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 Sept. 29, 2011 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Food industry applauds step back on marketing restrictions The Hill The food industry sighed in relief Wednesday after the Obama administration appeared ready to scale back voluntary guidelines for marketing food to children. Editor's note:The American Frozen Food Institute is quoted in this story regarding efforts to prevent imposition of severe new federal food marketing rules. More Share this article >     Opinion: Food industry thinks name change disguises bad labeling The Atlantic In an attempt to undermine the FDA's current efforts to rationalize front-of-package labeling, industry groups have devised a new campaign. More Share this article >     In debate about food, a monied new player The New York Times Last week, a new public relations campaign about agriculture got off to a splashy start. With full-page ads in newspapers and panel discussions streamed via the Internet, the newly formed U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance began what it called a bid to "reshape the dialogue" about the American food supply. More Share this article >     The slowness of the 2012 fundraising race (and what it means) The Washington Post Friday marks the end of the third fundraising quarter of the year, and — almost to a candidate — the men and women running for the Republican presidential nomination are downplaying expectations. More Share this article >     Is Christie ready to be president? The Washington Post It was about this time five years ago when political strategist David Axelrod sat down and wrote a memo to then-Sen. Barack Obama, who was considering whether to run for president after months of saying he would not. More Share this article >     Mitt Romney, never Republicans' dream date, hopes to be the one they marry The Washington Post Once again, there was another group of Republicans begging its latest dream date to run for president. And once again, there was Mitt Romney, in his fifth year of running for president, facing questions about why he never seems to be the one Republicans are swooning over. More Share this article >     Opinion: Taking Cain seriously The Wall Street Journal You hear the same thing said about Herman Cain all the time: "Herman Cain has some really interesting ideas, but..." Or "I love Herman Cain, but..." But what? More Share this article >     Opinion: Obama's risky run to the left The Wall Street Journal In recent weeks, President Barack Obama has demolished any expectations that he would seek re-election by returning to his idealistic rhetoric of 2008, when he promised to heal America's political divisions. More Share this article >     Expand the use of food stamps? The New York Times Nearly 50 million Americans rely on food stamps — now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — and the federal costs are spiking accordingly. Related article: Should food stamp nutrition be mandated? (The Huffington Post) More Share this article >     Deadly cantaloupes have scientists searching for clues Bloomberg Businessweek Colorado scientists are working to pinpoint how melons linked to the deadliest U.S. outbreak of foodborne illness since 1998 became contaminated. Related articles: Update on Listeriosis outbreak (CDC) Too early to know 'root cause' of outbreak (Food Safety News) Experts fear Listeria may be affecting more produce (USA Today) Editor's note: The American Frozen Food Institute is organizing a series of instructional food safety webinars with leading experts to examine topics and issues related to implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To register, or for more information, please click here. More Share this article >     DeLauro hits Boehner, GOP on food safety funding Food Safety News U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., a longtime hawk on food safety issues, once again blasted Republicans for seeking cuts to federal food safety programs, this time singling out Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, whose own district currently is dealing with an E. coli outbreak. Related articles: E. coli in Boehner's district draws Democrat's calls for tougher food safety measures (The Hill) GOP calls for end of food safety laws on deadly bacteria (Digital Journal) Ohio illnesses prompted Tyson ground beef recall (Dayton Daily News) More Share this article >     USDA launches MyPlate video challenge Food Safety News The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week expanded its new MyPlate campaign for healthier eating by launching a video competition to promote the first message of the movement: Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. More Share this article >     Polls agree: Food system needs fixing The New York Times With the Farm Bill fast approaching and the congressional supercommittee taking a hard look at which farm programs to cut and which to preserve, this is a good moment for Americans to let their feelings be known. More Share this article >     Rabobank: More meat, poultry price hikes likely Food Navigator U.S. meat and poultry prices likely will rise next year as domestic production enters a period of sharp decline, according to a new report from financial services provider Rabobank. 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. Request a free sample … Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting Systems Warehouse lighting can account for as much as 40% of the total electricity in a facility. Now there is something you can do to slash your carbon footprint and control those costs. The Digital Lumens award-winning Intelligent Lighting System combines LED fixtures with intelligence – integrated controls, sensors, networking and reporting – to reduce lighting energy use by up to 90%. MORE VISYS sorting systems Visys’ digital sorters detect and remove foreign bodies as well as defective, undesirable or contaminated product from your product streams on differences in color, biostructure, shape and/or density. Our world-class sorters incorporate the latest state-of-art technologies based on lasers, near-infrared, color, metal and x-ray sensors or any combination thereof. Fast food deals go into overdrive as economy sputters USA Today Cheap eats are making a rapid-fire return to fast food. As the economy continues to tank and unemployment in the core 18- to 24-year-old market hovers near 20 percent, some of the biggest names in fast food are back with eye-popping deals. More Share this article >     Seafood processor Trident hit with EPA fines USA Today One of the world's largest seafood processors has been hit with millions of dollars in penalties for Clean Water Act violations involving seafood waste that piles up on the sea floor off Alaska, creating oxygen-depleted dead zones. More Share this article >     Hagen: Cargill recall a 'shake-up' on poultry safety Bloomberg Businessweek The recall of about 36 million pounds of Cargill Inc. turkey meat "shook people up" to the need for tougher poultry rules, said Elisabeth Hagen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's undersecretary for food safety. More Share this article >     Feds help GMO salmon swim upstream Grist AquaBounty Technology's genetically modified salmon just got a hefty financial boost from the USDA: On Monday, the agency awarded the Massachusetts-based company $494,000 to study technologies that would render the genetically tweaked fish sterile. More Share this article >     Food safety inspection mobile apps released PRWeb via Benzinga Inspect2GO has released new food safety inspection software for use on mobile devices; the applications make it easier to conduct, record and track food safety audits. More Share this article >     Organic grape tomatoes recalled over Salmonella risk Food Poison Journal Andrew Williamson Fresh Produce of San Diego voluntarily recalled one lot of organic grape tomatoes sold under the Limited Edition® and Fresh & Easy labels because of a possible health risk from Salmonella. More Share this article >     Recall issued on frozen dumplings with undeclared milk, wheat Food Safety News M&P Food Productions Ltd. of Brooklyn, N.Y., is recalling several varieties of frozen vareniki, or dumplings, because the products contain undeclared milk and wheat. More Share this article >     Health hazard alert for smoked ham expands Canadian Food Inspection Agency The public warning issued this week for Compliments brand Sensations Old-Style Smoked Ham has been expanded to include an additional lot code. More Share this article >     German scientists developing, leasing antimicrobial workwear fibre 2 fashion In many areas, but especially in food processing companies and catering facilities, hospitals and care homes, hygienic workwear is extremely important. More Share this article >     China targets world domination in packaging by 2012 Food Production Daily China is aiming to surpass the U.S. to become the biggest packaging producer in the world by the close of 2012, according to a recent study. Related article: Packaging alliance to create 'global coverage' (Food Production Daily) More Share this article >     Moody's raises General Mills outlook on pricing power MarketWatch Moody's Investors Service raised its outlook on General Mills Inc. to positive from stable, citing a relatively stable operating performance in recent years and the food giant's pricing power. More Share this article >     Nestle plans open houses in quest to build new R&D center Solon Patch Nestle has scheduled two public open houses in October to discuss the company's plans to build a new research and development facility in Solon, Ohio — a move officials say would help Nestle expand its frozen food business but also one that residents must vote to approve. More Share this article >     Robotics or die: UK food manufacturers' 10-year choice Food Production Daily U.K. food manufacturers have just 5 to 10 years to adopt robotic technology or face terminal decline. More Share this article >     Product developers find ethnic flavors succeed in US FoodProcessing.com Only 25 years ago, Italian or Mexican flavors seemed foreign and unfamiliar to most Americans. Today, the food cultures of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean seem equally as close and accessible as those of Europe or regional America. 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. 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