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OTA Applauds Organic Exemption From Commodity Check-offs
The recent announcement that all organic farmers and handlers in the United States would be able to choose whether to pay into and participate in conventional commodity check-off programs or opt out of those programs and put their dollars into a proposed organic research and promotion order now under review by the U.S. Department of ...
USDA Raises Tomato Lycopene Limit for Meat
In a game-changing move, the USDA approved a five-fold increase in the level of tomato lycopene allowed as a colorant in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products, according to LycoRed., Ltd. (Israel). This increase allows tomato lycopene colorants from manufacturer LycoRed to effectively replace FD&C Red #40 and carmine in a wide assortment of deli meats, sausages ...
American Labs Granted Approval for EU Exports
American Laboratories, Inc. ( Omaha, NE, ALI) been granted approval to ship various manufactured items, including enzymes, diagnostics, liver products and peptone hydrolysates, to the European Union (EU) countries, according to a company news report. The EU has in place specific import regulations (EC 142/2011) that manufacturers of animal-based products must meet. To be approved for ...
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