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European Food Safety Officials Take Closer Look At Insects As Protein

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is getting involved by studying the potential risks from production, processing, and consumption of insect protein.

Earlier this year, Belgium’s Federal Agency for Safety of the Food Chain stated that insects for human consumption “appear to offer great potential” as an alternative protein source. The agency’s scientific committee went so far as to acknowledge that breeding and marketing insects is already being tolerated in some parts of the European Union without any formal regulations.

Storms Deliver $300 Million-Plus Crop Damage To Southeastern States

The estimate is early and conservative and viewing the devastation was the first step in the long process of assessing the damage to the state’s agriculture, according to a news release.

South Carolina Department of Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers toured the state by air Oct. 5 and 6 and witnessed how the massive rainfall submerged thousands of farm acres under water with farm buildings standing as islands in the water and washed away farm roads.

DHL: Asian and Indian Food Retailers Largely Unaware of Logistics Costs

Nearly 40 percent of Asian food retailers are unaware of logistics costs while six in 10 Indian food retailers are struggling to maintain adequate stocks, according to the "Hungry for Growth" report commissioned by DHL.

DHL and Compass Group U.K. & Ireland will partner on providing catering services to customers in the public sector, airline, rail and facilities management industries.

Natural Gas Prices Nears Three-Year Low

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Hillary Clinton Opposes Trans Pacific Trade Pact

Clinton, who backed the developing trade pact when she was secretary of state during Obama's first term, said she was worried the agreement would not do enough to crack down on currency manipulation or protect consumers from excessively high drug prices.

'I don’t believe we can afford to keep giving new agreements the benefit of the doubt. The risks are too high that, despite our best efforts, they will end up doing more harm than good,' Clinton said in a statement issued during a campaign swing through Iowa.

Coalition Lobbies Congress For Uniform Food Labeling Standard

Coalition for Safe Affordable Food

The fly-in at Capital Hill yesterday featured men and women from across the country who represent the entirety of the nation’s food supply chain – farming groups, co-ops, seed producers and food companies.

The fly-in attendees had a successful day with nearly 140 meetings in the Senate and House, and they came away encouraged that their message was heard loud and clear.

USDA Lists Trans-Pacific Partnership Benefits To States, Specific Food Sectors

Created by the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the fact sheets graphically depict how each state and individual commodities stand to benefit from increased agricultural trade with the 11 other TPP countries.

TPP will remove unfair trade barriers and help further the global expansion of American agricultural exports, particularly exports of meat, poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables, grains, oilseeds, cotton and processed products.

Pro- And Anti- Camps Square Up For Battle Over Vermont GMO Labeling Law

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin responded to the letter yesterday on his Facebook page: The Grocery Manufacturers Association sent me a letter yesterday urging me to abandon Vermont's GMO labeling law. Here's my response: Here's an idea for the industry: Just label your products. All of them, nationwide. 64 countries already do it. I'm sure the food industry in America could summon the moral imagination to be the 65th. The industry's real concern is that as goes Vermont so will go America. Plain and simple Vermont's law is about giving consumers the right to know what is in their food. For too long consumers in America have been denied that right. Vermont is saying enough is enough. Give us the right to know.

General Mills Inc. Recalls Cheerios Due To Undeclared Allergen

Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios produced at the company’s Lodi, Calif., facility are being recalled because an isolated incident resulted in wheat flour being inadvertently introduced into the gluten free oat flour system at its Lodi facility.

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U.S. And Pacific Rim Nations Agree On Transpacific Partnership

The Trans-Pacific Partnership still faces months of debate in Congress and will inject a new flash point into both parties’ presidential contests.

Ambassador Michael Froman & Ministers gathered in Atlanta for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Ministerial.

US Poultry Body Seeks Alternative Killing Methods

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ALDI Removes Artificial Colors, PHOs And MSG From Private Label Food

With 90 percent of ALDI products being sold under private labels, ALDI is able to ensure that customers have a wide selection of options free of these ingredients and available at the low prices they are known for.

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