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Vermont Seeks To Force Food Companies To Reveal GMO Research

Attorney General William Sorrell filed motions in several U.S. district courts seeking to compel Monsanto Co., DuPont Co., Syngenta AG and other seed firms to produce studies or research related to “potential health or environmental impacts” of the crops.

State Attorney General William Sorrell filed motions in several U.S. district courts seeking to compel Monsanto Co., DuPont Co., Syngenta AG and other seed firms to produce studies or research related to “potential health or environmental impacts” of the crops, as well as pesticides used on them.

A Primer on Insurance Coverage For Food Contamination Losses

Be prepared: Product contamination poses a worst-case scenario in f&b.

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No Secret Ingredients: The Importance Of Transparency In Food Manufacturing

Smartware Group Inc.

Regulators and consumers demand greater transparency from food manufacturers.

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Company Recalls Frozen Vegetable Blends Over Listeria

Several other retail grocery chains have recalled certain Pictsweet brand frozen vegetables because of possible Listeria contamination from onions, including Giant Food, Wegmans, Martin’s, Tops, Stop & Shop and Food Lion.

At least two frozen vegetable blends produced by the Pictsweet Co. are under recall because chopped onions in the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

CDC Defends DNA Evidence In Detecting Pathogens In Raw Milk

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

News stories about the announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sparked a flurry of online comments from raw milk drinkers and producers who disparaged the government’s science and scientists.

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FDA Releases Final FSMA Rule On Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food is now final, advancing FDA’s efforts to protect foods from farm to table by keeping them safe from contamination during transportation.

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USDA Certification To Help Growers Meet Retailers’ On-Farm Safety Requirements

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced the official launch of GroupGAP, a new certification program that helps small and mid-sized growers and cooperatives meet retailers' on-farm food safety requirements.

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Environmentalists Sue FDA Over Approving Genetically Engineered Food Animal

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

A broad coalition of environmental, consumer, and commercial and recreational fishing organizations has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approving the first-ever genetically engineered (GE) food animal.

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FDA Submits FSMA Sanitary Transport Final Rule To Federal Register

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) sanitary transportation final rule to the Federal Register for publication.

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Interpol Seizes 11,000 Tons Of Illegal Food Spanning 57 Countries

Interpol released a list of food items found in seizures that spanned 57 countries and came up with about 11,000 tons of illegal food products.

Supply Chain Visibility

Featured In Food Logistics: F&B Tackles Supply Chain Traceability Head On

Supply chain traceability has taken center stage in the food and beverage (f&b) industry like never before.

The scanners make it easy for Kershaw Fruit to track the PTI labels on pallets and cases.

Campbell Soup Co. To Eliminate BPA Cans By 2017

Campbell Soup Co. disclosed its plan to complete a transition to cans which do not use Bisphenol A (BPA) linings by the middle of 2017.

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