A ScoringAg promotion built on Sen. Harkin's remark that the food safety bill is “about ready to go,” arguing its electronic records requirement and shift to all-up/all-down traceback leave the food and feed industry little time to prepare.
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USDA program expected to feed 5 million children this year (PR)
USDA will donate more than 100,000 tons of commodities worth nearly $170 million in fiscal 2010 under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education program, feeding more than 4.8 million children in 18 developing countries, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced.
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Organic livestock
The National Organic Program's Access to Pasture rule requires organic ruminants to graze daily through the grazing season, taking at least 30 percent of dry matter intake from pasture over at least 120 days, alongside 100 percent organic feed and no growth hormones or routine animal drugs.
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New Laws 2010: California bans trans fat in restaurants
The rule caps trans fat at half a gram per serving in oils, margarines and shortening used by restaurants. Passed in 2008, it gave restaurants time to reformulate; a companion law covers baked goods from January 1, 2011, and a 2006 law cut lead in some plumbing fixtures.
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FDA Issues 2009 FDA Food Code (Press Release)
The FDA published the 2009 Food Code, the model document state, city, county, tribal and territorial agencies use to license and inspect more than a million restaurants, stores and institutional food operations. CFSAN's Stephen Sundlof calls wide adoption important.
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FDA concerned about Smart Choices*
The FDA wrote to food makers warning that front-of-package symbols such as Smart Choices can lead shoppers to decide without reading the rest of the nutrition label. CSPI's Michael Jacobson called the competing private systems confusing, citing a sweetened Kraft bagel product that carries the logo.
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Food Safety Enhancement Act - Update
HR 2749 has passed the House and a similar Senate bill, S 510, is pending. Both would require all-up, all-down traceability, mandatory recalls and electronic records. The piece contends only ScoringAg offers item-level traceback, and compares the bills with the 2002 Bioterrorism Act.
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FDA improves egg safety
The FDA issued a rule requiring producers with 3,000 or more laying hens to take preventive measures against Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry houses and to refrigerate eggs during storage and transport. The agency expects it to prevent about 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths a year.
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Kellogg settles FTC charges that ads for Frosted Mini-Wheats were false
Kellogg settled FTC charges that ads calling a Frosted Mini-Wheats breakfast “clinically shown to improve kids' attentiveness by nearly 20%” were false. The agency said only half the children improved at all, one in nine by 20 percent or more, and the controls ate no breakfast.
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Maryland Bills Would Require Nutrition Info on Chain Restaurant Menus
Two bills before the Maryland General Assembly would put calorie counts on fast-food menu boards and fuller nutrition data on chain restaurants' printed menus, and phase partially hydrogenated oil out of all restaurants. The Center for Science in the Public Interest backs both.
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California bans use of trans fat in restaurants
Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB97, making California the first state to bar artificial trans fat from restaurants, phased out of most foods by Jan 1, 2010 and baked goods by 2011. School cafeterias are exempt because added trans fat is already banned in schools.
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New York City starts counting calories in restaurants
New York City inspectors can now fine restaurants $200 to $2,000 for failing to post calorie counts. The rule covers chains with 15 or more outlets nationwide, about 2,000 restaurants, and 277 had been cited by July 12. A ban on artificial trans fat in menu items also took effect July 1.
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Big Apple enforces trans fat ban in eateries
From July 1, New York City restaurants must keep artificial trans fats out of all menu items, extending a first phase that covered only fry oils and spreads. Items under 0.5 grams per serving and sealed packaged foods stay exempt; first-phase compliance ran about 98 percent.
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Big Apple enforces trans fat ban in eateries
From July 1, New York City restaurants must keep artificial trans fat out of all menu items, including baked goods and frozen foods. The rule still allows under 0.5 grams per serving and exempts sealed manufacturer packaging. First-phase compliance ran about 98 percent.
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