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Canadian Healthy Vending announces an major expansion of their Max Menu program which allows users at vending machines to search products and educate themselves about nutritional information and make better choices about snacking. Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Canadian Healthy Vending announces an expansion of their Max Menu program which allows users at vending machines to view products and educate themselves about the ingredients and nutritional content of products....

Analysis by Emergo Group finds that 42% of FDA 510(k) submissions are cleared within three months. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) February 19, 2013 Review times for medical device 510(k) premarket notifications by the US Food and Drug Administration improved somewhat in 2011 after several years of lengthening review times, according to a new analysis of publically available FDA data by Emergo Group. Most Class II devices and some Class I and III medical devices submitted for registration in the US...

VendScreen, Inc., announced today they are ready for compliance with the Food and Drug Administration’s impending rule on Nutrition Labeling and Calorie Disclosure set to take effect as early as April of this year. Portland, OR (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 VendScreen, Inc. responded today to the announcement of an April deadline being set by the FDA for finalization of the rule on “Food Labeling: Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food...

Honorees Will Receive Distinguished Service and Leadership Award at Holiday Reception December 12 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food and Drug Law Institute will honor four outstanding food and drug law professionals with its annual Distinguished Service and Leadership Award: Minnie Baylor-Henry, Alan Bennett, Thomas O. Henteleff and John M. Taylor III. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121211/DC27524LOGO) The honorees will receive their awards...

CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recently completed survey of restaurant user attitudes, Technomic found that 65 percent favor nutritional labeling in restaurants, with the strongest demand for listing of calories and sodium content. Seventy percent of consumers say they care that chain restaurants disclose calorie and other nutritional information on their menus and 68 percent want nutritional information on all restaurant menus, not just chains. About the same percentage...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Mehmet Oz, the host of the nationally syndicated TV program, The Dr. Oz Show, today endorsed genetically engineered (GE) food labeling, a fundamental right already in place in 50 countries around the world, including all of Europe, Japan, India and China. "Right now we have no way of knowing which foods have been genetically modified. I believe you should have that right," said Dr. Oz, at the conclusion of the segment,...