A decades-long push to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients in the United States received a significant boost Wednesday [Apr. 24, 2013], when bipartisan bills on the issue were simultaneously proposed ...
Chocolate producer Hershey is all set to bring a new food labeling system to its US product portfolio by providing front-of-pack nutrition information enabling consumers to make better choices about the role of confection. The company, ...
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US chocolate manufacturer Hershey is planning to introduce an improved food labeling system to its US product range. Under the new labeling system, the company will provide front-of-pack nutrition information to make it easy for consumers ...
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Global pressure sensitive labelstock supplier UPM Raflatac has unveiled two adhesive upgrades in a bid to continue advances in migration safeguards in line with the EU 10/2011 regulation. According to the company, the regulation places ...
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What sits on the grocery shelf is often not what it seems — especially regarding olive oil, honey, fish and wine. The National Center for Food Protection and Defense estimates that Americans pay $10 billion to $15 billion annually for ...
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“The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food,” an article by Michael Moss in the New York Times, lights up a lot of dark corners of the junk food industry and offers some genuinely fascinating angles on how Dr. Pepper, ...
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The Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued a Gazette Notification that mandates producers of packaged food to reveal the genetically-modified (GM) ingredients, in their product if used any. The new ...
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US-based food company General Mills and consumer watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have settled a lawsuit over the company's Fruit Roll-Ups product label. According to the settlement, the company will have to ...
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European e-collaborative solutions provider Trace One has announced the latest version of its Packaging Portal, which has been designed to help retailers revise their packaging specifications within the framework of the new European ...
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Diabetes UK has called for a front-of-pack traffic-light labeling system for food products, in an effort to help tackle the rising tide of Type 2 diabetes. The focus was also on the importance of including carbohydrate content on all ...
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UK-based retailer Sainsbury's has called for the introduction of a single method of displaying nutritional details on printed labels for food products to help public make informed decisions. Over the years, many systems have been used to ...
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Supermarket chain in the US, Whole Foods Market has announced the launch of a new color coded system that rates foods according to healthiness. The new labeling system will help customers identify health foods within Whole Foods Market ...
Just Label It (JLI) has announced its formal support of the ballot initiative 'Yes on Prop 37- California Right to Know' that enables California voters to vote for mandatory labeling of GE foods in fall 2012. JLI chairman Gary Hirshberg ...
Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has launched new food labeling regulations, which ensure that consumers have the information needed to help them make informed choices about the food they buy. The new regulations, which are ...
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American multinational chemical firm Dow has announced that its Omega-9 Oils have addressed one of the company's 2015 sustainability goals in the area of health,by eliminating more than one billion pounds of trans and saturated fat from the ...