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 Apr. 23, 2012 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Key FSMA rules languish at OMB months after deadline Food Safety News It has been well over a year since the monumental Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law, and so far implementation has been riddled with speed bumps, not to mention funding woes. Related articles: Inspection fees, other FSMA issues dominate meeting (Food Chemical News) Hamburg defends menu labeling, user fees at budget hearing (Food Chemical News) More Share this article >     Leahy urges passage of Food Safety Accountability Act VTDigger Following the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration that raw tuna from a California supplier has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., again is urging the House of Representatives to consider the Food Safety Accountability Act, a bill that will hold accountable those who knowingly violate food safety standards and place tainted food products on the market. More Share this article >     Is 'tuna scrape' the next 'pink slime'? Newser First came "pink slime," the processed beef too dubious even for McDonald's. Now "tuna scrape" might be poised to become the seafood equivalent. Related article: FDA's Hammond: On the trail of a Salmonella outbreak (FDA Voice) More Share this article >     Facing likability gap, Romney argues for competence The Hill Mitt Romney faces a huge likability gap against President Barack Obama — and that means he must turn the presidential election into a contest of policies, not personality. More Share this article >     Is tea party still relevant? The Washington Post Is the tea party breaking up? After playing a dominant role in a number of elections in 2010 — Christine O'Donnell, anyone? — there is growing evidence the power (and visibility) of the movement has faded. More Share this article >     McCaskill takes fight to super PACs as Missouri swings right The Washington Post As one of the U.S. Senate's most endangered Democratic incumbents, Missouri's Claire McCaskill knows she's a top target of the new conservative super PACs that have reordered the political landscape radically in 2012. More Share this article >     Freshmen face 2012 dilemma POLITICO House Republican freshmen swept into office on a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment, and they promised to rein in spending, repeal the health care law and get the excesses of Washington under control. But now they are the incumbents, spending hasn't exactly been reined in, the health care law is still in place (for now) and the Washington of 2012 operates a lot like the Washington of 2010, putting some of the freshmen in a tough spot when it comes to making their pitch to voters. More Share this article >     FSIS offers compliance guide for residue prevention, testing Office of the Federal Register In the Wednesday edition of the "Federal Register," USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service will release a compliance guide for preventing unapproved residues in livestock slaughter establishments. More Share this article >     Nanotechnology in food: FDA proposes rules for safety The Associated Press via The Huffington Post Regulators are proposing that food companies that want to use tiny engineered particles in their packaging may have to provide extra testing data to show the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration issued tentative guidelines Friday for food and cosmetic companies interested in using nanoparticles. More Share this article >     New study will eye indirect costs of school food program Federal Register USDA is beginning a new study, "School Foodservice Indirect Cost Study," to examine the extent to which school districts identify, treat and charge indirect costs attributable to their food service operations. More Share this article >     FMCSA withdraws sleep apnea proposal Truckinginfo The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration apparently jumped the gun with its Friday announcement that it proposed to adopt the recommendations of two advisory panels for tougher sleep apnea guidelines. More Share this article >     Panama Canal proposes July toll hikes Journal of Commerce The Panama Canal Authority board of directors late Friday approved a proposal to raise tolls on multiple vessel types, including container ships, in stages during the next two summers. More Share this article >     USDA allows more time for comment on poultry rules USDA Blog USDA on Thursday announced an extension to the public comment period for a proposed rule that would modernize the poultry slaughter inspection system. More Share this article >     Opinion: China food safety rumors getting out of hand Business Insider When you hear of bona fide food safety problems every day, you tend to jump on every rumor out there. But is China becoming too reactionary in its approach to food safety? More Share this article >     Opinion: Why Canadian bureaucrats stalled on HACCP Agri 007 In 1989, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was a world leader in studying the application of HACCP — Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points — in meatpacking plants. What happened? More Share this article >     Taiwan legislature to review draft acts related to US beef ban The China Post Taiwan's legislature will begin Monday another round of reviewing draft amendments to a food safety act related to lifting a ban on imports of U.S. beef containing the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine, a long-running row between the two countries. 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! MORE Need a quick start to freezing? 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Wal-Mart faces crisis in wake of Mexico bribery investigation The Washington Post An explosive investigation into bribery allegations in Wal-Mart's Mexico subsidiary has prompted something of an unexpected response: Many say the news is no surprise, because bribery simply is how business is done in Mexico. More Share this article >     How making food safe can harm wildlife and water NPR Environmental advocates say a single-minded focus on food safety has forced California's growers of salad greens to strip vegetation from around their fields, harming wildlife and polluting streams and rivers. More Share this article >     Misbranding forces recall of sausage products USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Old Style Sausage of Denver is recalling approximately 3,000 pounds of sausage products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. Editor's note: Members of the American Frozen Food Institute have access to AFFI's unique Product Recall Insurance Program. 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The company now expects its full-year earnings per share to be in the range of $3.18 to $3.30 per share. Overall, the company said the decline was driven by its European business, initial weak volume growth in some U.S. categories and the desire to continue to invest in future growth. More Share this article >     Yum brands, McDonald's see earnings spike Journal of Commerce A continuing Chinese love affair with American fast food is translating into solid earnings for Yum! Brands and McDonald's. Net income at Yum! Brands rose 73 percent year-over-year to $458 million, equal to 99 cents per share on the common stock, in the first quarter ended March 24. This compared with income of $264 million, or 56 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. 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