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FDA Considering Nutrition Facts Panel Delay

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a delaying implementation of a revamped nutrition facts panel on retail goods. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the move would follow a request by industry groups that have asked the FDA to delay the new food labels by three years. The updated labels are scheduled to start being used by July of next …

Positive Developments for California Citrus
Jacob Villagomez, director of governmental affairs for California Citrus Mutual, recently discussed developments that could benefit California citrus growers. Among the topics he addressed in the AgNet News Hour podcast were the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent modernization of the federal standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice (OJ) and HLB research in […]
Fruit Split Showing in Georgia; Color Break Likely Soon
Fruit split issues are starting to show up in some Georgia citrus groves, University of Georgia Assistant Professor and Citrus Extension Specialist Mary Sutton reported recently. She also noted that color break is likely to begin soon in Georgia citrus fruit. According to Sutton, fruit splits typically start at the stylar end (bottom end) of […]