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Leslie G. Sarasin, the president and chief executive officer of Food Marketing Institute, sees the association’s major alternate-year conferences — the exhibit show called FMI2012 and the educational forum known as Future Connect — as events that need to evolve and change over time to remain relevant with sponsors, exhibitors and attendees....More

NEWARK, Del. — The produce businesses and associations facilitating the Produce Traceability Initiative have begun conducting an online survey to assess the extent of the industry’s adoption of PTI milestones....More

WASHINGTON — Supermarket retailers were ready when mandatory nutrition labeling for ground or chopped meat and poultry products, and popular cuts of meat, went into effect on March 1....More

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service will use a series of state-specific Twitter feeds to more directly communicate with consumers who may be impacted by food safety alerts....More

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s 2013 budget calls for continued support for several programs that focus on hunger prevention, food safety, and obesity prevention in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....More

WASHINGTON — For many, there’s no better way to ask questions than online, where the most bashful and curious can remain anonymous. Ask Karen, a food safety website designed for consumers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, allows consumers to do just that, encouraging them to let their hair down and ask any food safety question they may have....More

WASHINGTON — The U.S Food and Drug Administration has found that 11 samples (representing 11 shipments) of imported orange juice or orange juice concentrate have tested positive for carbendazim, a fungicide that is not legal for use on oranges in the U.S....More

Nanotechnology could revolutionize fresh food packaging, but a growing number of organizations are expressing concern about the industry’s lack of regulation....More

WASHINGTON — New rules concerning food safety, the Toxic Substances Control Act and nutrition are among the legislative and regulatory items on the radar of Grocery Manufacturers Association here in 2012....More

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Novartis Consumer Health is recalling all lots of select bottle configurations of Excedrin and NoDoz products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014, or earlier as well as Bufferin and Gas-Z Prevention products with dates of Dec. 20, 2013, or earlier....More