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February 26, 2010
3-A SSI Updates Information on 3-A Symbol Holders
3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) has released its updated list of authorized 3-A Symbol licensees for 2010, along with a new probationary list that discloses information on non-conforming licensees. "As one of the founding members of 3-A SSI, IDFA encourages members to use the information on acceptably designed dairy processing equipment to i...
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February 26, 2010
Look Who's Joined IDFA
IDFA welcomes one new Gold Business Partner and two Business Partners this month. Alex C. Fergusson (AFCO), a company providing cleaning, sanitizing and conveyor-lubrication expertise to the dairy industry, has joined as a Gold Business Partner. Octal, Inc., which provides polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet and resin to food packaging manufact...
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February 19, 2010
Federal Initiative to Fund Access to Healthy Foods
As part of its commitment to address childhood obesity, the Obama Administration today released details of its new Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which is intended to bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America. The $400 million initiative is a partnership between the Departmen...
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February 19, 2010
Specifications for Butter Traded at the CME Group Change March 1
The CME Group specifications require that any butter traded on the spot (cash) market or delivered as part of a futures (physical delivery) contract settlement beginning March 1 of every year "...shall not have been produced or stored prior to December 1 of the previous year." Therefore, the supply of butter eligible to be traded at the CME Group ...
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February 19, 2010
FDA Reports Continued Decrease of Residues in Raw Milk
Only 0.026 percent of all truckloads of raw milk tested positive for medicinal animal drug residues in fiscal year 2009 according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recently released National Milk Drug Residue Database (NMDRD) results. This low level - one in 3,846 truckloads - is a decrease of seven percent over 2008 findings in this volun...
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February 19, 2010
International Dairy Show Launches Web Site, Mails "Save the Date" Notices
Branding its new trade show as a "Whole New Package," IDFA re-launched the International Dairy Show Web site www.dairyshow.com The site provides information and interactive features for exhibitors and attendees to the show, which will be held September 13-15, 2010, at the Dallas Convention Center. Look for the Save the Date card in your mailbox nex...
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USDA Expected to Delay Changes to European Export Requirements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service will postpone the implementation until October of 2010 of its recently issued "Notice to Industry". This "Notice" had required the U.S. dairy industry to make an immediate change in how somatic cell and bacteria counts are calculated for compliance with European Union (EU) import r...
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February 19, 2010
Bring the "Raise Your Hand for Chocolate Milk" Campaign to Your Homepage
The Milk Processor Education Program and Dairy Management, Inc. are making it easier for dairy food companies to educate parents on the important role flavored milk plays in child nutrition and to build support for keeping chocolate milk in schools. They have created a Raise Your Hand for Chocolate Milk Web site badge that can be placed on a compan...
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February 12, 2010
Back-to-Back Blizzards Cripple Nation's Capital
The snow started falling in our nation's capital last Friday morning, leaving record levels of accumulation before the second storm ended Wednesday evening. The sun has emerged, plows are back on the roads and even the Senate was in session yesterday, ending the nearly weeklong standstill of activity. The federal government and IDFA closed for four...
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February 12, 2010
First Lady Launches Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles
Amid the snow storms and closings, First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a new initiative, "Let's Move," designed to promote healthy eating and lifestyles for children. Also on Tuesday, President Obama announced the formation of a new foundation, "The Partnership for a Healthier America," that will bring together public agencies, private or...
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