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Food Business News
Health and wellness is becoming more personal. As such technologies as individual fitness trackers, DNA testing and calorie counting apps continue to evolve, and consumers learn more about how different foods and the ingredients they contain may make them feel, the trend toward personalized nutrition will continue to grow.
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Year-round availability of plump, juicy frozen blueberries mean an abundance of new healthy reasons to get excited about the healthy goodness of blueberries, nature's little blue dynamos®: 50+ recent blueberry-related scientific studies, from antioxidants, anti-aging, cancer, eyesight, brain function, to diabetes. Blueberries: deliciously healthy! Check USHBC Health Research Library and Database.
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www.blueberrytech.org
@happyblueberry
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Refrigerated and Frozen Foods
With the start of the holiday season upon us, consumers are already weighing their options for making healthier choices this year. In fact, 81 percent of consumers surveyed wished they made healthier choices during the holiday season, yet seven out of 10 have no plans to do so, according to a survey conducted by ORC International for Ready Pac Foods.
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CBS News
With the inauguration a little over a month away, just over a third of Americans (34 percent) think President-elect Donald Trump will be a good or very good president, and another 23 percent think he will be average. Thirty-six percent think he will be a poor president.
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CNN
Donald Trump developed an admiration for brevity in communication long before he famously took to Twitter during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Key members of his staff were able to distill large amounts of information, Trump once wrote, "and can explain something to me with a minimum of words." "Sometimes ten words or less," he added.
"Considering how much I have to do every day, I appreciate this," the real estate magnet turned politician wrote in the 2009 book, "Think Like A Champion."
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The Hill
President-elect Donald Trump blasted the media and the White House while defending himself amid scrutiny over his involvement in his business.
"The media tries so hard to make my move to the White House, as it pertains to my business, so complex — when actually it isn't!" the president-elect tweeted.
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Time
The Agriculture Department has asked meat and dairy companies to label their products with a "best if used by" date rather than a slew of alternatives that the agency says are confusing. The USDA says the recommendation, which comes in the form of a Food Safety and Inspection Service guidance, is an attempt to cut down on food waste.
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Agri-Pulse
The Agriculture Department has finalized a long-awaited rule that it says will protect a host of pork and poultry producers, but industry groups are crying foul.
As expected, USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration released its fair farmer practices regulations. The rollout included one interim final rule and two proposed rules, all intended to level the playing field for contract growers and the companies with which they work.
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Food Business News
Consumers are more educated about the benefits of bioengineered ingredients in food production, but many remain concerned about them, according to new research from The NPD Group.
Just over a third of Americans have little or no awareness of genetically modified organisms, down from more than half in 2013.
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Agri-View
Since the surprise win by Donald Trump for president of the United States, the demand for meat has soared.
We have clear evidence of this in the ham market. The data indicates that Mexico has been aggressively buying hams from the United States basically all through November.
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Food Dive
A serious oversupply of many food commodities in 2016 has shaken up the stock market and led to financial bailouts for farmers who have seen their earnings drop.
While fluctuations in commodities is normal, when prices continue to either increase or decrease for a while, it could have a profound effect on the food industry — impacting food service, grocery costs and manufacturers providing the food.
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Progressive Grocer
In 2017, a fruit will be the preferred meat substitute, dishes named after an ancient spiritual leader will enlighten many and at-home chefs will have no problem forgetting to check on what's cooking for dinner — at least according to users of search-and-save social media platform Pinterest.
According to a new Pinterest report, using jackfruit as a healthful stand-in for meat was the hottest food and beverage idea of 2016 in terms of rise in year-over-year interest among users, clocking in at a 420 percent increase.
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The Daily Mail via Fox News
Voluntary food recalls are a shockingly common occurrence within the American food system. For example, in just the first eight days of December 2016 there have been nine foods recalls by the Food and Drug Administration, and another two by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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