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Capitol News
The California Assembly and Senate reconvene after their summer recesses on August 17, 2015. There are a number of bills opposed by CLFP that are still making their way through the legislative process. CLFP will work to defeat these measures when the Legislature reconvenes.
Learn More... The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a proposed rule for updating the Nutritional Facts Panel. If adopted, the rule would require the declaration of the percent daily value (%DV) for added sugars, and change the verbiage of the footnote on the Nutrition Facts Panel to explain what %DV means.
Learn More... With the passage of AB 1826, new organics recycling requirements will be phased in over several years and will help the state meet its goal of recycling 75 percent of its waste by 2020.
AB 1826 (Chesbro, Chapter 727, Statutes of 2014), which was signed in October 2014, requires businesses to recycle their organic waste on and after April 1, 2016, depending on the amount of waste they generate per week. Learn More... 
Announcements
Alchemy will hold its 7th annual conference called "Protecting People, Profits and Business," Sept. 21-23 in Austin, Texas. Join hundreds of leading food industry professionals from around the world to address key trends and best practices that empower front-line workers to improve your bottom line. Learn valuable new strategies and techniques for keeping your workplace both safe and productive. This is the perfect opportunity for you to network and engage with industry experts and your peers on how to best leverage Alchemy’s solutions. Discover innovative ways to improve safety, ensure high-quality products, maximize yield and increase productivity.
Learn More... The Fresno State University Career Services Office will host the Ag and Food Industry Career Fair on October 20 from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm on the university campus. Registration for the event began on July 20. Click here for more information.
Learn More... CLFP’s 19th Annual Supplier Host Council (SHC) Golf Tournament will be held Mon., Oct. 19, at the Stockton Golf and Country Club, in Stockton, CA. CLFP members will soon receive registration materials. The Food Processing Expo 2016 will be held Wed., Feb. 17 – Thurs., Feb. 18, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Please contact Alissa Dillon at (916) 640-8150 or Alissa@clfp.com with any questions about these events.
Learn More... New Members
Alpha Packaging is a manufacturer of plastic bottles and jars for the nutritional, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, personal care and consumer chemical markets. We specialize in stock and custom containers ranging in size from one ounce to one gallon.
Learn More... Blume Distillation manufactures and provides advanced agriculture technology solutions for cost-effective conversion of carbohydrates, starches, and sugar-rich food waste resources into high-return co-products including bioethanol, methane, carbon dioxide, and soil amendments, among many others.
Learn More... Clean Water Technology, Inc. (CWT) offers the most advanced line of water and waste water treatment solutions including skid mounted Primary Treatment Biological and Membrane Treatment Systems, Filtration Technologies and RO Systems for water reuse. CWT operates globally with all technologies while incorporating four extremely important qualities into all projects: Sustainability, Efficiency, Flexibility and ease of Operability - all within a significantly smaller footprint than conventional technologies.
Learn More... G.J. Olney, Inc. manufactures and designs processing machinery for cleaning, grading and washing a variety of vegetables, fruits and nuts prior to freezing, canning or fresh packaging; including floatation and destoning washers, green bean cleaning equipment, dewatering shakers and reels, conveyors and size and density graders. Custom fabrication available.
Learn More... Zenith Insurance Company helps businesses protect employees from workplace injuries. Our Agribusiness Solution division offers property, auto, liability and umbrella insurance for California agricultural businesses.
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