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 Oct. 18, 2011 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Senate considers FDA, USDA budgets this week Food Safety News The Senate is considering its fiscal year 2012 agriculture appropriations bill — which includes spending levels for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration — this week, with votes on amendments likely to begin Tuesday. Related article: Kohl discusses cuts in Senate ag spending bill (Wisconsin Ag Connection) More Share this article >     CEO: PepsiCo lineup to look healthier in 10 years Reuters via The Baltimore Sun PepsiCo Inc. expects healthier products to make up as much as 30 percent of its portfolio in 10 years, as the company expands its range of juice, dairy and grain products. More Share this article >     Study: Teens more susceptible to large portions than children Food Navigator Teens are more likely to overeat when presented with excessive amount of food than young children because physiological cues signaling hunger levels appear to exert less influence than environmental cues such as portion size, according to new research. More Share this article >     Obama bus tour shows campaign in full swing The Washington Post Setting the stage for a long, bruising re-election fight, President Barack Obama returned to North Carolina, a critical battleground state, for the second time in as many months on a bus tour that made clear — in pageantry and message — that his campaign already is in full swing. More Share this article >     In tight Virginia races, Democrats cutting ties to Obama The Washington Post Three years ago, Democrats in Virginia couldn't get enough of Barack Obama — a popular, transformational figure running for his first term as president. Now some Democrats are distancing themselves from him. More Share this article >     Republican debate: 5 things to watch The Washington Post With tonight's CNN/Western Republican Leadership Conference debate,the gauntlet of back-to-back fall debates ends and the candidates won't have face-to-face meetings until next month. More Share this article >     Wall Street to Democrats: You can't have it both ways POLITICO After the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent a recent email urging supporters to sign a petition backing the wave of Occupy Wall Street protests, phones at the party committee started ringing. More Share this article >     Report: School produce program increases consumption The Packer A report evaluating the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program said the program increased average fresh fruit and vegetable consumption among students by 15 percent, or about a quarter-cup per day. More Share this article >     White House sees trade agenda hurt by spending bill The Hill The White House budget office said important elements of the Obama trade agenda could be hurt by budget cuts in the 2012 spending bill that came to the Senate floor Monday. More Share this article >     First lady celebrates Healthier US School Challenge success The White House Blog First lady Michelle Obama welcomed more than 1,000 school officials to a White House reception Monday afternoon to celebrate her "Let's Move!" goal of doubling the number of schools enrolled in the Healthier U.S. School Challenge run by USDA. More Share this article >     Corn Refiners Association petitions FDA over labeling FoodBev The Corn Refiners Association has petitioned the FDA to allow manufacturers the option of using corn sugar as an alternative ingredient name for high-fructose corn syrup because they believe consumers would benefit from a clearer name. More Share this article >     EPA: Farm dust rule a 'myth' The Huffington Post The EPA is trying to put to rest what it calls a "myth" that it is going to crack down on farm dust. More Share this article >     Dairy task force doubles probiotic species on 'safe' list Nutra Ingredients An International Dairy Federation task force has updated a 2002 inventory of safe probiotic strains, increasing the number to 221 on a list it hopes will be exempt from EU novel foods and U.S. new dietary ingredient regulations. More Share this article >     India Food Safety Act expands responsibility of companies Food Ingredients First India's new Food Safety and Standards Act means all food business companies — from manufacturers to food ingredient sellers — are responsible for food safety, EAS has said. More Share this article >     Food service firms see benefits from GS1 standards Refrigerated Transporter Dozens of major food service companies are seeing measurable benefits as part of the industry-driven Foodservice GS1 U.S. Standards Initiative, according to a new report. More Share this article >     E. coli confessions: Part VIII Food Safety News This is the eighth installment in a series written by John Munsell of Miles City, Mont., who explains how the small meat plant his family owned for 59 years ran afoul of USDA's meat inspection program. 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. 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Foreign firms feel China's heat The Wall Street Journal Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s woes in a major Chinese city could be a sign of an increasingly tough path for U.S. companies there, China watchers say, as local governments grow more assertive while the central government bolsters domestic rivals. More Share this article >     Coke profits rise but costs pose challenge The Wall Street Journal Coca-Cola Co.'s third-quarter earnings rose 8.1 percent as the company sold more drinks in each region and continued to perform better than rival PepsiCo Inc. in North America. More Share this article >     GNP launches new frozen chicken range Quick Frozen Foods International GNP Co. of St. Cloud, Minn., has launched a new frozen chicken product line promising the flavor of fresh chicken and the versatility of frozen. More Share this article >     Intevation: 'Vegetables just got more fun' Marketwire via MarketWatch Intevation Food Group LLC, an independent frozen food manufacturer of appetizers, snacks and potato specialty products, announces the retail debut of Crunchtables™, a line of crouton-coated vegetables. More Share this article >     Which front-of-package label most effective? Food Navigator Results of the Institute of Medicine's study of front-of-packaging food labels will be published Thursday, three weeks after food manufacturers announced the national, industry-driven "Facts up Front" labeling campaign. More Share this article >     Stabilizing frozen products Food Product Design Early advances in frozen food technology likely focused on finding enough snow to cover an entire slab of dinosaur ribs. Then came Clarence Birdseye's research in liquid freezing technology. What's next? More Share this article >     The power of pouched packaging Food & Beverage Packaging Examine the materials and systems behind the rise of pouches as a flexible packaging option. More Share this article >     Poultry the winning protein in next decade The Meat Site The prospects are bright for the global poultry industry, says a new Rabobank report, despite the current turbulent environment and the challenge of meeting a 30 percent rise in global demand in the next decade. More Share this article >     Artificial vision helps with food inspection Food Processing Traditionally, rotten oranges have been detected manually in dark rooms with the help of ultraviolet light that illuminates the essential oils in damaged rind through fluorescence. However, a team of researchers from Valencia has created a machine that can carry out the task automatically. More Share this article >     Busting myths about ammonium hydroxide Meat & Poultry The American Meat Institute, in conjunction with the American Meat Science Association, have expanded their "Meat MythCrushers" campaign with the first of seven new videos designed to set the record straight on the use of ammonium hydroxide to process some beef products. More Share this article >     CEO discusses demand for functional packaging Food Production Daily Tetra Pak CEU Dennis Jonsson, who will address delegates at the World Dairy Summit 2011 in Parma, Italy, discusses the demand for less packaging but better functionality. More Share this article >     Consumer reports: Fruits, vegetables common causes of foodborne illness The Washington Post You probably know that eating undercooked eggs or meat is risky, but you might not have thought that some nasty bacteria could lurk in jalapeno peppers. You wouldn't be alone. More Share this article >     Food without preservatives — because of self-cleaning equipment Food Ingredients First Researchers have devised a system that cleans itself automatically after every batch of dough. This means the dough is sterile — and for the first time, it can be made in large quantities off-site for delivery to bakeries. More Share this article >     Ice cream recalled over undeclared allergen U.S. Food and Drug Administration The Kroger Co. said it is recalling select containers of Private Selection Extreme Moose Tracks Ice Cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not listed on the label. More Share this article >     Improving sanitation of food processing surfaces Food Technology Magazine Nanoscale modification of surfaces can produce antimicrobial properties that can be recharged through sanitizing. More Share this article >     Kraft Foods spotlights sub-Saharan Africa Achieving Business Excellence The growth potential of sub-Saharan Africa is enormous, but unlocking it requires a sound grasp of a very different set of business drivers and challenges, according to Johan Van Zyl, manufacturing director of Kraft Foods sub-Saharan Africa. More Share this article >     Nanofoods: Coming to a plate near you? EUobserver.com Chocolate that's not fattening, "meat" made from plant protein, burgers that offer all the vitamins you need: Welcome to the world of nanofoods, a bold new future in which, as industry would have it, food will become smart and worries about its nutritional effects a thing of the past. More Share this article >     Open Innovation Summit promises benefits for food industry The Food & Drink Innovation Network The Open Innovation Summit, scheduled Nov. 24 in the U.K., promises educational sessions on everything from food marketing to process collaboration. More Share this article >     PepsiCo split? Nooyi says no Food Business News Announcements by Kraft Foods Inc., Sara Lee Corp. and Ralcorp Holdings Inc. that management had initiated plans to separate the businesses in an effort to maximize shareholder value has led to speculation PepsiCo Inc. could follow suit and split its beverage and snack businesses. But in an Oct. 12 conference call with financial analysts to discuss the company's third-quarter earnings, CEO Indra Nooyi explained why PepsiCo is on the right track with its snack and beverage businesses combined. More Share this article >     Pro Mach acquires Matrix Packaging Machinery Packaging Digest Pro Mach Inc. has acquired Matrix Packaging Machinery, a leading manufacturer of vertical form/fill/seal machinery. Matrix will join Pro Mach's primary packaging business unit, which provides machinery solutions and consumables for many of the world's most recognized food, beverage and consumer goods companies. More Share this article >     United States Cold Storage USCS and its several predecessor companies have been providing refrigerated storage services to the food industry since 1889. Today USCS is a leading national public refrigerated warehouse operator with 34 facilities located in 12 states. MORE Sorting Food From wild to cultivated, from fresh to frozen, from whole to cut, in bulk or in bags, … we get everything sorted, whatever color or defects. MORE   Frozen Express Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, (469) 420-2601 Download media kit Valerie Hunt, Content Editor, (469) 420-2690    Contribute news This edition of Frozen Express was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here -- it's free! Recent issues Oct. 17, 2011 Oct. 14, 2011 Oct. 13, 2011 Oct. 12, 2011 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063