Foodproductiondaily.com: Consumer confidence in food manufacturers plunges
Published in Foodproductiondaily.com on 24 June 2009:
New research from the United States suggests that consumer confidence in food companies has plummeted after less than one in five said they trusted firms to develop and sell healthy products ....
Consumer appetite for information about food products has increased over the last two years - with 77 per cent eager for more information on ingredients and 76 per cent interested in it origin. Almost three quarters are prepared to do more research into how the food products are grown, processed and manufactured, said the study.
However, the authors warned: “Despite industry efforts to keep consumers informed with more detailed product information, there's still a significant gap between consumer expectations and what retailers/manufacturers are providing.
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President Obama's Food Safety Working Group Website
An online food safety information site for consumers and those working in the area has been set up by the White House Food Safety Working Group.
The group's charge:
To have safe food that does not cause us harm and to enhance our food safety systems by fostering coordination throughout the government including enhancing our food safety laws for the 21st century. These laws will be designed to keep the American people safe and will be enforced.
The group's commitment:
To modernize food safety by building collaborative partnerships with consumers, industry and our regulatory partners. Through a transparent process, build a food safety system that will meet the challenges posed by a global food supply in the 21st century.
The group's website: http://www.foodsafetyworkinggroup.gov/
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Salesforce.com video: What is cloud computing?
Traditional business applications and platforms are too complicated and expensive. They need a data center, a complex software stack and a team of experts to run them.
This short video explains what Cloud Computing is and why it's faster, lower cost and doesn't eat up your valuable IT resources.
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3dexposure.com
The visualization experience presented by this website meets the Wow! catagory. Make sure your speakers are on, too.
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Pardalis announces impending issuance of second Chinese patent
Stillwater, Okla., U.S., March 20, 2009 - Pardalis, Inc. announced today that a Notice of Acceptance has been issued by the Chinese (PRC) government for a second Common Point AuthoringTM system patent.
The Chinese Notice of Acceptance for Patent Application No. 200480037094.4 covers the essential claims as previously issued to Pardalis by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for US Patent #7,136,869. The US '869 patent is the second US issued patent for the Common Point AuthoringTM system.
"This is the second international issuance of Pardalis’ second US patent entitled Common Point Authoring System for Tracking and Authenticating Objects in a Distribution Chain" said Steve Holcombe, Pardalis' CEO. "New Zealand was the first earlier this year and now follows China."
About Pardalis, Inc.
Pardalis' mission is to promote the granular sharing of confidential, trustworthy and traceable data along complex supply chains, and within the emerging Data Web, by empowering information owners and producers with innovative Common Point AuthoringTM methods. For more information about Pardalis' patents, visit http://pardalis.squarespace.com/patents/.
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