  | June 19, 2012 | News for the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry |  |  |
| Company Watch |  |  | | - P&G debuts ZzzQuil sleeping aid medicine
Procter & Gamble announced on Monday the addition of ZzzQuil, an over-the-counter sleeping aid, to its Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil brand lineup. The product is aimed at customers who suffer occasional sleeplessness. It will be offered in both a gel cap and a liquid form, a first for an over-the-counter sleep aid, according to P&G. Drug Store News (6/18)        | Get More with The Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN. EARN 25,000 MEMBERSHIP REWARDS® POINTS by spending $5,000 in the first 3 months of Card membership†.
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  - Figs, chips and African fare are stars at Fancy Food Show
Several hot food trends were on display at the Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C., this week, including companies offering up healthier alternatives to the potato chip. Figs took a starring role as well, including the Brie & Fig Mac & Cheese from Good Taste Kitchen, and companies including Taste of Ethiopia and Satisfy Your Soul are creating sauces and seasonings based on flavors from Africa. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Food & Beverage (6/19) - U.S. women lead in anti-aging skin care product use
U.S. women are more likely than women in western Europe to use anti-aging facial skin care products, according to market research from Mintel. The research shows that 37% of American women have used lotions or serums for the face while only 24% of French women and 23% of U.K. women have used such products. The U.S. anti-aging skin care market was valued at $2.3 billion last year. Drug Store News (6/18)  | 10 Principles for Building an Effective Human Capital Plan
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 | Corporate Social Responsibility | |  | | |  | - Kimberly-Clark announces new sustainability initiative
Kleenex maker Kimberly-Clark said it will halve the amount of wood fiber it takes from natural forests by 2025. The company plans to replace the wood fiber with bamboo and wheat straw sources. The company said it harvested around 827,000 tons of primary wood fiber in 2011. Bloomberg (6/19)  | Your business deserves easy savings.
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 - Febreze to thank its fans on Facebook a million times over
Procter & Gamble's Febreze is celebrating its millionth Facebook fan with a live-streamed stunt in which the company's employees will thank fans a million times in 52 hours, often in unison -- and sometimes in French. Kraft and AT&T have also run promotions related to Facebook-fan milestones. Mashable (6/18)  | Any business expanding globally needs to be aware of the complex and oftentimes stringent privacy regulations they'll encounter as they move into new markets. In the EU, for instance, a strict regulatory framework that could spell headaches for U.S. businesses who don't have the facts. Download this FREE eBook to avoid common pitfalls and streamline EU legal compliance. |
 - Meat cases are offering more ethnic cuts to meet demand
Supermarkets are expanding their meat cases to include a wider array of cuts used in ethnic recipes in an effort to cater to the needs of multicultural populations. Pigs' feet, oxtail, goat and whole fish are popular products with Latino and Caribbean customers. Many store managers also are "going the extra mile" to learn the customs and cuisine of their shoppers to aid in both merchandising and marketing to these groups, according to the article. Supermarket News (6/18) 
| Health & Wellness | | | | - High-sodium diet is tied to high blood pressure
A study published in the journal Circulation of more than 5,500 men and women across a six-year period showed that people who ate more sodium had higher levels of albumin and uric acid in the blood, indicators for the likelihood of developing high blood pressure. Study participants who ate 6,200 mg of salt per day were 21% more likely to develop high blood pressure than were those who ate 2,200 mg per day. HealthDay News (6/18) | GMA News | | | | - Does your company have a sufficient food defense plan in place?
With the increasing global complexity of our food supply, processors may be susceptible to economically motivated intentional adulteration, such as the melamine events, as well as actions that could stem from malicious, criminal, or terrorist objectives.
While most food processing firms invest considerable resources in their food safety systems intended to minimize occurrence of accidental adulteration, oftentimes the same cannot be said of programs designed to deter intentional adulteration. Such programs, traditionally referred to as food defense, entail an entirely different tool box to achieve desired objectives.
On Wednesday, June 27 from 1-3 p.m. (EDT), join GMA for the Food Defense Fundamentals: Food Safety Modernization, FSIS, and Economically Motivated Adulteration webinar, to learn about food defense and EMA tools for food processors, where experts will cover critical issues and techniques required to minimize opportunities for intentional adulteration. Learn about food defense, why it requires a different tactic than food safety, and how to implement those approaches. Only one week left to register, don't delay.
| Government & Food Safety | | | | - China outlines food-safety modernization plan
China put forth a five-year plan to modernize and streamline its food-safety rules, as scandals continue to make consumers wary of their food. The government plans to prioritize dairy products, infant formula, meat and vegetable oil in revising its standards. "Many of the regulations are overlapping or contradict each other, since multiple government agencies were given the responsibility of compiling their own standards years ago," the government said in a statement released last week. FoodSafetyNews.com (6/18) | SmartQuote | | | |  | It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection."
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