Food industry topics and/or perspective

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"Senators to Colleagues: Don't 'Pre-Emptively Weaken' COOL"
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/senators-to-colleagues-dont-pre-emptively-weaken-cool/#.VDdA-3-9KSN

Over the summer, more than 100 members of Congress called for repeal of country-of-origin labeling (COOL) if the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against the U.S. in its trade dispute with Canada and Mexico.

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Tweeted by @bmarler

"Foster Farms: Food-Safety Leader or Bad Actor?"
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/is-ron-foster-leaving-foster-farms-a-food-safety-leader-or-a-bad-actor/#.VEE2jH-9KSN

Depending on whom you ask, Foster Farms may be either an industry leader hit with a run of bad luck, or a company with a track record of sickening consumers and withholding information on its efforts to control Salmonella.

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Tweeted by @bmarler

"Part 2: History of Food Safety in the U.S."
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/part-2-history-of-food-safety-in-the-u-s/#.VEE3SX-9KSN

Welcome to the second installment of the history of food safety in the U.S. This time we'll take a look at food policy and legislation over time. As discussed in Part 1, the collection of foodborne illness data is relatively new.

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Tweeted by @drval

"Does the Movie Fed Up Make Sense?"
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/does-the-movie-fed-up-make-sense/

The film's thesis, that sugar has caused the obesity epidemic, is not well supported by evidence. It is a partial truth that the filmmakers have dogmatically represented as the whole truth, with nary a hint of nuance. And it's not fair to demonize the food industry.

We must share the responsibility for their shortcomings, because their less healthy offerings were created in response to public demand, and large numbers of people have chosen to buy those products because they don't know any better.

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"Documentary Explores Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals"
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/frontline-documentary-explores-animal-antibiotics/#.VEFlwH-9KSN

On Tuesday night, PBS aired FRONTLINE's two-part documentary exploring the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance. The first half of "The Trouble with Antibiotics" focused on the science and politics behind the widespread use of antibiotics in food animals, presenting the history of the practice and attempts to link human illnesses back to animal antibiotics.

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"WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in U.S."
http://tinyurl.com/ldxqlfq

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico in an ongoing dispute with the United States over country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat.

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Tweeted by @bmarler

"Part 3: History of Food Safety in the U.S."
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/part-3-history-of-food-safety-in-the-u-s/#.VEwdn3-9KSN

Why do we hear more about food safety issues today than in the past? Are these issues something we really need to worry about or just a bunch of media hype? What incredibly difficult questions to answer.

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Tweeted by @foodanddruglaw

"Why Domino's Hates the New FDA Rules"
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/11/30/why-dominos-hates-the-new-fda-rules.aspx

Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration passed a sweeping new law that will require a wide range of food establishments to post calorie counts alongside menu items

Domino's sounded particularly disingenuous when it said its stores would have to post 34 million signs because that's the number of topping combinations available.

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Tweeted by @FoodSafetyMag

"The Evolution of Traceability in the Meat & Poultry Industry"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/december-2014january-2015/the-evolution-of-traceability-in-the-meat-poultry-industry/

Whether your product is delivered to retailers, wholesalers and/or distributors, foodservice or direct to consumers, whether your raw materials come from single or multiple sources, domestic and/or imported, the increasingly complex food supply chain means many moving pieces for any company to juggle to achieve the quickest, most accurate lot tracking and recalls.

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Tweeted by @foodanddruglaw

"Confusion Greets New EU Food-Labeling Rules"
BY NEWS DESK | DECEMBER 16, 2014
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/12/confusion-greets-new-eu-food-labeling-rules/#.VJM-kX-9KSN

Meanwhile, some owners and operators of European food establishments are reportedly confused about how to implement the new rules, and it apparently hasn't helped that some EU members, such as Italy and France, haven't yet adopted their own guidelines about how to do it.

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"Presenting: "The Science of Food"
Scientific American has collected a delectable set of articles on the origin and future of food, and our love and hate relationship with it

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/presenting-the-science-of-food/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScientificAmerican-Twitter+%28Content%3A+Global+Twitter+Feed%29



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"Food Labeling Liability: Continuing to Grow"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/food-labeling-liability-continuing-to-grow/

In reading FDA's analysis of both regulations, it is interesting to note that their proposals include not only scientific nutritional analysis but also studies of human behavior.

Calculating precise nutrition information for a food product that can and does vary in some respect between plants, between lots, between each batch of ingredients and over time becomes extremely difficult. Calculating that information in the world of restaurant food is close to impossible.

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http://www.foodsafetymag-digital.com/foodsafetymag/december_2014_january_2015/m3

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"Allergen Management: Challenges and Trends"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/december-2014january-2015/allergen-management-challenges-and-trends/

The findings prompted a number of questions that Food Safety Magazine (FSM) presented to a distinguished panel of industry experts aimed at identifying the key elements of an effective allergen control plan as well as building awareness, and sharing and promoting best practices to help direct the food supply chain to consistently and effectively implement best practices for allergen management

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"The Blame Game: Supply Chain Indemnity Agreements"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/december-2014january-2015/the-blame-game-supply-chain-indemnity-agreements/

The food product industry faces an escalating barrage of lawsuits—for both alleged mislabeling and safety violations. In response to these attacks, food product companies have increasingly sought to limit their risk by passing it up the supply chain to their copackers and suppliers through indemnification clauses. Not surprisingly, copackers and suppliers are pushing back.

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FSIS Would Have Mandatory Recall Authority Under Proposed Bill
BY LYDIA ZURAW | FEBRUARY 6, 2015
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/02/gillibrand-bill-would-give-fsis-mandatory-recall-authority/#.VNTloH-9KSM

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is proposing legislation

The Meat and Poultry Recall Notification Act would give USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) mandatory recall authority for meat, poultry and some egg products currently under USDA jurisdiction.

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"Obama Proposes Single Overseer for Food Safety"
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/us/obama-proposes-single-overseer-for-food-safety.html?_r=0

Such advocates have not won over the skeptics. Doug Powell, a former professor of food safety at Kansas State University and the publisher of the barfblog.com, said creating a single agency might ultimately provide less protection than the administration or lawmakers like Ms. DeLauro want to admit.

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Tweeted by @AllergieVoeding

"FoodDrinkEurope launches Guidance on Food Allergen Management"
http://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/news/press-release/FoodDrinkEurope-launches-Guidance-on-Food-Allergen-Management/?utm_expid=47452439-0

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http://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/uploads/publications_documents/FINAL_Allergen_A4_web.pdf

Scientific understanding of the risk from food allergens has grown over the last 20 years and continues to develop. Food allergies and intolerances are now well recognised as a food safety issue, which must be managed. Understanding of the risk from allergenic foods remains inconsistent across the industry.

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"Undeclared Allergens Account for Over Half of Q1 Food Recalls"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/undeclared-allergens-account-for-over-half-of-q1-food-recalls/



"Food Companies & Food Allergies: Unite!"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/aprilmay-2015/food-companies-food-allergies-unite/#References



"World Health Day 2015"
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/world-health-day-2015/



"Bracing for a Food Fight: High Tech vs. Slow Food"
http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2015/06/03/bracing-for-a-food-fight-high-tech-v-slow-food/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20150604plate-foodfight&utm_campaign=Content&sf9732554=1