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Welcome
to November's Label Alert. This month Prime Label is proud to debut
our new refreshed Label Alert design, replacing our old logo of 25
years. Read up on the latest in Natural, GMO and
"Free" claims as well as the controversial WHO report
linking meat and cancer. In addition, check out our free Nutrition Facts Panel Estimator tool. It is
designed to easily help industry prepare for the new NFP
regulations slated to become final soon.
We
at Label Alert wish you a happy Thanksgiving season!
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'Natural' Food Label to be Introduced in 2016
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 Beginning in early 2016, the Organic and Natural
Health Association will roll out a certification program that will
offer a "natural" seal. The label will not be
government-approved, but is rather a self-selecting way for food
and drink producers to help consumers better understand their
product.
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The Pitfalls of Making 'Free' Claims in Food Labeling
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.jpg) There is growing interest in updating processed food
recipes to remove artificial ingredients .... Companies with
reformulated products would then need to promote the advantages of
the products by using statements like "free" on the food
labels. There are a number of rules to be followed in order to make
"free" food label claims that will be acceptable to
regulators.
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Meat and Cancer: Hammering at the Memo
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 You have doubtless heard that the International
Agency on Cancer Research, a subsidiary of the World Health
Organization, has concluded that processed meats are carcinogenic,
and red meat in general is probably so.
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Millennials are Driving an $18 Billion Food Revolution
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 A panel of experts at Fortune's Most Powerful Women
summit say millennials are turning the food industry on its
head.
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Exclusive: Food Fight Continues Over GMO Labeling
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 The Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) has issued a road map to its
member companies on how to comply with Vermont's
precedent-setting law that requires the labeling of
genetically modified organisms (GMOs), even though the
powerful organization has heavily lobbied and spent eye-popping
sums to fight state-by-state labeling mandates.
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