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May/June 2007 AFI NewsletterMay/June 2007 AFI Newsletter: Mark Your Calendars for AFI Town Meeting; FDA Launches Exemption Notification System; FDA Releases Food Defense Software, Releases Study Results on Health Claims; USDA Summarizes Developments in the U.S. Food Marketing System; Ethnic Food Sales on the Rise; ; Federal Court Rejects Attempt to Weaken Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling; Study Shows Private Labels Appeal to Consumers; and more.

AFI Update for MayAFI Update for May: 2008 AFI Convention; AFI Cashew Standard; Pineapple Antidumping; ANUGA Reception; U.S. Asks China to Address Food Safety Issues; and More.

March/April 2007 AFI NewsletterMarch/April 2007 AFI Newsletter: AFI Convention Recap; AFI Elections; 2008 Convention Plans; EU Increases Byrd Amendment Retaliation Efforts; Canned Peach Industry Touts Health Benefits; NMFS Issues Final Rule on Promotion Councils; AMS Issues Final Rule on Olive Assessments; Food Label Allergens-Coconuts Count as Tree Nuts; FDA Identifies Food Label Claims; and more.

AFI Update for MarchAFI Update for March: AFI Convention; AFI Cashew Standard; SIAL Montreal Recap; CBP Warns of Penalties for Violating Pallet Regulations; Bill Introduced to Extend Trade Preferences for Peru, Columbia, Ecuador and Bolivia; and More.

January/February 2007 AFI NewsletterJanuary/February 2007 AFI Newsletter: Customs Amends Regulations on Conditional Release of FDA Products; Developing AFI Shipping Program for Discounted Freight Rates; FDA Schedules Food Defense Workshop; FDA to Define "Gluten-Free" and Proposes Changes to "Low-Fat" Claims; Commerce Amends AD on Frozen Shrimp; AFI Reception at SIAL Montreal; and more.

AFI Update for JanuaryAFI Update for January: NHPDA and NAOOA Section Meetings; AFI Cashew Standard; Increasing AFI's Exposure; SIAL Montreal; AFI Convention; and More.

November/December 2006 AFI NewsletterNovember/December 2006 AFI Newsletter: Trade Recap: GSP and ATPA Extensions, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; Proposed Rule Uses Marketing Order to Impose Food Safety on Almonds; Country-of-origin Labeling Comment Period Re-opened for Fish and Shellfish; FDA Releases New Nutrition Facts Label Tools, Issues Revised Food Allergen Guidance; Start Planning for 2007 AFI Convention; and more.

AFI Update for NovemberAFI Update for November: Trade Issues, Cashew Standard, SIAL Montreal; and More.

September/October 2006 AFI NewsletterSeptember/October 2006 AFI Newsletter: Trade Issues Put on Hold until after Elections; AFI Reception at SIAL; Start Planning for 2007 AFI Convention; Members Meet with Vietnamese Cashew Association; Health News on Olive Oil, Seafood, Honey; and more.

July/August 2006 AFI NewsletterJuly/August 2006 AFI Newsletter: AFI's Centennial Celebration a Memorable Event; AFI Successful in Duty Reductions/Eliminations; AFI Gearing up for 2007 AFI Convention; GSP Program Could Become Political Casualty; and more.

May/June 2006 AFI NewsletterMay/June 2006 AFI Newsletter: AFI Centennial, Convention and Reception at SIAL; Judge Rules against Warning on Tuna; Tuna Industry Promotes Health Benefits; Grocers Stock “Quality” Private Labels; FDA Updates Thresholds for Food Allergens; FDA Stands by Advisory on Seafood; FDA Amends Soluble Fiber Health Claim; EU Hints Beef Issued to Be Resolved; and more.

March/April 2006 AFI NewsletterMarch/April 2006 AFI Newsletter: AFI Elections, Centennial & Annual; C-TPAT to Implement New Security Portal; EU Food Trademark Rules; Best Business Practices for Food Industry; USDA Corrects Standards for Canned Fruit; FDA Response Plan for Food-Related Emergencies; and more.

January/February 2006 AFI NewsletterJanuary/February 2006 AFI Newsletter: AFI Convention & AFI Annual 2006; Customs Policy Changes re Antidumping Reimbursement Certificates; AC Nielsen Predicts Key Trends for '06; GSP Updates; Durbin Asks Tuna Industry to Protect Consumers; Canadian Fishing Industry to Test for Mercury; WTO Partners Object to Byrd Repeal Deadline; and more.

November/December 2005 AFI NewsletterNovember/December 2005 AFI Newsletter: Best Wishes for 2006; Byrd Amendment Repeal; Morocco FTA Implemented; AFI Town Meeting; Start Planning for AFI Convention; EU Enlargement Compensation; FDA Proposes Expanded Use of "Lean" Claim; FDA Denies General Mills' Petition; Olive Oil Pill Said to Cut Prostate Cancer Risk; Tuna Industry Confirms Safety of Tuna; Study Shows Nut Allergies May Not Last; and more.

September/October 2005 AFI NewsletterSeptember/October 2005 AFI Newsletter: CIT Rules Importer Liable for Agent's Fraud; CBP Requires Reconstructed Entries; AFI Centennial; ANUGA Reception; 2006 Convention; Final Rule on Registration; Prop 65 Prohibited; Mercury Advisories Do More Harm Than Good; FDA Plan for Furan in Food; Calif. Fig Industry Damaged by Rain; Nut Sheller Developed for Cashews; and more.

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