CHEF STEVEN PETUSEVSKY INTRODUCES FLAVORFUL AND HEALTHY VEGETARIAN CREATIONS

Perfect for Prediabetes, Diabetes, and Heart Health THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK: Satisfying, Bold, and Flavorful Recipes from the Garden, by renowned chef and cookbook author Steven Petusevsky, is the perfect kitchen companion for those who want to live a healthier lifestyle, with over 150 recipes for designing and preparing delicious and satisfying vegetarian recipes inspired by global cuisines. Motivated in large part to improve his own health and a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, Chef Petusevsky, former National Director of Creative Food Development for Whole Foods Market and author of The Whole Foods Market Cookbook, approached the American Diabetes Association with the idea of developing a cookbook for those who wanted to prepare vegetarian dishes as well as adopt healthier eating habits. Perfectly suited to those looking to improve their diet, THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK offers dishes that are low in saturated fat, calories, and processed carbohydrates. New and experienced vegetarian cooks will discover such delightful dishes as Pan-Seared Spicy Asparagus with Shiitake Mushrooms, Steve’s Super Bowl of Garden Chili, and Sweet Potato and Apple Latkes, to name a few—and all recipes include complete nutritional information, including exchanges/food choices. “You don’t have to sacrifice flavor for health,” Chef Petusevsky says. “What’s terrific about the recipes in this book is that they are easy to make, have incredible flavor, and will never bore you or your friends and family.” The recipes in THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK rely on simple, fresh, and seasonal ingredients and explore how they relate to each other through taste, texture, color, and flavor harmony. Sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and bitter are the primal elements of taste that, when carefully balanced, resonate together to make every forkful tasty and enjoyable. Chefs know this as the Asian 5-Flavor Principle, which universally guides our taste buds. There was a time when stocking a vegetarian pantry was a challenge for everybody. Thankfully, it is getting easier, with access to large supermarkets, natural foods grocers, or ethnic markets. Chef Petusevsky presents Vegetarian Pantry 101, detailing the wide variety of choices available nearly everywhere today and explaining that a vegetarian pantry is really an evolution from ordinary pantries into a collection of favorite herbs and spices, condiments, dried pastas, legumes, vinegars and oils, grains, alternative proteins, and more. Whether starting a new family tradition or rekindling a relationship with healthful, flavorful, and wonderful vegetarian meals, THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK will find a favored spot in America’s kitchens.

Industry Report on Neonicotinoid Pesticides Predictably Ignores Key Questions, Lacks Hard Data

December 10, 2013, Washington, DC-- Today, Center for Food Safety responded to a misleading and inadequate report on neonicotinoid pesticides released Friday by CropLife, the lobbying arm of the pesticide industry. The report ignores a number of critical factors that must be considered when evaluating the efficacy of the chemical treatment, including unintended negative effects. Moreover, the report lacked conclusive data supporting many of the positive claims asserted by CropLife. Among the concerns noted by Center for Food Safety are: • The report claims that neonicotinoid seed treatments increase yields, but it does not support these claims with independent, peer-reviewed scientific data showing these results in the field. In fact, a large number of published scientific studies demonstrate that claimed yield benefits are illusory in many contexts. The Province of Ontario's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Specialist recently estimated that neonicotinoid seed treatment is only needed in 5% to 20% of the corn fields in which treated seeds are planted. • The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency recently came to the decision that uses of neonicotinoid seed treatments on corn and soy are "not sustainable." Soon after, Pioneer announced they would be offering non-treated corn seed to Canadian farmers. • The report fails to address the concerns of these seed treatments as systemic. Neonicotinoid residues contaminate soil, water and the environment, and can persist for several years – affecting a wide range of non-target species and ecosystems. • The report ignores the serious and underestimated risks to birds from consuming neonicotinoid treated seeds. A recent report prepared by avian toxicologist Pierre Mineau, PhD. found excessive risk from ingesting treated corn seed, including to threatened and endangered species. • The report ignores the known damage seed treatments cause to populations of beneficial insects, such as ladybugs, lacewings and soil invertebrates. As documented in a recent report, whole classes of species beneficial for agriculture, soil health and ecosystem sustainability are decimated by the "sterilizing effects" of seed treatments. • The report’s discussion of both fungicide and insecticide treatments of seeds ignores the fact that fungicide treatments are scientifically documented to cause harm to honey bee colonies. In addition, the synergistic impacts of fungicides and insecticides together have not been adequately studied, by EPA's own admission. • Promises of new, dust-reducing polymer seed treatments noted in the report remain speculative and would take several years to be effective, as EPA has refused to mandate such changes. The harms of current polymer seed treatments are increasingly well documented.

"Future Lab" spotlights tomorrow’s trends – today

Berlin, 10 December 2013 – FRUIT LOGISTICA once again underlines its status as innovative springboard for the international fresh produce trade. "Future Lab", a new series of events, will present products, projects and solutions that can enhance the fruit and vegetable industry with innovations in the coming years, or contribute significantly to optimisation along the value chain. "As organisers, we see the wide-ranging developments in fresh produce industry and how certain sectors are changing in response to new challenges. Our Future Lab offers the industry a forum where the latest developments can be presented, discussed and thought through. These projects presented at FRUIT LOGISTICA can potentially have a significant impact on the medium-term development of the fresh produce sector," says Gérald Lamusse, FRUIT LOGISTICA Global Brand Manager. On all three exhibition days, FRUIT LOGISTICA 2014 visitors can look forward to a series of fascinating half-hour sessions covering innovative topics ranging from a "Quantum leap in lettuce breeding", to "Information superhighway for fruits & vegetables" and "Fighting Black Sigatoka".

MOËT & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE ANNOUNCED AS THE OFFICIAL CHAMPAGNE SPONSOR OF TIMES SQUARE NEW YEAR’S EVE

New York, N.Y. (December 10, 2013)—Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, today announced Moët & Chandon as the official champagne of Times Square 2014, the global New Year’s Eve celebration at the Crossroads of the World. Moët’s participation in the Times Square countdown is an exciting first for the champagne house and highlights what is considered the perfect pairing worldwide, champagne and New Year’s Eve. The essential libation of the final night of the year, champagne adds a stylish touch of glamour and excitement to this momentous occasion. “An iconic celebration needs an iconic champagne like Moët & Chandon,” said Tim Tompkins, President of Times Square Alliance. “We look forward to toasting the New Year with our new partner and celebrating all our successes and hopes for the year to come.” “Now the world’s most loved champagne will be linked with the most famous New Year’s Eve celebration in the world,” said Thomas Bouleuc, Vice President, Moët & Chandon USA. “There is a reason that champagne is the favorite way to ring in the New Year – it elevates and enhances any occasion.” “The Times Square Ball and Moët & Chandon are the quintessence of celebration around the world,” added Jeff Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment. “This is the perfect partnership for celebrating the New Year.” New Year’s Eve is both a time to reflect on the year winding down and to look ahead with optimism toward the future. It provides a collective occasion that reminds us all “this is your moment.” But, while champagne is known for marking this important milestone, Moët invites everyone to elevate any occasion – from celebrating small achievements to marking life’s big events. To kick off the festive season, Moët & Chandon will animate an exciting social media program during the month of December, encouraging people to toast to what mattered most in 2013 and what’s to come in 2014. An 11-foot tall bottle of Moët & Chandon Imperial – the first of its kind ever created in the United States – will tour iconic locations in New York City before finishing its journey in Times Square. Along the way, consumers will be invited to pose for a photo with the bottle and create a toast to people in their lives, goals and hopes for the future. Each submission will generate a virtual toast to upload to social media and share with family and friends. While the bottle will make its journey throughout New York, everyone in the US is invited to join in the party! Revelers across the country will also be able to create and share virtual toasts through an app on the Moët & Chandon USA Facebook page. Several virtual toasts from both the Big Bottle tour and from the Moet Facebook app will be featured during the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration on 7 giant video screens including the one atop One Times Square, directly below the New Year’s Eve Ball!