: The great northern migration — of US cattle Reuters As the worst drought in a century stretches into its second year, Texas ranchers are herding their animals in record numbers to points north, in search of grazing land that is not parched — a shift that is fueling a dramatic economic and cultural reshaping of the U.S. livestock industry. More Share this article >     Advances on interventions for beef processing meatingplace The need to control bacteria on the surface of fresh meat is becoming increasingly important — particularly because recent events have proven that relying on carcass interventions as the primary method of pathogen control may be inadequate in some systems. More Share this article >     Food fraud: Greater public health risk than pathogens? Food Production Daily Criminality, the global supply chain and the unpredictable nature of food adulteration for financial gain can pose a greater public health risk than traditional safety threats such as pathogen contamination, according to new research. More Share this article >     Sara Lee closing Mississippi plant WTVA-TV Sara Lee announced Thursday that its manufacturing plant in Shannon, Miss., will shut down for good March 30, ending more than 150 jobs. More Share this article >     More than a ton of beef recalled because of label mix-up USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Minnesota's J&B Group Inc. is recalling more than 2,600 pounds of beef sirloin products after the wrong ingredient statement was entered into the company's labeling system. Editor's note: Members of the American Frozen Food Institute have access to AFFI's unique Product Recall Insurance Program. Ensure you're protected during a food safety crisis using AFFI's one-of-a-kind program. For more information, please click here. More Share this article >     Frozen pancakes recalled on undeclared allergen U.S. Food and Drug Administration Pinnacle Foods Group LLC is recalling certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes because the product may contain soy protein, an undeclared allergen. More Share this article >     Salad recalled for possible Listeria contamination USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service 18th Street Deli Inc., a Hamtramck, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 118 pounds of julienne salad products with turkey, ham and hard-boiled eggs because of possible Listeria contamination. More Share this article >     Vietnam set to be largest seafood exporter in the world Saigon GP Daily Although exports of aqua products faced many difficulties in 2011, export revenues touched $6.1 billion, ranking Vietnam at fourth place in aqua exports as the country expects to reach $6.5 billion this year to become the largest seafood exporter globally. 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