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Letter to Congress – protect our food supply, food workers and those food insecure during COVID-19

Bill Marler

Congress got it right by including in the Family First Act and CARES Act provisions that provide financial assistance to food banks, school nutrition programs, farmers and restaurants forced to close. But these bills do not protect food and farm workers doing their essential jobs.

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How Different Methods of Food Processing Affect Nutrition and Flavor

FMT Magazine

However, the way processed foods are prepared and at what stage they are subjected to processing can either add to or reduce the nutritional value and enhance or reduce the taste of the food. Impact on Nutrition: Pasteurization is usually considered less destructive to nutrient content than sterilization.

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Q&A with Chris Derico, President, School Nutrition Association

Total Food Service

Last month, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) introduced Chris Derico , SNS, as the association ’s president for the 2023-24 school year. Chris Derico is also the Child Nutrition Director for Barbour County Schools in Philippi, West Virginia. Well, after five years, the Child Nutrition Director for our district was retiring.

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House and Senate Oversight on Cronobacter and Infant Formula this week

Bill Marler

COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUGS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, FOOD POLICY AND RESPONSE. DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. We also notified Abbott Nutrition about this case. CALIFF, M.D. FRANK YIANNAS, M.P.H. MAYNE, PH.D.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Safety Tech

Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and innovative food products, including those from new agricultural technologies, that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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FDA review panel picked to help fix FDA

Bill Marler

The Independent Expert Panel, charged with generating the report, is comprised of researchers, former regulators, and process improvement specialists with disciplinary expertise and experience in epidemiology, food science and safety, microbiology, nutrition, and regulatory operations.

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FDA’s new Human Foods Program (HFP) kick’s off October 1

Food Safety Tech

Food and Drug Administration’s reorganization implementation involving the creation of a unified Human Foods Program (HFP), adoption of a new model for its field operations and other significant modernization efforts are scheduled for Oct.

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