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Yuma lawmaker reaches compromise on food labeling  -  25 Mar 2008
Yuma Sun,Phoenix - Unable to force nutrition labeling by restaurants, Yuma State Sen. Amanda Aguirre has instead agreed to a purely voluntary program - and only for

Decoding Food Labeling  -  Mar 5, 2008
CBS News,Are you eating right? See the government's guidelines, calculate your body mass index and quiz yourself on healthy food choices.

Food labeling law isn’t for our protection  -  Feb 28, 2008
Kansas City Star,While headed by a couple of dairy farmers, critics contend that the force behind the effort to pass new food labeling laws in Kansas, Missouri and other

Harkin introduces restaurant food labeling bill  -  Mar 14, 2008
Iowa City Press Citizen,By the Press-Citizen WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Tom Harkin introduced legislation to extend the nutrition labeling requirements first instituted by the

States Move to Label Cloned Food  -  Mar 4, 2008
MSNBCOf course, new state laws won't be needed if federal lawmakers decide to revive the Cloned Food Labeling Act that is languishing in the Senate.

Labeling on the agenda for Codex  -  Mar 14, 2008
FoodNavigator-USA,By staff reporter 14-Mar-2008 - The Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) will discuss international labeling guidelines amid increasing consumer

Cloned food needs labeling - and law to make that happen  -  Mar 7, 2008
Oakland Press,And maybe in most cases, the law isn't necessary, but it doesn't hurt to have something on the books in reference to labeling cloned food. Labeling products

Leave halal labeling to market: Producers  -  Feb 27, 2008
Jakarta Post,..."However, the mandatory condition is not mentioned in the 1999 regulation on food labeling issued by the government, suggesting that it is a voluntary

With Your Cloned Meat, a Side Dish of Safety  -  Feb 28, 2008
New York Times,States often have taken steps in food labeling in the absence of federal measures. For example, California’s Proposition 65 has prompted the labeling of

The Pet Food Recall: One Year Later, Has Anything Changed?  -  Mar 15, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,...as simple as printing the name and contact information of the actual manufacturer on pet food labels — and no revisions to pet food labeling laws.

How many calories are in that Big Apple?  -  Mar 17, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a food-labeling bill last year that had been heavily opposed by the California Restaurant Assn. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,

Marion Nestle Sounds Off on Big Soda, the USDA, and School Food  -  Mar 20, 2008
Miller-McCune.com,Even she acknowledges the challenges associated with food labeling, however. “Nobody knows how to read labels, because they’re too complicated.

NFU launch supermarket meat retailing report  -  Mar 23, 2008
Farming UK,Food labeling is one key area highlighted in the report for consumers. It states labeling is improving, but with 74 per cent of consumers saying they want

Lawmakers support mandatory halal labeling  -  Feb 24, 2008
Jakarta Post,JAKARTA (JP): Lawmakers have approved a request that the House ofRepresentatives include mandatory halal food labeling in a draftlaw.

Growing forward would end "Product of Canada" confusion  -  Mar 5, 2008
Eastern Ontario AgriNews,It may seem to be a contradiction but food labeling regulations in this country are so misleading that consumers are literally left holding the bag when

Ex-president of Meathope handed prison term over mislabeling scandal  -  Mar 18, 2008
Mainichi Daily News,It is a crime that betrayed consumers who trusted food labeling," said the presiding judge in handing down the ruling.

Grocers hope labels whet appetites for healthy fare  -  Mar 15, 2008
Chicago Tribune,The highly detailed fact box is highly regarded by many dietitians and food labeling watchdogs. "But it's complicated—it's small print," Jacobson said.

Food Labels That Deserve Your Dollars  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),ShopSmart's Exclusive Guide to Deciphering Food Labeling and Avoiding Rip-Offs YONKERS, NY, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's getting so easy to buy

Monsanto Wants to Ban US Milk Labelling, Hiding Food Info From ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
DigitalJournal.com,Water Watch told Utah’s Desert Morning News that corporate interference in food labeling “is a restriction on commercial speech and unconstitutional.

Help to become gluten-free is abundant  -  Mar 19, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Even changes in food labeling laws have been a boon to celiac sufferers, she noted. Forty years ago, fillers and stabilizers, which often contain gluten,

CONSUMER REPORTS Understand labels for organic foods  -  Mar 18, 2008
Allentown Morning Call,...organic ingredients is still junk food! For more on how to avoid food labeling rip-offs, check out the eco-labels center at http://www.GreenerChoices.org .

The community had a friend in Howard Metzenbaum  -  Mar 20, 2008
Gay People Chronicle,Metzenbaum led the Senate to pass progressive labor laws, consumer protection laws, food labeling laws, and anti-trust laws. He campaigned in Ohio on what

Presidential candidate Ralph Nader to deliver April 14 address at ISU  -  Mar 22, 2008
Peoria Journal Star,He also has focused on consumer rights, safer drinking water, cleaner air, better food labeling, smoking awareness and open government.

Tussionex Death Reports Raise Concerns among US Health Officials  -  Mar 12, 2008
eFluxMediaBy Anna Boyd Following reports about life-threatening side effects and death in patients, including children, US health officials warned parents and doctors

‘The Good Egg’  -  Mar 7, 2008
ThePoultrySite.com,Table 1: Nutrient content of eggs*RDIs listed are those used for food labeling purposes: Reference values for recommended dietary intakes on food labels,

Candidates need to answer questions  -  Mar 3, 2008
The Coloradoan,The national primary process is nearly completed and it appears our presidential choices in November are narrowed to three candidates.

Former Ohio Sen. Howard Metzenbaum Dies  -  Mar 12, 2008
The Associated Press...the right to strike, age discrimination, food labeling, baby formula pricing, retail price-fixing, insurance antitrust and cable television monopolies.

FDA monitoring denture cleansers  -  Feb 27, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,M. SPENCER GREEN / AP DENTAL HEALTH: Whether you have your own teeth or dentures, it's important to look after them. The US Food and Drug Administration is

A Driving Force  -  Feb 25, 2008
New York Times,Food-labeling that’s clear and informative? Thanks again. And, oh yes, it was Ralph Nader who fought for and won compensation for airline passengers bumped

A glossary of terms for the environmental conversationalist  -  Mar 14, 2008
Providence Journal,Today the term primarily concerns food labeling. Virtually synonymous with sustainable landscaping, permaculture is a collection of activities each of us

MDGs: From heart disease to poverty reduction  -  Mar 17, 2008
Nigerian Tribune,Similarly, the National Heart Foundations Food Labeling programmes that promote heart-friendly foods have proven to be useful in modifying fat and salt

Nielsen: More Than Half of US Consumers Would Give up ‘Convenience ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...to make them last longer and stay fresher (31 percent); and packaging information, including food labeling, cooking and usage instructions (33 percent).

Coconut oil 'good for health': Mini Mathews  -  Mar 1, 2008
Siasat Daily,Coconut oil does not deposit as fat in the human body,'' she asserted, while inaugurating a national seminar on 'Food labeling and quality management for

Nader brings courage, integrity, ideas to presidential race  -  Feb 29, 2008
Statesman Journal,...the Freedom of Information Act, food labeling that's clear and comprehensive, compensation for airline passengers bumped from overbooked flights,

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