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Consumer Groups Push FDA to Ban Plastic Liners in Canned Food

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For years, some food can manufacturers have used linings that contain the chemical Bisphenol A, commonly known as PBA, which is linked to problems with hormone products in women and children.

Some companies that stopped using BPA have replaced it with a synthetic plastic called polyvinyl chloride, or PVC. PVC contains chemicals called phthalates.

Vermont’s GMO Label Law Takes Effect Today

Vermont’s law requiring nearly all food labels to disclose genetically engineered ingredients takes effect today.

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Food Safety Coalition Petitions USDA Seeks Overhaul Of Food Labels

The Safe Food Coalition has requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) add requirements for a SHI label for all raw or partially cooked siluriformes fish, including catfish products.

The revised rules should continue to require that labels provide information about the potential risk of pathogenic contamination of USDA products. They should further require that labels provide more specific information about safe handling practices for meat, poultry and catfish products.

FDA Modernizes Nutrition Facts Label For Packaged Foods

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA is also making minor changes to the Supplement Facts label found on dietary supplements to make it consistent with the Nutrition Facts label.

Most food manufacturers will be required to use the new label by July 26, 2018. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales will have an additional year to comply with the new rules.

Vermont Seeks To Force Food Companies To Reveal GMO Research

Attorney General William Sorrell filed motions in several U.S. district courts seeking to compel Monsanto Co., DuPont Co., Syngenta AG and other seed firms to produce studies or research related to “potential health or environmental impacts” of the crops.

State Attorney General William Sorrell filed motions in several U.S. district courts seeking to compel Monsanto Co., DuPont Co., Syngenta AG and other seed firms to produce studies or research related to “potential health or environmental impacts” of the crops, as well as pesticides used on them.

Arizona Proposal To Eliminate Licensing Alarms The Produce Industry

Arizona lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to do away with state licensing for a wide variety of professions, trades and positions — including packers of fresh produce and other foods.

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ConAgra Foods Commits To GMO Labels

ConAgra Foods is the latest food company to commit to GMO labeling, following General Mills, Campbell Soup Co., Kellogg and Mars Inc.

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Gerber Recalls Two Organic Baby Foods Over Packaging Defect

Gerber Products Co. is recalling two organic baby foods as a result of a packaging defect.

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Food Companies Ramp Up Food Origin Disclosure

Companies are rushing to meet consumers’ increasing demand to know more about what’s in their food, where it came from, and how it was produced, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The North American spat pitting Canada and Mexico against the U.S. over meat labels has sown confusion among producers and shippers in all three countries, with a trade war potentially just weeks away, according to Reuters.

Campbell Soup Co. Reverses Stance: Will Support Mandatory GMO Labels

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With 92 percent of Americans supporting the labeling of GMO foods, Campbell believes now is the time for the federal government to act quickly to implement a federal solution.

Campbell is optimistic a federal solution can be established in a reasonable amount of time if all the interested stakeholders cooperate. However, if that is not the case, Campbell is prepared to label all of its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients that were derived from GMOs, not just those required by pending legislation in Vermont.

Food Companies Hustle To Delay Mandatory GMO Labeling

The food industry wants the labeling to be voluntary, and it hopes to get a provision in a massive spending bill that Republicans and Democrats want to wrap up this week.

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