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 Mar. 7, 2012 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Food safety battle rages over funding Western Farm Press U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is warning the food industry that foodborne illnesses threaten their operations because the public reacts negatively to outbreaks of food-related health issues. More Share this article >     Election year complicates farm bill's fate Philadelphia Inquirer On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will convene its third hearing in the nation's capital on the federal 2012 farm bill. Should you care? More Share this article >     Trucker fatigue rule faces detour through courts POLITICO Nobody is happy with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new rule governing how long truckers can drive and when they must rest. A safety group has gone to court against the agency, calling the rule too lax, while the trucking industry has filed a suit calling it too strict. And both sides point to the same data to back their claims. More Share this article >     Romney's rivals have scant hope of closing the delegate gap The Washington Post Though Mitt Romney's opponents continue to insist there is a road to the Republican presidential nomination for them after the Super Tuesday contests, the arithmetic suggests otherwise. Related article: Romney raises $11.5 million in February (POLITICO) More Share this article >     Ohio win boosts Rob Portman as Mitt Romney VP choice POLITICO The mood at Mitt Romney's victory party at a slightly dive-like local bar and grill, Jimmy V's, wavered through the evening, as early reports from smaller rural counties gave Rick Santorum a lead with more than half of the votes counted. More Share this article >     Obama campaign: Long GOP primary hurts president's fundraising The Hill President Barack Obama's re-election campaign said Wednesday the prolonged Republican primary is hurting its fundraising. Obama's campaign team said the GOP fight in general is good for Obama, but chief strategist David Axelrod said it isn't the best for filling Obama's coffers. More Share this article >     Highway bill fails to clear hurdle in Senate The Associated Press via Minnesota Public Radio Lawmakers are under pressure to find a way to keep federal aid flowing to highway and transit programs beyond the end of this month after a transportation bill failed Tuesday to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate. More Share this article >     NACMPI to discuss HIMP poultry inspection expansion USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has set a March 21 meeting for the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection to discuss the proposal to expand its HACCP-based Inspection Models Project. More Share this article >     FSIS offers advice in choosing third-party lab testing facilities Office of the Federal Register USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has developed guidelines for meat, poultry and egg processors to use when selecting commercial or private microbiological testing labs in order to get accurate, reliable results. More Share this article >     FDA issues guidance on Salmonella testing in food, animal feed Office of the Federal Register The Food and Drug Administration has issued new guidance for all companies in the supply chain for human food or animal food, addressing testing procedures for Salmonella species. More Share this article >     Truckload Carriers Association backs mandatory speed limiters Truckinginfo The Truckload Carriers Association board of directors this week approved a policy supporting a federal mandate of speed limiters on commercial trucks that would not allow them to exceed 65 mph. More Share this article >     EU requires additional residue testing for meat, poultry USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service The European Union has implemented additional screening requirements for meat and poultry products being exported to any EU member state. Residue testing will focus on various chemicals — including ractopamine — in a range of meat and poultry. More Share this article >     Russia to ban cattle imports from all EU states BioScholar Russia's food safety and sanitary watchdog will ban cattle imports from all EU countries from March 20 following the spread of the Schmallenberg and Bluetongue viruses. More Share this article >     From Concept to Consumer! Move your product from the shelf to the cart with graphics that sell! Let Western Concord contribute to your sales efforts with vivid colors and higher resolution images! Western Concord knows how to utilize its’ 10 color capability to help bring your package to life! 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Store brands soon might not be so cheap, though: Those goods could increase in price to compensate for the costs of packaging and improvements, said Sue Perry, the deputy editor at "ShopSmart Magazine." More Share this article >     FDA to decide BPA ban in food packaging by end of March FBR The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to ban the use of Bisphenol-A in all food packaging by March 31. More Share this article >     ConAgra Foods completes purchase of Del Monte Canada 4-traders ConAgra Foods Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of Del Monte Canada, based in Toronto, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. The purchase includes Del Monte branded packaged fruit, fruit snacks and vegetable products in Canada. More Share this article >     White Castle, Wal-Mart to give away 10,000 burgers CSP Daily News White Castle Food Products LLC is teaming up with Wal-Mart to bring the Original White Castle Slider to Panama City Beach, Fla., during spring break, hosting a one-day giveaway of 10,000 burgers March 10. More Share this article >     Vegetarian food pioneer launches urban gardening campaign PR Newswire via MarketWatch Refrigerated meat alternatives leader Lightlife® and the nonprofit organization Urban Farming have teamed up in an effort to build healthier communities and end hunger by helping people become self-sustainable through the simple act of gardening. More Share this article >     Tyson Prepared Foods recalls misbranded pizza toppings USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Tyson Prepared Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 12,060 pounds of pizza topping products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. More Share this article >     UK's 2 Sisters adds to frozen pizza range as sales slump just-food U.K.-based 2 Sisters Food Group has launched a "light" Goodfella's pizza as it looks to arrest a slump in the brand's sales during the past year. More Share this article >     Mayor's frozen food collection warms hearts Daily Herald The Midwest Frozen & Refrigerated Food Association organized a frozen food giveaway race as part of National Frozen Food Month, allowing the mayor of Naperville, Ill., to race the clock in gathering free items for a local food pantry. More Share this article >     Food production operations waking up to breakfast trends Food Processing Why should a plant manager care about the trendy new food he saw on a cable show last night? Because it could end up in the R&D lab tomorrow and in his own plant's machinery shortly thereafter. 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