Backgrounders

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• Antibiotics in Livestock and Poultry Feed
• Biotechnology and Food
• Country of Origin Labeling for Food:
  • Mandatory Madness *
  • Country-of-Origin Labeling for Food Backgrounder *
• Efficient Consumer Response
• Hidden Credit Card Fees: Interchange Fees Cost Consumers Billions Each Year *
• Food from Cloned Animals *
• Food Marketing Institute *
• Food Retailing in the 21st Century *
• Foodborne Illnesses:
  
  • Food Safety and Foodborne Illnesses *
  • The Major Foodborne Illnesses and How to Control Them *
• Foot and Mouth Disease*
• Irradiation*
• Loyalty Marketing Programs* 
• Natural-Organic Foods*
• Pesticides in the Food Supply*
• Plastic Grocery Bags — Challenges and Opportunities*
• Radio Frequency Identification:
  • RFID Backgrounder *
  • RFID: Fiction & Fact *
• Shelf Price Accuracy in Supermarkets That Scan*
• Slotting Allowances*
• Sulfites
• Supermarket Technology Firsts