Headline News Archive
May 11, 2011
Apply President's Principles to Food-Safety Rules, Industry Groups Say
In a joint letter to the Food and Drug Administration, IDFA and 15 other food industry groups asked Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to implement new rules and guidance for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will be flexible and cost effective, while promoting innovation and protecting trade secrets. The groups urged Hamburg to apply the principles...
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May 11, 2011
FTC Grants IDFA Request to Extend Comment Period for Ads to Kids
IDFA on Monday asked the Federal Trade Commission to allow more time for food manufacturers and industry groups to respond to the Interagency Working Group's proposed guidelines for advertising and marketing foods to children and teens. On Tuesday, the FTC responded, saying the IWG had agreed to extend the comment period by 30 days to July 14, 2011...
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May 6, 2011
IDFA Notes Good Progress on Priority Issues at NCIMS Conference
The 2011 National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) was held April 28- May 4 in Baltimore, Md. The Conference attendees considered 91 proposals, with state delegates passing 57, including one from the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF) and six that were authored by MIF members. With efforts by almost 100 IDFA members and cooperation from...
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May 4, 2011
Working Group Releases Proposed Guidelines for Marketing to Kids
A working group representing several federal agencies last week released proposed voluntary guidelines that would establish limits on foods and beverages marketed to children and teens. The guidelines, developed by representatives of the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the...
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May 4, 2011
Important Decisions Ahead for U.S. Dairy, Tipton Says
In a column appearing in last Friday's issue of Cheese Market News, IDFA President and CEO Connie Tipton outlined IDFA's dairy policy recommendations and reviewed the process leading up to their approval by all board members. "As IDFA's board members have concluded, it's time to strip away programs of the past that have encumbered our industry and...
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May 4, 2011
IDFA Submits Comments to FDA on Food Safety and Imported Foods
In comments filed last week with the Food and Drug Administration, IDFA supported the agency's efforts to improve the safety of imported food under the new Food Safety Modernization Act. IDFA called foreign supplier verification "the crux" of the act's import-safety provisions and urged FDA to make it a top priority. IDFA also offered recommendations...
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May 4, 2011
Intl. Dairy Show Speaker Discusses Next Presidential Campaign
Once again, International Dairy Show attendees will get an insider's view of U.S. politics, this time from Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush. Rove now writes a weekly opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, and his most recent post was "Obama Takes a Page from Nixon's Handbook." Read more about...
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May 4, 2011
What's Inside Your Grocery Bag? 1.7 Million U.S. Jobs
Did you know America's food, beverage and consumer product goods manufacturers employ 1.7 million Americans in more than 30,000 communities? That's the message IDFA and six other trade organizations are sharing with legislators and administration officials through an advertisement today in Politico, a print and online news outlet that reaches the White...
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May 4, 2011
IDFA to Offer Advanced HACCP Short Course in June
Are you upgrading your food safety program? You may want to register for IDFA's Advanced Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Short Course, June 27-29, in Rosemont, Ill. The course will provide expert instruction and extensive reference materials for developing HACCP food safety programs within dairy and juice operations. It also will...
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May 4, 2011
Together Counts: Take the Pledge with IDFA
IDFA helped the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation kick off its Together Counts campaign last week with tweets, a Facebook tab and a fresh post to the Nutrition Notes blog by Michelle Albee Matto, IDFA's consultant on nutrition and labeling.IDFA and the Milk Processor Education Program joined the foundation as associate members in January. The Healthy...
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