Newsletter Archives

December 20, 2013

• Senate Passes Budget Deal
• USDA Updates Feed Grains Database
• The Hassle of Gluten Free Foods
• Panel Delivers Scientific Opinion on Risks of Human Health Related to DON Levels for Flour, Semolina, Meal and Flakes

December 13, 2013

• Jim Bair Accepts Position as President and CEO of U.S. Apple Association
• NAMA Welcomes New Associate Member
• NAMA Sponsors WFPUSA Honor for Bob Dole
• Food Manufacturers Impacted by FSMA Animal Food Rule
• No Farm Bill in Sight for 2013

December 6, 2013

• Registration Opens for the 2014 NAMA Division Meetings
• NAMA Launches Twitter Account
• K-State Students Receive NAMA Scholarships
• Ag and Food Coalition Supports Phosphine Registration
• Journal Retracts GMO Cancer Study

November 22, 2013

• Save the Date for NAMA’s Division Meetings
• GFF Marketing Committee Meets in Boston
• WFC Defends Enriched Flour in Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post
• NAMA and CNMA Advocate Regulatory Alignment
• Coalition Asks President for Ag Expertise on CFTC

November 15, 2013

• Video Provides Accurate Information on Gluten
• NAMA Submits Comments on FDA
• FSMA Comment Period Extended
• FDA Opens Trans Fat Comment Period
• Advancing Technology in Wheat
• Grocery Manufacturers Association Releases Statement on I-522 Election Results in Washington State
• Boulder Brands Says Gluten-Free Outselling Other Bread

September 6, 2013

• NAMA Names Jim McCarthy as President
• Registration is Open for the 2013 Annual Meeting
• NAMA Staff Meet with Japanese Millers
• Grain Foods Foundation Launches Grains for your Brain
• Syria Vote Adds to Logjam when Congress Returns

June 21, 2013

• NAMA Adopts Updated Statement on Biotechnology
• NAMA Discusses GM Wheat with Embassy of Japan
• 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Kicks off First Meeting
• Administration’s Cash Proposal for Food Aid Fails in Both House and Senate
• U.S. House Fails to Pass Farm Bill

May 31, 2013

• NAMA, Wheat Growers and Bakers Addressing Sustainability
• NAMA Co-Hosts 54th Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference
• Food and Drug Administration Releases Third Annual Reportable Food Registry Report
• Senate to Consider Minor Change in Food Aid Provisions

May 9, 2013

• Milling Science and Operations Committee Chairman Visits KSU
• NAMA Urges Continuation of SCAB Funding
• NAMA Hosts Visit from Japan Flour Millers Association
• Coalition Opposes GM Labeling Legislation
• NAMA and Syngenta Meet to Discuss Wheat Quality
• Administration Continues Push for Local, Regional Food Aid Change

April 19, 2013

• NAMA, Stakeholders Urge Consistent Research Funding
• President’s Budget Contains Small Increases for Ag Research
• Administration Again Seeks User Fees to Fund FSMA
• Administration’s Food Aid Proposal Creates Controversy

April 5, 2013

• Millers Gather for the 2013 Division Meetings
• NAMA Corn Division Members Elect Wade Ellis to Chair the Division
• NAMA Panel Forecasts Largest Soft Red Wheat Crop Since 2008, Largest White Crop Since 2006
• NAMA Board Commends Connie Barr for 13 Years of Service on Soft Wheat Crop Forecast Panel
• Registration Opens for the 54th Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference
• NAMA Sponsors Global Oat Research Meeting
• In-Kind Food Aid Dispute Continues to Heat Up
• Durum Wheat Milling Short Course – May 21 -24

March 8, 2013

• NAMA Corn Milling Members Hear High Amylase Corn Update
• NAMA Pays Visit to Key member of Canada’s Senate
• FDA Final Rule on Gluten-Free Labeling Arrives at OMB

February 25, 2013

• NAMA Pushes Back Against Major Threat to U.S. Food Aid Programs
• Sequester May Impact Milling Industry
• Wheat Quality Council Holds 2013 Annual Meeting
• New Representation for LifeLine Foods on NAMA Board
• NAMA to Co-Host 54th Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference
• Mark Your Calendar for the 2013 Wheat Tours

February 8, 2013

• New Representation on NAMA Board
• NAMA Hosts CFATS Compliance Webinar
• USDA Issues New “Competitive” School Food Rules
• FDA Extends Comment Period on Allergen Thresholds
• FDA Announces Final Rule on Administrative Detention of Food
• USDA Releases Local and Regional Purchase Report on Food Aid

January 25, 2013

• NAMA’s 2014 Methyl Bromide Exemption to be the Last
• Ag Coalition Supports CRP Reform in Farm Bill
• States Considering GM Labeling
• Registration Open for the 2013 Division Meetings

January 11, 2013

• FDA Releases Two Major Proposed Food Safety Rules
• Farm Bill Extension Signed into Law
• Federal Program Funding Uncertain for 2013
• New Republican Leadership on Senate Agriculture Committee
• New Leadership Team Announced for the House Agriculture Committee
• FDA Requests Comments on Allergen Thresholds
• New Lead Scientist for Soft Wheat Quality Lab
• Study Finds Potential Decline in U.S. Childhood Obesity Rates

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