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USDA Launching Web Based Labeling System for Meat, Poultry, Eggs

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Ramona Deli Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 13 in California

The USDA is launching a web based labeling system to help speed up the agency’s review process for meat, poultry, and egg product labels. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) created the “Label Submission Approval System” (LSAS), so food manufacturers can submit applications electronically. Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, the USDA’s under secretary for food … Read more

GMO Labeling on California Ballot This Fall

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GMO Free

The Right-to-Know campaign has obtained more than enough signatures on its GMO labeling petition to appear on the California ballot this fall. The petition will require GMO labeling on foods in California. The measure would require food manufacturers to identify genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are in any food sold in California. This may lead … Read more

Obama Administration Appealing WTO COOL Ruling

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Meat Label

This week, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is opening the COOL ruling appeal process to the public in an unprecedented move. Last year, the WTO ruled that the United States’ country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law in the 2008 Farm Bill is a barrier to free trade that violates agreements the U.S. has with several other countries. Country-of-origin labeling is … Read more

Representative DeLauro Requests Labeling for Mechanically Tenderized Beef

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New Marinade May Protect Meat Against Pathogens With Ozone

Grilling season is almost upon us. Many consumers cook steaks and burgers on the grill. And many people love a rare, juicy steak with a deep pink interior. But did you know that some steaks can be dangerous when cooked less than well done? On April 9, 2012, Representative Rose DeLauro (D-CT) called on the … Read more

Members of Congress Ask FDA to Label GMO Foods

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On March 12, 2012, 10 United States senators and 45 representatives sent a letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in support of a petition to label genetically modified foods (GMOs). The Center for Food Safety, along with Just Label It! launched the petition, which is filed under Docket #FDA-2011-P-0723-0001/CP. The … Read more

New Labels on Meat and Poultry

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A new USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) rule went into effect on Thursday, mandating that nutrition information found on processed foods also be shown on labels for raw poultry and meats. The old law required labels only on meat and poultry products that had added ingredients, such as stuffing or marinades. Forty of … Read more

Coalition Wants FDA to Label ‘Added Sugars’

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A coalition of public health organizations and agencies has written a letter to ask the FDA to require that food labels list added sugars. The letter was written to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. The organizations, which include the Environmental Working Group, American Heart Association, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Defeat Diabetes Foundation, … Read more

Is That Steak You Ordered Safe?

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A nice juicy steak, with a crisp crust and juicy interior, is something many of us enjoy at restaurants. Meat-lovers often order their steaks cooked rare or medium-rare. But is that safe? Ordinarily, the only bacteria on steak we need to worry about is on the surface. The interior is sterile, at least until the … Read more