FLR 028: On Clean Foods, Lab Meat, Shiny New Food Labels, and Restaurant Revelations

INGREDIENT OF THE DAY:  none

This is another show devoted to recent news stories popping up all over the internet.  Today, I will showcase “clean food,” a new trend in the food industry just getting its feet wet.  I’ll explore the “whats” and “whys” of “clean food,” a phrase that we’ll be hearing lots about in the near future, particularly as regards the meat industry.  Then, for story #2, it’s finally almost here … the long-promised revision to the Nutrition Facts Label and the launching of the restaurant mandate.  I’ll be getting into the weeds concerning both of those upcoming changes.

Show Notes:

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References:

Food Navigator Magazine: Clean Foods

http://tinyurl.com/ybsqmcgx

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Clean Foods

http://tinyurl.com/yc7n8g2f

Munchies Website: Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Disaster

http://tinyurl.com/ybvdt88f

Pillsbury Company

http://tinyurl.com/yaefp4fw

Food Business News: Clean Labels

http://tinyurl.com/yd5eseho

Wikipedia:  Cultured Meat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_meat

Wall Street Journal:  “Sizzling Steaks May Soon Be Lab Grown”

http://tinyurl.com/y99zvvpo

U.S. Food & Drug Administration:  Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label

http://tinyurl.com/kel3zs7

U.S. Food & Drug Administration:  Menu Labeling Requirements

http://tinyurl.com/ybvawyms

High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal

http://tinyurl.com/y723wx25

 

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini

Outro music is "Displaced Memories" courtesy of David Hilowitz