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Spot Market Freight and Rates Slip Lower in February: DAT Freight Index

DAT Freight & Analytics

Freight volume typically rebounds in March, due to an influx of seasonal cargo such as spring fruit and vegetables, construction equipment and materials, and a variety of consumer items.

Freight volume typically rebounds in March, due to an influx of seasonal cargo such as spring fruit and vegetables, construction equipment and materials, and a variety of consumer items.

Ohio Woman Sues Dole Fresh Vegetable Inc. Over Listeria Outbreak

Dole Food Company

In the lawsuit filed March 7 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Constance Georgostathis said her 77-year-old mother became ill after consuming a portion of a packaged salad mix that was produced at the Springfield plant.

Dole Food Co. issued a voluntary market withdrawal of packaged salads from 23 states and three Canadian provinces a few hours after the CDC announcement.

New Jersey Transit Strike Threatens Freight Rail Service

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Norfolk Southern Corp., CSX Corp. and their wholly-owned subsidiary Conrail could face minor to moderate interruptions if they can’t run on NJ Transit’s tracks during a work stoppage.

NJ Transit dispatchers who control signals and train movements on the railroad’s territory could effectively shut down those tracks if they didn’t show up for work. Employees could go on strike as soon as Sunday morning.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Maersk Tests Shore-To-Ship Drone Delivery

A.P. Moller- Maersk

Due to weather, the drone could not be launched from shore as planned, but rather was launched from a nearby tugboat, which dropped the package from a height of 5 meters above deck.

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Chipotle Closes Massachusetts Store Over Norovirus

The move appears to be a preemptive one, in the wake of the company's well publicized and damaging E. coli outbreak late last year.

In the case of the Billerica, Mass., restaurant, no customers have yet been reported sick. WBZ-TV reports that the company closed the restaurant after an employee was diagnosed with norovirus and two others reported similar symptoms.

FDA Calls For Info On Produce Treated With BSAAO

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for help to create a risk assessment for foodborne illness associated with pathogens from produce.

Typical examples of untreated BSAAO are raw cow manure, poultry litter, swine slurry and horse manure.

FMCSA Proposes Training Standards For Entry-Level Commercial Drivers

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

This notice of proposed rule making presents the hybrid approach adopted by the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee, combining a required minimum number of behind-the-wheel hours with a prescribed theory curriculum.

This notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) presents the hybrid approach adopted by the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee (ELDTAC), combining a required minimum number of behind-the-wheel (BTW) hours (range and public road) with a prescribed theory curriculum for which no minimum number of hours is required. The NPRM incorporates performance-based concepts by requiring that driver-trainees demonstrate proficiency in both the BTW and theory portions of the curricula.

Starbucks Removes Sausage Egg Cheese Muffin Over Listeria

This recall is limited to impacted 250 stores in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma only.

Progressive Gourmet Inc. of Wilmington, Mass., is recalling its 6-ounce packages of sausage, egg, and cheddar cheese on English Muffin breakfast sandwiches manufactured for Starbucks Coffee Co. out of the abundance of caution because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Big-Box Warehouse Construction Surges

Building of new “big box” warehouse space, or facilities over 300,000 square-feet with 28-foot ceilings or higher, increased almost six times in four years to 61 million square-feet in 2015, according to Colliers International Group Inc.

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European NGOs Sue Monsanto And EU Safety Watchdog Over Weedkiller

The legal complaint was filed in Vienna by Austrian environmental group Global 2000, which spearheads the movement against Monsanto and the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).

The complaint came days before representatives of the EU’s 28 members were scheduled to vote on March 7 and 8 on whether to continue to allow the use of glyphosate.

Software Solutions

E2Open Acquires Terra Technology

E2Open, the supply chain operating network, has acquired Terra Technology, a provider of innovative supply chain solutions that help the world’s largest consumer product companies manage market volatility to make better business decisions.

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FDA and DOJ Halt Virginia Soybean Company Over Listeria

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Under the consent decree, the company cannot process or distribute food until they demonstrate that its facility and processing equipment are suitable to prevent contamination in the food that it processes, prepares, stores and handles.

A look at the disease transmission factors associated with Listeria monocytogenes point out some unique and difficult problems that can confound our controls.

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