Label Transparency Goes Mainstream

It may have started with the Millenials, but according to Phil Lempert The Supermarket Guru, the Clean Label movement has gone mainstream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j047TP3gBxU However, consumers' desire for information regarding the food they eat extends beyond reading labels.  A recent study conducted by Harris Poll and commissioned by Digimarc Corporation stated 78% of…

Maple Syrup: Economic Engine of Vermont

The University of Vermont Center for Rural Studies recently released a report commissioned by the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association (VMSMA) on the economic impact of the maple syrup industry in Vermont.  Unsurprisingly, maple contributes a great deal—between $317 and $330 million in direct income.  But this undoubtedly underestimates maple…

Does Maple Syrup Prevent Alzheimer’s?

Could maple syrup prevent Alzheimer's? As if anyone needed another reason to eat maple syrup, the same folks who previously presented a paper on the possible anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects of a polyphenol found in maple syrup presented a paper last week at the American Chemical Society that concludes that maple syrup…

Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association Asks FDA to Crack Down on False Labeling

On Tuesday, February 16, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association (VMSMA), in conjunction with maple syrup producers in Vermont, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Indiana, as well as the International Maple Syrup Institute and the North American Maple Syrup Council, sent a letter to the US Food…