Mango board outreach
The National Mango Board passes on this news to Fresh Talk readers:
The National Mango Board (NMB) invites all mango industry members to an Outreach Meeting being held February 6 in
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Created by The Packer's National Editor Tom Karst
The National Mango Board passes on this news to Fresh Talk readers:
The National Mango Board (NMB) invites all mango industry members to an Outreach Meeting being held February 6 in
Labels: FDA
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Even the most widely embraced and broadly appreciated government agency doesn't get a fee increase without a fight. That thought came to me as I was reading one comment on the PACA's proposed fee increase.
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I was doing some reporting for a story this week on the impact of the potential recession on the fruit and vegetable industry. As it turns out, some economists are already saying the recession has already begun.
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How often do you see nutrition information for fresh fruits and vegetables prominently displayed at retail? I have to say I don't often notice nutrition information posted in the stores I shop. Here is a way for retailers to create more visibility for fresh f/v nutrition info: downloadable pdf posters of nutrition information for the most consumed fruits and vegetables are available from the FDA web site here.
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has posted on its website downloadable and printable posters of nutrition information for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits and vegetables consumed in the United States. The website also includes a poster that lists nutrition information for fish which has been cooked by moist or dry heat with no added ingredients.
FDA is providing these posters to encourage retail stores that sell raw fruits, vegetables, and fish to participate in the voluntary point-of-purchase nutrition information program (21 CFR 101.42 through 101.45). Retail store operators can download the posters and print them for display to consumers in proximity to the relevant foods in the stores and for dissemination to consumers.
FDA encourages consumers to use the posters to help plan a healthy diet and learn about the important nutrients contained in fruits, vegetables and fish. Federal dietary guidelines recommend two to four servings of fruits and three to five servings of vegetables each day. In addition to protein, fish contributes polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats to the diet.