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. 26, 2011 Home   Public Policy   Member Services   Industry Resources    Events    News & Media   About Us     Local, organic foods not always safer The Associated Press via USA Today Shoppers nervous about foodborne illnesses might turn to foods produced at smaller farms or labeled "local," "organic" or "natural" in the hopes that such products are safer. But a small outbreak of Salmonella in organic eggs from Minnesota shows no food is immune to contamination. More Share this article >     Vilsack outlines priorities for 2012 farm bill Hoosier Ag Today U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack this week is sharing USDA's priorities for the 2012 farm bill. Vilsack says the legislation is about more than farming — it's about energy, nutrition, jobs and providing an adequate food supply for the U.S. and the world. More Share this article >     Listeria investigation update: 3 additional deaths Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Three more people have died after eating Listeria-tainted cantaloupe, bringing the toll to 28 deaths, 133 illnesses and a miscarriage. 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 >     Obama: From hope and change, to change and hope for best The Hill President Barack Obama's campaign has gone from hope and change to change and hope: He wants to change the conversation to what the Republicans are saying and hope voters find him to be the lesser of two evils. More Share this article >     Big Democratic donors stiff super PACs POLITICO Democrats railed against deep-pocketed Republican groups in 2010 but this year conceded it was time to compete, rolling out their own network of super PACs and other groups that can take unlimited cash. So far, their big money groups are low on one thing: big donors. More Share this article >     Carville 'worried' for general election POLITICO James Carville underscored the concerns among Democrats about the current economic picture and what it means for 2012 in a radio interview with Scott Hennen. More Share this article >     Americans getting more 'real' about their diets United States Department of Agriculture A USDA researchers asks, "If our diets in America haven't improved much, are we at least more aware of our shortcomings?" More Share this article >     China: Rapid yuan rise 'not possible' The Wall Street Journal China said Wednesday that rapid yuan appreciation in the near term is out of the question because it would harm China's economic growth, in one of the strongest responses yet to U.S. pressure for a faster rise in the currency. More Share this article >     Court dismisses food labeling case Food Business News Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit filed by consumer Carolyn Turek regarding food labeling on fiber bars produced by General Mills Inc. and Kellogg Co. More Share this article >     Off to a rocky start: A producer and a food safety attorney Food Safety News Food Safety News recently ran a series by John Munsell that explained how his small meat plant in Miles City, Mont., ran afoul of USDA's meat inspection practices. In this addendum, Munsell offers an insider's perspective on one of the most well-known names in food safety litigation. More Share this article >     EU food safety border rejections on the rise Food Production Daily A rise in the rejection of food and feed consignments at EU borders in 2010 has contributed to the number of food safety notifications reaching 8,582 — an 8 percent increase on 2009 and a record high. 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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Small wonders: Mini, micro portions in demand The New York Times An examination of the mini and micro dessert trend in New York sheds light on a growing business trend in the food industry. More Share this article >     E. coli outbreak strikes in North Carolina The News & Observer Health officials in Wake County, N.C., are investigating seven confirmed cases of illness from E. coli; investigators have not identified a location or food source the victims might have had in common. More Share this article >     Supreme Meat recalls carne guisada over undeclared allergen FBR Supreme Meat Purveyors, a Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 22,100 pounds of carne guisada because the products contain soy that is not declared on the label, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. More Share this article >     Truck tonnage index up; indicator of economic health? Truckinginfo American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index increased 1.6 percent in September after falling a revised 0.5 percent in August 2011, the group's economists announced — offering a sign of hope for the economy. More Share this article >     Yogen Fruz, Jamba Juice join forces FoodBev Jamba Juice is moving forward with plans to expand its frozen yogurt product line after signing a licensing agreement with Yogen Fruz. More Share this article >     Pathogen detection: Sample product or sample environment? Quality Assurance & Food Safety As the risk-based provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act roll out, risk assessment is being conducted in areas in which it has not been applied previously and is increasing for practices for which it has always been a part. Pathogen detection and sampling is no exception. More Share this article >     Study: Labels read more often when placed centrally Packaging Gateway Nutritional labels should be placed in the center of food packaging rather than in one corner in order to attract consumers' attention, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. More Share this article >     New method for testing allergens through mass spectrometry Business Wire via MarketWatch AB SCIEX today introduced the world's first commercially available and verified mass spectrometry-based method for detecting and measuring allergens in baked food products. More Share this article >     Lessons in food processing economics Institute of Food Technologists Every food professional needs to know the basic elements of the business in which they practice. More Share this article >     Evolution of X-ray inspection systems Food Processing With ever-changing trends in the food industry, X-ray inspection equipment has evolved to meet the new demands that increasingly innovative packaging designs are placing on the inspection process. More Share this article >     Soft drinks linked to violent tendency in teens HealthDay News via Medline Plus Teens who drink lots of soda seem to be prone to violence, new research suggests. But the study authors concede that sodas probably are not the direct cause of the aggression. More Share this article >     UK demand for frozen food continues to rise Food Manufacture The value of the frozen food sector in the U.K. has soared this year, with 3.6 percent growth in the third quarter alone, the British Frozen Food Federation announced Tuesday. More Share this article >     UK: Greencore attracts takeover approach The Financial Times Greencore, which failed to pull off a merger designed to create the U.K.'s biggest chilled foods manufacturer last year, has itself attracted the eye of a potential purchaser. 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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