FDA salutes four industry food safety initiatives in reportable food registry By News Desk | May 25, 2016 Four initiatives by the private sector to improve food safety are called out for recognition in the 5th Annual Reportable Food Registry Report, which has been submitted by the U.S

EPA proposed its volume of biofuels that must be blended into the U.S. fuel supply for 2017.  The rule proposes that refineries blend 18.8 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol and other biofuels into the gasoline supply for the coming year.  While that amounts to nearly 700 million g

“The American Bakers Association is extremely disappointed that the Food & Drug Administration’s final rule revising the Nutrition Facts Panel failed to incorporate feedback on the compliance timeline from the baking industry and maintains a two-year implementation period that wil

FDA finalizes new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods Friday, May 20 2016 at 3:30 p.m. EST Dear Colleague, Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a briefing for industry stakeholders to discuss the issuance of the final Nutrition Facts label after issuing proposed

The USDA will allow an additional 200,000 tons of sugar into the country per requests from Congress, the baking industry, and other sugar users.  ABA and other sugar users led efforts to have members of Congress weigh in with USDA to increase supplies in light of disparities in the ma

The American Bakers Association (ABA) opposes the Department of Labor’s (DOL) changes to the overtime exemption threshold, citing a surge in labor costs and the need to reduce employee flexibility The DOL’s final rule establishes a new overtime pay threshold of $47,476 a year for thos

On Tuesday, May 17, the National Research Council released its 408-page report concluding that foods made from genetically-engineered crops are as safe to eat as those made from conventional crops, and GMOs generally improve farmers’ yields by controlling pests and weeds. This i

On Monday May 9, American Bakers PAC hosted a fundraising luncheon in honor of United States Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), who is running for reelection in November. Russ and Liz Bundy, Bundy Baking Solutions, were gracious venue hosts. The event had over 50 food industry executives in

ABA and co-chair AFFI led the Food and Beverage Issue Alliance in a productive dialogue on key regulatory issues including implementation timing for the pending Nutrition Facts Panel and Serving Size Final Rules. The group also discussed the additional initiatives around review of the

New injury and illness reporting rules will do little to improve worker safety.  OSHA will be publishing employer injury and illness records on the internet without any explanation of the facts and circumstances of the particular cases involved.   Littler: Summary of OSHA’s Fina