The Consumer Affairs Departmenthelps member companies in developing policies and programs on consumer issues and trends. These include areas such as consumer lifestyles, nutrition, health and wellness, and food safety.
Consumer Affairs Council
If you are not a member of the Consumer Affairs Council and would like to join, email your name, company, title, address, phone
number, fax number and e-mail address to the Consumer Affairs department.
As a member of the Council you will receive a monthly newsletter on current consumer affairs issues, research resources you can use to develop and
customize consumer affairs programs for your own company, brochures and information that can be purchased for distribution or
reprinted with your company logo for your customers, and much more.
Consumer Affairs E-share
Join this new E-share and learn from other members about consumer affairs issues in a faster and more effective way than ever
before. This is a service for members that allows you to share information/questions/ resources with each
other and to get feedback from your peers. E-mail Consumer Affairs E-Share to sign-up.
Search the Consumer Affairs Professionals Directory
Looking for a consumer affairs contact at another company? FMI Consumer Affairs Council members can click here to search our database of professionals
The Food Keeper guide provides appropriate storage times for fresh, frozen and pre-packaged foods in your freezer, refrigerator and pantry. It also includes tips on maintaining the freshness and quality of food. As a result, the consumer will be able to handle food products carefully and safely from the store to the table. The Food Keeper was developed in cooperation with Cornell University.
- Consumer Issues/Nutrition
Federal Reg Alert
The FDA issued a final rule, Food Labeling; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish. The effective date: January 1, 2008
- More detals...
- TRANS FATS--New Labeling Underway
Trans Fat will now be required to be listed on a separate line on the food label under the saturated fat line. This new labeling statement will be in effect January 1, 2006. Find out the facts about trans fats and current regulations underway by linking to the IFIC and FDA websites below:
- IFIC
- FDA
- Nutri-Facts Information
Click here for nutrition information for the most popular meat, poultry, seafood, and produce.
The Food Guide Pyramid
Click here to download the USDA Food Guide Pyramid Brochure
Need a Dietitian?
Click here to link to The American Dietetic Association's Nationwide Nutrition Network, a national referral service that links consumers, physicians, food manufacturers, distributors or restaurant owners or managers with dietetics professionals.
- Shopping For Health 2004- Making Sense of Nutrition News and Health Claims
- U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2005
- Healthy Start...Food to Grow on Supermarket Kit
- El Mercado 2005- U.S. Hispanic Grocery Shopper Trends
- African American Grocery Shopper 2000
- To Your Health! Food & Activity Tips For Older Adults
- Kidnetic.com is an interactive and educational website combining food, fitness, fun, feelings, and family dynamics designed to get kids up and moving instead of surfing the Internet for hours. Click on the link for more information.
Current Issues and Trends
Consumer Privacy
FMI and Catalina Marketing Corporation have developed privacy guidelines for retailers who have implemented or are planning to implement a loylaty marketing program.
Click here to view FMI's privacy statement
Backgrounders
Click here to view our ongoing series of food industry issue papers on topics such as Biotechnology and the Food Supply and Foodbourne Illness, as well as others. In these backgrounders it is not FMI's intent to take sides and advocate a single point of view. Rather, we aim to present the facts in a neutral manner, along with the positions of different parties debating the issues.
Newsletters
Consumer News
Consumer Market Research Newsletter
Food Keeper