Nevada Labeling Bill Vetoed Following Bakers, Business Groups, Push
Following proactive outreach from the American Bakers Association (ABA) and other business groups, Nevada’s Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed Nevada State Bill 76 (SB76) on June 16th. …
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Straus Family Creamery Supports the Food and Drug Administration’s Proposed Labeling Recommendation
Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance for public comment to help establish appropriate labeling of plant-based products that are marketed and sold as milk alternatives. The FDA is now recommending that alternative milk products with the word “milk” in their names, and which have a nutrient composition different from dairy milk, include a voluntary nutrition statement explaining how the product stacks up to animal-derived milk. …
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reopen the comment period for the draft guidance entitled “Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements; Draft Guidance for Industry,” that appeared in the Federal Register on February 23, 2023. …
NAMI: FSIS’ New Label Proposal for Meat & Poultry Will Raise Prices for Consumers
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) latest attempt at proposed rules for a “Product of the USA” label for meat products are again likely to result in trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico costing American consumers and businesses billions of dollars. …
Sustainlabel! Awarded ‘Meets Preferred Guidance’ Recognition
Yerecic Label is thrilled to announce that they have been formally recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers’ (APR) Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) program for a complete label construction applied to PET packaging. Yerecic Label’s new SustainLabel!® MPG label construction ensures confirmation of the technical compatibility of a pressure sensitive label with today’s industrial plastics recycling processes for PET per the MPG Program protocol. …
