Not exact matches
The overall objective of the Allergen
Bureau is to share
information and experience within the
food industry on the management of
food allergens to ensure consumers receive relevant, consistent and easy to understand
information on
food allergens.
The Allergen
Bureau is a wonderful example of cooperation amongst competitors in the
food industry, with national and multi-national
food manufacturing and marketing companies, suppliers, importers, exporters, retailers and consumer groups sharing
information on managing the risks of
food allergens in industry in the interests of consumers.
In addition, this year we looked at new
information from the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which gave us even better insight on pet
food spending in the U.S. than we've ever had before.
Methodology: GOBankingRates surveyed all 50 states, analyzing eight data points that served as determining factors in the ranking: (1) median household income, sourced from the Census
Bureau in 2015 dollars; (2) median home listing price as of June 2017, sourced from Zillow; (3)
food spending, using the grocery index sourced from Missouri Economic Research and
Information Center and multiplying it against the average amount spent on
food from the BLS consumer spending survey from July 2015 - July 2016; (4) employee health insurance premium contribution, sourced from the Commonwealth Fund; (5) annual child care costs for an infant and a 4 - year - old, sourced from Child Care Aware of America; (6) whether the state offers paid time - off for family leave; (7) whether the state has expanded the earned - income Tax Credit at the state level; (8) whether the state expanded Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act.