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Healthy Lifestyle Industry News, 3/17/10

Healthy Lifestyle Industry News: Court Allows GM Sugar Beets; First Lady To Manufacturers; Sustainable Food Jobs; Boston Seafood Show; Center for Food Safety; Using Food Stamps at Whole Foods; FTC and Organic Personal Care.

• In December 2009 alone, 30 women were appointed to company boards in 15 states, joining the ranks of 235 other women who broke through that glass ceiling last year. The great news: the trend shows companies and shareholders finally understand that boards with women perform better than all-male groups – and women are now in higher demand for those seats.  The Pink Book
• Sustainable Food Jobs
• US Food Prices Up 4-5%  FlexNews
• NSF International Partners With MET Laboratories Food Processing
• How to Make a Splash at SXSW Inc.
• Global Food Supplement Associations Meet to Define World Regulation NPI Center
• Trade Magazine Ad Pages Fell Nearly 30 Percent Last Year Folio
• Center for Food Safety Releases Newsletter Ag and Food Law
• Pepsi: No more sugar drinks in schools UPI
• First lady to food makers: Hurry up on healthy food Reuters

• Court allows planting of GM sugar beets Center for Food Safety and http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/business/17sugar.html
• Senators reach agreement on dietary supplement legislation NPI Center
• Taking the Bake Out of Bake Sale - aimed at tackling obesity, restricts student bake sales New York Times

• FMI to host Supermarket Health & Wellness Conference Drug Store News

• Valpak Launches Mobile Coupon Apps Retailer Daily
• The World’s Gone App Happy  Media Post
• Boston Seafood Show on Twitter

• Kitchen Gadgets Take the Fast-Food Mentality Into the Home New York Times
• Rediscovering Salsa, the Soul of Mexico in a Bowl New York Times
• "POMx Bar" Peanut Butter Dipped in Chocolate Antioxidant Superbar by POM Wonderful Food Biz Daily

• TNI Renames Tahitian Noni Juice Drinks Business Review

• Marketers – Meet the New Harried Customer the “Multi-Minded” Woman Ad Age
• Report: Most households eating dinner at home  Chain Store Age
• Changing tastes: U.S. Department of Agriculture releases report on a century's worth of food trends Los Angeles Times

• Valpak Launches Mobile Coupon Apps
• Red Mango Intros Probiotic Smoothies, Parfaits Marketing Daily
• ALDI Expansion Heads West BNET
• Target Jumps to No. 2 on the Most Valuable Retail Brands List Store Brands Decisions
• Using Food Stamps at Whole Foods Slate

• Consumers Union and Organic Consumers Association Petition the FTC To Do What the USDA Says It Cannot FDA Law Blog

• GFN Foods, LLC Voluntarily Recalls Gluten-Free Naturals Pancake Mix, Gluten-Free Naturals Light & Moist Yellow Cake Mix and Gluten-Free Naturals Cookie Blend Flour
• FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products FDA

• Do wellness programs really save money? Human Resource Executive
• Research team led by Cedars-Sinai identifies genes linked to ulcerative colitis EurekAlert

• Cactus extract may help manage weight, water loss Food Navigator
• Cargill Produces Sustainable UTZ Certified Chocolate Food Business News

• Eli Lilly's Desperate, Deceptive Campaign to Boost Bovine Growth Hormone BNET
• Biodiversity Loss and the Culprit: Intensive Fishing and Farming Civil Eats

• Protecting Farms Saves More Than Local Food Daily Green
• Mislabeled Plastic Bottles Vex PET Recyclers Environmental Leader
• Avon Greens Up Its Pink, Unveils Tree Effort Marketing Daily
• When Tofu Haters Attack -Reporters claimed a recent study showed that bean curd has a larger carbon footprint than meat The Atlantic

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