VRVK Nutraceuticals of Orlando is recalling 3,998 bottles of Ultimate Antioxidant Tablets from two lots after an FDA inspection found the packaging omitted crustacean shellfish and milk. The tablets sold nationwide online; no illnesses have been reported.
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Sakata Seed America Sponsors Tour de Fresh Rider Brock Nemecek, Commits to Fundraising for Salad Bars in TwoLocal Schools
Sakata Seed America is sponsoring rider Brock Nemecek in the four-day, 300-mile Tour de Fresh and has pledged $6,000 to fund salad bars for school districts in Martinez, California and Irving, Texas, while promoting its Infinite Gold cantaloupe.
Politics
USDA Office of Inspector General Faults FSIS for Poor Implementation of Public Health Information System
Food & Water Watch's Wenonah Hauter says the USDA Inspector General's audit confirms years of criticism of FSIS's Public Health Information System, citing unreliable internet access at plants, missed deadlines and costs rising from $8.7 million to a projected $79.3 million.
Alerts
General Mills Voluntarily Recalls a Limited Quantity of Frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans
General Mills issued a Class I recall of 10-ounce bags of frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans marked Better If Used By 10APR2016 or 11APR2016, after one package tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No related illnesses have been reported.
Politics
Wake Up and Smell the Poison - newsletter 082715 from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association highlights a New England Journal of Medicine article in which Philip Landrigan and Charles Benbrook call for delaying Dow's Enlist Duo and labeling GMOs, arguing the EPA leaned on unpublished industry toxicology from the 1980s and 1990s.
Agriculture
Cow Country Congress set for Oct. 23 at Maysel Ranch in Fairfield
Beef producers meeting at Maysel Ranch near Fairfield on Oct. 23 will hear Texas A&M AgriLife Extension speakers on preparing cattle for the feedlot, feral hog trapping with the BoarBuster, proper hay storage, and advocating for agriculture.
Politics
Groups Urge Action to Fight DARK Act in U.S. Senate
After the House passed H.R. 1599 by 275-150 in July, consumer groups are waiting to see who introduces a Senate version. The Organic Consumers Association reports Sen. John Hoeven may sponsor one, names 12 Democrats who could back it, and offers talking points and a petition.
Politics
Industry Watchdog Asks USDA to Ban Use of Wastewater
The Cornucopia Institute petitioned the USDA to bar irrigation with oil and gas fracking wastewater and municipal sewage effluent in organic production, citing toxic chemicals, pathogens and drug residues. Recent reporting found fracking water used on organic crops in California.
Lifestyle
What is the best age for women to have first child?
A Russian report describes University of Texas researchers who studied about 3,000 mothers and concluded 34 is the best age for a first child, finding later first-time mothers healthier. The piece notes fertility falls sharply after 34 and that later first births raise breast cancer risk.
Politics
66,000 and Counting - newsletter 082015 from Organic Consumer Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter: avian flu hit about 200 farms in 15 states, killed some 50 million birds and cost exporters more than $380 million. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin argues for regenerative organic poultry farming rather than more vaccines.
Advisories
Back to School Food Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers from FSIS
FSIS warns that bacteria causing foodborne illness multiply between 40 and 140 degrees, reaching dangerous levels within two hours. Pack perishable lunches with at least two cold sources in an insulated bag, and preheat an insulated container with boiling water before adding hot food.
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Crawford & Company® Enhances Asian Operation with Senior Appointment
Crawford & Company named Mark Adderley technical director of its Bangkok adjusting team, handling Thailand claims and developing international business. He has more than 25 years in claims adjusting and spent 18 months on losses after the 2011 Thai floods.
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United Fresh and the Transportation Intermediaries Association Releases Broker/Shipper Transportation Agreement Template
United Fresh and the Transportation Intermediaries Association released a broker/shipper transportation agreement template for produce shippers and third-party logistics providers, which members describe as the first model contract of its kind written for the produce industry.
Agriculture
Study examines decline of Texas livestock auction markets
Texas had 167 livestock auction markets in 1969 and only 92 by 2013, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension study found, with drought-driven herd losses behind the consolidation. Beef cow numbers peaked near 7 million head in the mid-1970s and now run about 4.2 million.
Drug
Addyi approved to treat premenopausal women
FDA approved Addyi (flibanserin) for acquired, generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women, the first approved treatment for a sexual desire disorder in either sex. CDER director Janet Woodcock calls it an option for women distressed by low desire.
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Grape News! #GrenacheDay only 1 month away
The International Grenache Association counts down to the sixth International Grenache Day, held the third Friday of September, and invites fans to add events to its Google MyMap and post under #GrenacheDay. Last year's celebrations spanned more than 30 countries.
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United Fresh Announces 2015 BrandStorm Marketing Event (PR)
The United Fresh Produce Association will hold BrandStorm, a new day-and-a-half marketing event, on November 1-2, 2015 in San Francisco. Organizers aim it at young produce marketers, covering brand development, content creation, the creative process and segmented marketing channels.
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WISH FARMS expands its Argentina bluerry program (PR)
Wish Farms expects to roughly double its Argentine blueberry volume this season to close to 1.5 million pounds, running from early October to late November. Most of the crop grows under tunnels that shield it from rain, frost and hail.
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