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 Dec. 8, 2011 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     FSIS delays label enforcement date by 2 months The Office of the Federal Register The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has agreed to delay its meat and poultry nutrition labeling enforcement by two months rather than the six months requested by industry trade associations, according to a document scheduled to be published in Friday's Federal Register. More Share this article >     Study: Toy giveaway limits don't lead to more healthy menu items Medical Xpress A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine provides the first insights into how fast food restaurants might respond to legislation intended to prevent restaurants from using toys to make unhealthful food items appealing to children. More Share this article >     USDA finalizes antitrust rule for meat companies The Associated Press via The Washington Post The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday will release a new but stripped-down antitrust rule regulating meat companies that's far less sweeping than initial reforms that ran into strong opposition from businesses and Congress. More Share this article >     Big liberal money might skip moderates POLITICO The Senate Democratic majority might hinge on the re-election of vulnerable moderates like Ben Nelson, Claire McCaskill and Jon Tester, but deep-pocketed liberal groups say they won't go to the mat for them in 2012. More Share this article >     Romney launches coordinated assault on Gingrich The Washington Post Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched a coordinated assault Thursday on former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's leadership, temperament and commitment to a conservative agenda. More Share this article >     Polls show Gingrich gaining on Obama The Wall Street Journal Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich would be competitive against President Barack Obama in three likely battlegrounds, according to a Quinnipiac University survey of voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania released Thursday. More Share this article >     In Washington, partisanship no longer something to hide The Washington Post In a Congress crippled by partisan gridlock, each side increasingly is transparent about its political motivations. It used to be that the various press operations would spin and the leaders would at least pretend to lead. But in recent years, all pretense has fallen away. More Share this article >     US, Canada finalize plan to accelerate border flow The Wall Street Journal President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday endorsed a broad plan to integrate North American security efforts and accelerate the flow of trade across the border, a move that also could ease rising trade tensions between the two countries. Related articles: Fact sheet: Beyond the Border and regulatory cooperation council initiatives (The White House) Trucking industry hails new border action plan (Today's Trucking) Food safety, ag inputs, meat labels eyed in pact with US (Alberta Farmer Express) More Share this article >     USDA awards another $10.4 million in food safety grants The Associated Press via Bloomberg Businessweek The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded 17 grants totaling $10.4 million for university research projects designed to boost food safety. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan said the funds are being divided among universities in 13 states. Related article: List of universities receiving food safety grants (Broadcast Newsroom) More Share this article >     FDA agrees to determine safety of BPA The Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration must come up with a decision by March 31 on whether to ban a chemical that's widely used in plastics and the metal linings of food containers, according to a court settlement reached Wednesday between the agency and the Natural Re­sources Defense Council. More Share this article >     House GOP to take on farm dust The Hill House Republicans are set to take up legislation Thursday that blocks the Environmental Protection Agency from tightening farm dust regulations, a bill the Obama administration calls unnecessary and argues could threaten clean air protections. Related articles: Lucas defends farm dust bill (USAgNet) Opinion: EPA must stop playing in the dust (The Washington Examiner) More Share this article >     Coalition asks for hearing on renewable fuel standards USAgNet In a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, a coalition of the U.S. livestock and poultry industry associations requested a hearing to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard's impact on the economy. More Share this article >     GOP lawmakers seek more power over regulations Bloomberg Businessweek The Republican-run House has voted to give Congress greater power to approve or reject federal rules the GOP calls "job-killers." 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. 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Lettuce from 1 farm blamed for E. coli outbreak The Associated Press via USA Today The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that romaine lettuce from a single farm likely caused an E. coli outbreak in Missouri and nine other states, sickening 60 people. More Share this article >     10 food business trends to track in 2012 Small Business Trends No matter how tough the economy is, people still need to eat. Beyond food trucks, burgers and beer, what are some of the hot food trends for 2012? More Share this article >     McDonald's lovin' 7.4 percent rise in key sales The Associated Press via USA Today McDonald's said Thursday a key revenue figure rose 7.4 percent in November on strong demand from markets throughout the world. More Share this article >     Frozen leafy vegetables cubes introduced Foodnews Italian frozen food company Orogel has introduced a new line of leafy vegetables, frozen into cubes. More Share this article >     China: Ushering in new era of cold-chain logistics China Economic Daily The construction and planned construction of 100,000-ton cold storage facilities have led China's cold chain logistics into a new stage of prosperity. More Share this article >     Self-propelled microrockets detect bacteria in food Nanowerk Taking a novel approach to isolating pathogenic bacteria from complex clinical, environmental and food samples, researchers have developed a nanomotor strategy seeks out pathogens in raw biological samples without preparatory and washing steps. More Share this article >     Report: Food service distributors solidify power Refrigerated Transporter Even as the overall economy languished, the largest US food service distribution companies managed to grow and solidify their position at the top of the industry, according to a new report from Technomic. More Share this article >     Fabulous food plant: Hormel's Progressive Processing Food Engineering Hormel's Progressive Processing plant is built for the long haul. A quarter-century had passed since Hormel Foods had commissioned a new production facility. In designing its Dubuque, Iowa, plant, engineers aimed to create a facility that would be contemporary for the next 25 years. More Share this article >     Sanitation strategies: Keep it simple BakingBusiness.com A basic tool can be the difference between a sparkling food plant and one with sanitation problems. 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 CO-PACKING. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT. 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