Saturday 19 May 2012

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Fruit Roll-Ups Lawsuit Over ‘Real Fruit’ Claims Goes Forward

May 17, 2012 | No comments

The past two years label lawsuits, particularly in California, have exploded. Not only in the number of label lawsuits being …

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Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Targets Restaurants in LA, San Francisco, and Portland OR

April 19, 2012 | No comments

The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced in three separate press releases a new initiative to target the restaurant industry in Los Angeles, San …

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Food Court News April 13 – Weekly Briefing (audio)

April 13, 2012 | No comments

Subscribe to Food Court News on iTunes. In this week’s summary of food news: Beef Recall: A Maine meat distributor has announced …

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Food Court News April 6 – Weekly Briefing (audio)

April 6, 2012 | No comments

Subscribe to Food Court News on iTunes. In this week’s summary of food news: BPA Petition Denied: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration …

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Dems Push for ‘Pink Slime’ Labeling Requirement

April 2, 2012 | No comments

The Hill reported late Friday on House Democrats introduction of new legislation that would require packages of meat to be …

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FDA Rejects Call to Ban BPA from Food Packaging

March 30, 2012 | No comments

More on the FDA’s decision to deny the NRDCs petition to ban BPA next week.  This was not a surprising …

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Food Court News March 30 – Weekly Briefing (audio)

March 30, 2012 | No comments

Subscribe to Food Court News on iTunes. In this week’s summary of food news: Pink Slime Defended: Beef Products Inc. suspends operations …

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Starbucks Beetle Extract Causes Controversy

March 29, 2012 | 1 comment

The web is full of stories this morning about a food coloring Starbucks uses in its strawberries-and-cream Frappuccinos. The Seattle …

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‘Pink Slime’ Beef Manufacturer Suspends Production At 3 Of 4 Plants Amid Outcry

March 27, 2012 | No comments

Pink slime can’t seem to get out of the news. It began a month ago with a report that McDonald’s …

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Food Court News March 23 – Weekly Briefing (audio)

March 23, 2012 | 1 comment

Subscribe to Food Court News on iTunes. In this week’s summary of food news: Pink Slime Continued: Food Court and Food Court …

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