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FDA Overhaul Finally Passes
The lame duck session did have its victories, and the new food safety act is the biggest. After a long and tortuous legislative journey, the FDA Modernization Act, a fundamental recalibration of the nation’s food safety system, has finally passed Congress and was signed by President Obama on January 4. In amending the Federal Food, [...]
Continue reading...USDA Demystifies Local Food Chain Supply
Friday, June 25, 2010
Local food is a hot trend that customers continue to demand from all restaurant segments. But until recently, the movement was so small and compartmentalized, that it was hard for some chains to find purveyors that could adequately meet their foodsupply needs. Now the USDA has issued a report on the logistics of moving local foods from farms to consumers, which could help restaurants and foodservice companies understand the dynamics of farmers that participate in local food supply chains, versus mainstream chains.
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
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