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Peapod Inc. Adds Warehouse Software And Robotic Equipment To Battle Walmart

The pending merger of Peapod parent Ahold NV with Delhaize Group may allow the online grocer to expand to new markets in the southern U.S., where Delhaize operates chains such as Food Lion.

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Report Finds BPA In Canned Foods Nationwide

The study was done by environmental health groups, including the Oregon Environmental Council. The group purchased 14 cans at two different grocery stores in Portland, and tests found BPA in eight of the 14 cans.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is used to help protect and preserve the food inside the can, but in animal studies the chemical has been linked to health problems.

FDA To Host Webinar April 25 On Final Sanitary Transportation Rule

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will host a webinar on April 25 about the recently-announced Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will host a webinar on April 25 about the recently-announced Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food. The webinar will be from 11 a.m. to Noon Eastern Time.

Walmart Commits To 100% Cage-Free Eggs By 2025

Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club U.S. have announced their goal to transition to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain, based on available supply, affordability and customer demand by 2025.

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California Seeks New Labels To Reduce Food Waste

This bill is intended to address the large amount of healthy, consumable food wasted every day in California.

AB 2725, proposed by Assemblyman David Chiu, (D-San Francisco) would create a statewide standard on all foods that display date labels by creating two phrases: “Best if used by” would signify the date after which the food’s quality may begin to deteriorate, whereas “expires on” would signify after when a high level of risk would be associated with consuming the food product.

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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Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Terminals Won’t Support Container Weight Rule

Port of Los Angeles

The statement from the LA-LB terminal association said that due to “lack of terminal infrastructure,” the 13 terminals “are incapable of providing verified gross mass (VGM) weighing services that adhere to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) guidelines.

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Container Shipping Approaching Crucial Trigger Point In 2016

Global rate levels are no longer sustainable and with the lines’ GRI (General Rate Increase) mechanism soon to be defunct on European trades due to new European Union (EU) regulations that are about to be implemented, carriers will need to find new tools.

An additional 20 racks will increase Garden City Terminal's refrigerated container rack capacity by 28 percent.

Judge Rules Against BSNF Rail Yard At Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Complex

Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Barry P. Goode, who was assigned the case when it was transferred out of Los Angeles, issued a 200-page ruling Wednesday, agreeing that the city must conduct a more thorough environmental analysis of the project.

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Judge Dismisses Claims Against Nestle And Hershey Over Not Disclosing Child Labor

The Hershey Company

A federal judge ruled that the nation's largest chocolate companies have no duty to disclose that their cocoa suppliers use child slave labor.

The suits state that such children are trafficked from countries neighboring the Ivory Coast, sold to plantation owners by brokers and smugglers, and forced to work under conditions of physical violence without pay. According to the World Cocoa Foundation, 47 percent of the total U.S. imports of cocoa beans come from the Ivory Coast.

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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