This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Click here to advertise in this news brief.   Mobile version   RSS   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive   Media Kit Oct. 3, 2011 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Long road from farm to fork worsens food illness outbreaks The Associated Press via Forbes The recent Listeria outbreak from cantaloupe demonstrates one likely cause of large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food: the long and winding road what we eat takes from farm to fork. Related articles: Microbe hunters: The good, the bad and the the ugly (Food Safety News) Lessons of the Listeria outbreak (The New York Times) Federal agencies falling short in protecting US food supply (The Center for Public Integrity) Editor's note: The American Frozen Food Institute is organizing a series of instructional food safety webinars with leading experts to examine topics and issues related to implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. To register, or for more information, please click here. More Share this article >     Salads are nice, but burgers are what really sell The Associated Press via USA Today Americans talk skinny but eat fat. No matter that first lady Michelle Obama has been on a crusade to slim down the country. Never mind that some restaurants have started listing calories on their menus. Forget even that we keep saying we want to eat healthy. When Americans eat out, we order burgers and fries anyway. More Share this article >     Obama: Trade deals announcement in days POLITICO President Barack Obama said on Monday the White House will have an announcement on the long-delayed trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress "in the next day or so." Related article: Opinion: Trade trauma (The Washington Post) More Share this article >     Obama campaign goes on attack The Washington Post President Barack Obama's re-election campaign argues in a memo set to be released on Monday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — the two frontrunners for the Republican nomination — have "embraced policies that the American people oppose" on Social Security and immigration. More Share this article >     Cain wins straw poll at GOP women's forum The Hill GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain won this weekend's straw poll at the National Federation of Republican Women Convention, reports NBC News. More Share this article >     Bachmann running on fumes in Iowa POLITICO If you're looking for evidence that the campaign of Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is struggling to stay out of the red, financially, and keep forward momentum in Iowa, here it is. More Share this article >     Many egg producers still not complying with rules The Washington Post Two-tenths of a penny per dozen. That's what it costs Pennsylvania farmers to make eggs safer. By disinfecting henhouses, trapping rodents and testing regularly for harmful bacteria, the state's egg farmers have cut the presence of salmonella by more than half. But egg producers in much of the rest of the country haven't followed suit. Related article: New egg rule trips up Minnesota producer (Food Safety News) More Share this article >     USDA schedules food import-export public meeting Food Safety News The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is holding a public meeting on Tuesday to provide information and receive comments on agenda items, as well as to draft U.S. positions to be discussed at the 19th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems. More Share this article >     US agencies join forces on information sharing Environmental Protection The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has signed agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to advance information-sharing to improve targeting of imports for health and safety violations. More Share this article >     UK wins foods fight The Meat Site Following a vote on Friday, food labeling will be clearer, simpler and more honest in the European Union, allowing consumers to know what's in the food they buy. More Share this article >     UK authorities slammed after unpublicized E. coli outbreak Food Production Daily U.K. health safety authorities have been criticized for their handling of an unpublicized, eight-month E. coli outbreak that sickened 250 people and included a death. More Share this article >     Scientists eye potential of 'climate proofing' crops Food Ingredients First Responding to appeals from African leaders for new tools to deal with the effects of climate change on food production, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security has released a series of studies focused on "climate proofing" crops critical to food security in the developing world. More Share this article >     NFU: Senate must pass bill to improve trade agreements National Farmers Union National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders on Friday, urging them to pass S. 1619, which would give the U.S. Treasury the authority to enforce existing currency manipulation laws with countries that trade with the U.S. More Share this article >     EFSA confirms link between vitamin D, lower risk of falling FoodBev On the basis of data presented, the European Food Safety Authority concludes that a cause-and-effect relationship has been established between the intake of vitamin D and a reduction in the risk of falling. More Share this article >     Convert Pallet into Carton Flow Span-Track carton flow track by UNEX ‘drops-in’ to any new or existing pallet rack structure. Span-Track’s full width roller provides more contact surface than any other carton flow. 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E. coli found in 80,000 pounds of Manning's Natural Beef Examiner A California-based company, Manning's Natural Beef, has announced a voluntary recall of approximately 80,000 pounds of beef that might be positive for E. coli. More Share this article >     Food & Water Watch issues new primer on GE foods Food Safety News A new 25-page background paper from the environmental group Food & Water Watch is long on information supporting its views on the science and politics surrounding genetically engineered food. But the extensively footnoted paper devotes just three paragraphs under a "Safe to eat?" section. Related articles: March in NYC against genetically modified food (The Associated Press via The Wall Street Journal) Canada: Petition circulating to label all GE foods (The McGill Daily) More Share this article >     How Gerald Shreiber keeps J&J Snack Foods ready to grow Smart Business Philadelphia As the economy slowly crawls out of the pits of the worst economic nosedive in almost 80 years, J&J Snack Foods Corp.'s acquisition of several ConAgra Foods product lines is a reflection of Gerald Shreiber's philosophy on running a business: Don't be afraid to take a calculated risk in the name of growth. More Share this article >     Ralcorp consider new product line for frozen bakery goods The Courier-Journal Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, which makes frozen foods such as bread and breakfast items, is considering adding a new product line at its Louisville, Ky., facility, a move that would create 57 new jobs. More Share this article >     Changes at Hormel Foods The Meat Site Hormel Foods has announced several upcoming staffing changes, including the retirement of several high-level executives. More Share this article >     Request Foods adding 250 jobs at frozen meal factory The Grand Rapids Press Contract food manufacturer Request Foods is gunning for a little bit more space in your freezer. More Share this article >     Fast food chain introduces 2 new sandwiches FBR Jack in the Box, a U.S.-based hamburger restaurant chain, has launched two new savory products at its outlets: the Outlaw Burger and Outlaw Spicy Chicken Sandwich. More Share this article >     FSNS offers comprehensive STEC testing PRWeb FSNS offers STEC testing through various rapid detection systems and is committed to helping the food industry meet new USDA regulations governing six additional E. coli serogroups. More Share this article >     McDonald's USA names Dean Foods 2011 US Supplier of Year Stock Markets Review McDonald's USA recently announced that it has selected Dean Foods, a leading dairy supplier for many of McDonald's restaurants, as the 2011 U.S. Supplier of the Year. More Share this article >     United States Cold Storage USCS and its several predecessor companies have been providing refrigerated storage services to the food industry since 1889. Today USCS is a leading national public refrigerated warehouse operator with 34 facilities located in 12 states. MORE Sorting Food From wild to cultivated, from fresh to frozen, from whole to cut, in bulk or in bags, … we get everything sorted, whatever color or defects. MORE   Frozen Express Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, (469) 420-2601 Download media kit Valerie Hunt, Content Editor, (469) 420-2690    Contribute news This edition of Frozen Express was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. 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