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'Sell By' or What? U.S. Pushes for Clarity on Expiration Dates
U.S. regulators are urging food-makers to be more consistent with labeling terms like 'Best By' and 'Enjoy By' that cause confusion.
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'Added Sugars' on Nutrition Labels
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Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant
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The USDA’s New GMO Food Labels Create Havoc
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Bid to Require Labels About Nanotechnology in Food Shot Down
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Why It Can Be So Hard To Find Affordable, Healthy Food
Food labeling appears to be crucial to consumers’ choices when purchasing their food. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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Food Manufacturing Q&A: Enterprise Label Management for Food Manufacturers
Food Manufacturing asked Doug Niemeyer, General Manager of leading barcode and RFID labeling solutions provider TEKLYNX Americas, to share his experience on how some food companies are utilizing labeling environments to help them keep better pace with these supply chain demands.
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Federal Court Blocks San Francisco Warning on Soda Ads
A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a San Francisco law requiring health warnings on advertisements for soda and other sugary drinks in a victory for beverage and retail groups that sued to block the ordinance.
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Organic Labeling Litigation: What to Watch for in 2019
Last year marked a turning point in the world of organic labeling litigation. And as we say goodbye to one year and ring in another, it’s a good time to look back, take stock of where we are, and consider what to expect in 2019.
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Bud Light Debuts Bigger Nutrition Labels
Starting next month, packages of Bud Light will have prominent labels showing the beer's calories and ingredients as well as the amount of fat, carbohydrates and protein in a serving.
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Why We Must Demand a Clear Definition for 'Natural'
The FDA still does not have an official definition of the designation, although they say they are trying. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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Farm Bill Exempts Pure Maple, Honey From Added Sugars Label
A new federal farm bill ensures that maple syrup and honey producers won't have to label their pure products as containing added sugars as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had once proposed.
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Seafood Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsely Labeling Crab
The owner of a Virginia seafood company has pleaded guilty to conspiring to falsely label foreign crabmeat as fresh Chesapeake blue crab.
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What Will Happen After We Have GMO Food Labels?
While there is no conclusive study that shows just how many foods contain GMOs and will have to carry the new label, the reality is that almost anything with corn or soybeans will carry the label. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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New Sugar Label Rules About Maple Syrup, Honey Coming Soon
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says new guidance about added sugars that will provide an alternate labeling option for pure maple syrup and honey will be released next year.
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How to Comply with Food Labeling Requirements
IT software can help you streamline and speed up the creation and development of your labels, while regulatory experts deliver the final approval of label compliance.
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GMO Labeling is Finally Here
Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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How To Sustain Regulatory Compliance In Food & Beverage Labeling
Managing regulatory compliance has always been a challenge for organizations, particularly those in the food and beverage industry.
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Is The 'Organic' Seal Worth It, Given Disputes On Standards?
The 'USDA Organic' label generally signifies a product is made with relatively minimal synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and that animals are raised according to certain guidelines. But disputes over the rules, and questions about adherence, may raise doubts about whether the price is justified.
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US Foods Introduces Clean Labels Across Four Of The Company’s Exclusive Brands
The initiative is aimed at producing products with simple, more recognizable ingredients by avoiding, removing or replacing ingredients and food additives found on the company’s new Unpronounceables List.
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The Real Organic Project Creates A New Food Label
Just about a month ago, a group of farmers and scientists met in Vermont to write new standards for another organic certification program, which adds more specifics to our food labels. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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FDA Reconsiders Added Sugar Label For Maple Syrup, Honey
Maple syrup producers had rallied against the plan, saying FDA's upcoming requirement to update nutrition labels to tell consumers that pure maple syrup and honey contain added sugars was misleading, illogical and confusing and could hurt their industries.
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Meat 2.0? Clean Meat? Spat Shows The Power Of Food Wording
If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called? That question has yet to be decided by regulators, but for the moment it's pitting animal rights advocates and others against cattle ranchers in a war of words.
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Making Sense Of The Clean Label Concept
Over the past few years, consumers have been looking more and more for products with cleaner label. That trend has been a wake-up call for the food industry to create or re-formulate products that fit in with the wants of consumers.
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Survey: Shoppers Want To Know More About Grocery Products Than What Is On Traditional Package Labels
More than 7 in 10 shoppers want to find out more about the grocery products they buy than they are currently able to get with traditional on-package labels, according to a new national survey.
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Boston-Based Beer Maker To Pay NY Nearly $1 Million Fine
A Boston-based beer company that makes popular brands such as Angry Orchard and Sam Adams will pay New York nearly $1 million over a product labeling violation.
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A New Coffee Label May Lead To Confusion
Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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California Court Ruling Leads To New Labeling Requirements For Coffee Products
The amount of acrylamide found in brewed coffee is modest—an eight ounce cup of Starbucks coffee, for example, contains approximately two micrograms of acrylamide. However, this is still ten times California’s “No Significant Risk Level” of 0.2 micrograms per day. This was enough to form the basis of a lawsuit filed in 2010 that aimed to require coffee sellers and manufacturers to affix warning labels to products sold in California.
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We Shouldn’t Be Playing Politics With Our Foods
According to the New York Times, the Trump administration is trying to limit the warning labels on junk food in the U.S., Mexico and Canada as part of North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
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California Judge Affirms Ruling For Coffee Cancer Warnings
A court ruling that gave coffee drinkers a jolt earlier this year was finalized Monday when a Los Angeles judge said coffee sold in California must carry cancer warnings.
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What To Know About The Nutrition Facts Label Updates
The new nutritional facts label should have been enforced in July 2018. However, the FDA is proposing to extend the compliance deadline. Food manufacturers will have until January 1, 2020 to comply with this new nutrition facts label.
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Maple, Honey Producers Not Sweet On Added Sugars Label
Producers of pure maple syrup and honey aren't sweet on a plan to label their pure natural products as containing added sugars.
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The New Nutritional Labels
New nutritional labels are finally coming to your store shelves. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.
