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DAIRY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION - NY MILKLAUNCH RETURNS WITH A DAIRY STARTUP COMPETITION FOCUSED ON NEW PRODUCTS FOR GEN-Z

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board, and VentureFuel announced today this year's MilkLaunch startup competition. The program focuses on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York State with a new theme of products targeting Generation Z consumers (10 – 23 years old), with a focus on sustainability. The competition will be run by VentureFuel, the leading innovation consultancy that builds accelerators and custom programs to futurize industries and corporations.

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  • The program focuses on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York State with a new theme of products targeting Generation Z consumers (10 23 years old), with a focus on sustainability.
  • The competition will be run by VentureFuel, the leading innovation consultancy that builds accelerators and custom programs to futurize industries and corporations.
  • The grand prize of $150,000 will be used to accelerate the winner(s) of the competition to get to market and drive dairy sales.
  • The first New York State Dairy Promotion Advisory Board was appointed in May 1972 at the request of dairy producers.

ASI Food Safety Earns Approval as Cannabinoid Hemp GMP Auditor

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Thursday, December 23, 2021
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --ASI Food Safety, LLC (ASI), a provider of independent third-party certification and inspection services announced today it has been approved as a Cannabinoid Hemp GMP Auditor in the New York State Cannabinoid Hemp Program.

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  • ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --ASI Food Safety, LLC (ASI), a provider of independent third-party certification and inspection services announced today it has been approved as a Cannabinoid Hemp GMP Auditor in the New York State Cannabinoid Hemp Program.
  • ASI has been providing farm-to-fork safety solutions, such as third-party safety & quality certifications and inspections, to the food industry since the 1940s.
  • New York's Department of Health launched this new Cannabinoid Hemp Program meant to regulate the processing, manufacturing and sale of cannabinoid hemp products (products containing cannabidiol or CBD) in the state.
  • "We are thrilled to earn this important approval as a Cannabinoid Hemp GMP Auditor for the New York State's Cannabinoid Hemp Program," said Tyler Williams, Chief Technical Officer of ASI Global Standards, LLC.

Every Body Eat Named the $1 Million Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 Grow-NY Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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Ball, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, announced the recipients of the $3 million in prize money.

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  • Ball, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, announced the recipients of the $3 million in prize money.
  • This included a $1 million grand prize, two $500,000 prizes and four $250,000 prizes.
  • Agriculture and Food Innovation Pushing the state-of-the-art in food and agriculture and contributing to making Upstate NY a global leader in agriculture and food innovation.
  • "We are absolutely honored to be selectedfrom such an incredible pool of food and agriculture start-upsas this year's $1 million top prize winner at Grow-NY," said Nichole Wilson, co-founder and president ofEvery Body Eat.

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Precautionary Limited Recall of Garden Classic Salads for Possible Contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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Friday, October 29, 2021
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This precautionary Recall notification is being issued due to a single sample of garden salad which yielded a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in a random sample test conducted by the Department of Agriculture in Georgia.

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  • This precautionary Recall notification is being issued due to a single sample of garden salad which yielded a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in a random sample test conducted by the Department of Agriculture in Georgia.
  • No other Dole products (or products manufactured by Dole) are included in the recall.
  • Only the specific garden salad products listed, with the exact Lot codes, UPC codes and Best if Used By dates identified above, are included in the recall.
  • Retailers and consumers with questions may call the Dole Consumer Center at 1-800-356-3111, which is open 24 hours a day.

NIHC Makes Policy Statement on Delta-8 THC

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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The safety profile of Delta-8 THC products is questionable, and we believe that they should not be sold or marketed as hemp-derived products.

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  • The safety profile of Delta-8 THC products is questionable, and we believe that they should not be sold or marketed as hemp-derived products.
  • Such a clarification in statute would unequivocally prevent the sale of products containing unsafe concentrations of Delta-8 THC as hemp.
  • The NIHC Government Affairs committee continues to have conversations and look at more intricate policy solutions on Delta-8 THC.
  • offers opportunities for NIHC members, industry stakeholders, and regulators to actively engage with each other in person on how to regulate Delta-8 THC.