in this month's headlines ...
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2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Submits
Report
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As has been expected,
committee recommendations for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans will set off contentious debate over their warnings about
meat and added sugars, their recommendations that eggs and coffee
are OK and that the environmental impact of food should be
considered when choosing foods.
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From the
implementation of cross-agency working group findings to the
introduction of new and innovative food safety policies and
sampling techniques, in fiscal year (FY) 2014 FSIS made significant
progress toward modernization.
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Renewed School Food Fight Looming on the Horizon
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The School Nutrition
Association on Jan. 29 issued its 2015 Position Paper. The position
paper indicated the S.N.A. will continue to urge Congress and the
Obama administration to modify requirements relating to servings of
fruits and vegetables and whole grain-rich foods as contained in
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 ...
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FDA Looks to Develop Improved Method For Attributing
Foodborne Illness
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FDA, FSIS and
the CDC met to update stakeholders on their efforts to improve
foodborne illness source attribution.The federal agencies have been
collaborating on ways to better analyze outbreak data to determine
which foods are responsible for illnesses related to four major
foodborne bacteria and have since released a report on the new
method.
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Scientific
Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
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The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
(Committee) submitted the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee (Advisory Report) to the Secretaries
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in February 2015. The purpose
of the Advisory Report is to inform the Federal government of
current scientific evidence on topics related to diet, nutrition,
and health.
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Career Corner:
Smithfield-Farmland Job Listing
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Labeling Coordinator
Smithfield
Farmland is looking for a labeling coordinator to verify and
coordinate USDA / generic approvals of food label information. They
are looking for an applicant with attention to detail, strong
communication skills and a passion for food labeling and
compliance.
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FFRC Add-on Seminars:
$75 Discount
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Sunday April 26
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