Chicago aldermen looking to stop stores from getting around plastic bag ban
Jul 31, 2015
The behind-the-scenes companies hit by Chicago's plastic bag ban
Jul 30, 2015
FDA proposes Nutrition Facts benchmark for added sugar intake
FDA proposes Nutrition Facts benchmark for added sugar intake
Jul 24, 2015
The FDA is proposing that the Nutrition Facts label include the percent daily value for added sugars based on the recommendation that the daily intake of calories from added sugars not exceed 10% of total calories. In March 2014, FDA proposed ...
Trade groups applaud House passage of GMO bill
Trade groups applaud House passage of GMO bill
Jul 23, 2015
The Food Marketing Institute, the National Grocers Association and the Grocery Manufacturers Association reacted favorably Thursday to the House's passage of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act by a 275-150 vote. Opposition groups voiced thei...
FDA delays menu labeling compliance by one year
FDA delays menu labeling compliance by one year
Jul 09, 2015
Following requests from the industry, the FDA has issued a delay on when restaurants and supermarkets must comply with new menu labeling rules. The new compliance date is Dec. 1, 2016, one year after the original date. “The FDA agrees addition...
Hawaii becomes first state to ban plastic bags at grocery stores
Jul 02, 2015
GMA writes to Vt. governor about GMO mandate
Jun 18, 2015
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has sent a letter to Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin outlining the challenges for food manufacturers to comply with Vermont’s GMO food labeling mandate. Pamela Bailey“The challenges and costs associated with co...
FDA gives industry 3 years to remove trans fats
FDA gives industry 3 years to remove trans fats
Jun 16, 2015
The FDA issued a final ruling Tuesday that partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of artificial trans fat in foods, would no longer be considered “generally recognized as safe.” The agency gave manufacturers three years to phase out partial...
House votes to repeal COOL
Jun 11, 2015
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to scrap country-of-origin labeling for beef, chicken and pork. The congressional action comes after the World Trade Organization issued a final ruling last month declaring COOL rules to be discr...
Retailers make progress on FSMA compliance
Retailers make progress on FSMA compliance
Jun 03, 2015
"We’re real supporters of FSMA. We think FSMA’s going to be great for the consumer." —CRAIG WILSON, Costco Wholesale Corp.
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