http://www.foodlogistics.com FoodLogistics.com http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10771661/ila-talks-take-a-turn-for-the-worse by Lara L. Sowinski Negotiations between the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) broke down last week, despite what appeared to be genuine progress over the past few months. ILA President... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:10:00 -0500 http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10771661/ila-talks-take-a-turn-for-the-worse http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10453061/preparing-for-the-nlrbs-proposed-changes-to-union-election-rules By: Robert T. Quackenboss On November 30, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will vote on sweeping proposed changes to the rules by which it conducts union representation elections. The proposed changes fall broadly into three categories: (1... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:04:00 -0600 http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10453061/preparing-for-the-nlrbs-proposed-changes-to-union-election-rules http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10447049/fsma-focus-on-prevention The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) S. 510 was signed into law in 2011. The law significantly expands the powers of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with respect to foods it generally oversees and its main goal is to focus the department on... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:42:20 -0500 http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10447049/fsma-focus-on-prevention http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10447040/finally-safer-standards-for-ground-beef At long last, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it would add six deadly strains of E. coli to the list of prohibited items in ground beef. Up until now, only one formH7:O157which was behind the Jack in the Box outbreak in... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:37:00 -0500 http://www.foodlogistics.com/blog/10447040/finally-safer-standards-for-ground-beef