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Regulations
China Lifts Ban on Some U.S. Beef
China banned U.S. beef imports after the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in Washington state in late 2003.
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Software & Technology
Robot Developed by Skype Founders Delivers Food in San Francisco
Starship’s “friendly sidewalk robots” are designed to deliver parcels, groceries and other goods within a 2-mile radius, the company said, operating as a local on-demand service, rather than competing with FedEx and UPS.
Starship Technologies is testing the robots in Europe with commercial partners like London’s Just Eat and Pronto food-delivery companies; the Swiss Post; and Germany’s Hermes delivery service. This month it partnered with Mercedes-Benz to develop and test Robovan, which will use the carmaker’s Sprinter vans as mother ships for eight delivery robots.
Agriculture
Compass Group Commits to 100% Cage-Free Eggs by 2025
Compass Group USA
Compass Group operates in over 50,000 locations across 50 countries, resulting in a diverse and complex supply chain.
The bird flu outbreak has caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve importing egg products from the Netherlands to be used for baking and in processed foods.
Cold Chain
A.P. Moller–Maersk to Separate into Two Divisions: Transportation/Logistics and Energy
A.P. Moller- Maersk
The main growth focus of A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S going forward will be delivering best in class transportation and logistics services as an integrated transport and logistics company.
Transport & Logistics will consist of Maersk Line, APM Terminals, Damco, Svitzer and Maersk Container Industry based on a one company structure with multiple brands.
Regulations
Blue Bell Recalls Ice Cream Over Listeria
Blue Bell is voluntarily recalling select products because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier that has the potential for it to contain Listeria monocytogenes.
Recalled products include: half gallon Blue Bell Chocolate Cookie Dough, code date 082618226; half gallon Blue Bell Cookie Two Step, code dates 080418222 and 081818224; and Pint size Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, code dates 081518242 and 082418242.
Warehousing
IWLA Joins Lawsuit to Contest the Government’s Overtime Rule
At the heart of the issue is the unprecedented more than 100-percent increase to the minimum salary threshold – from $455 per week to $913 – resulting in a greatly limited workplace flexibility and increased labor costs for businesses across the country.
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Regulations
Foodservice Chains Make Progress in Restricting Antibiotics in Meat
The nine chains earning passing grades are Panera Bread (PNRA), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Subway, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s (MCD), Wendy’s (WEN), Taco Bell (YUM), Pizza Hut (YUM) and Papa John’s Pizza (PZZA).
The results from Chain Reaction II come one day before a high-profile meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on antimicrobial resistance, a major global health crisis caused by the misuse of antibiotics by the medical community and livestock industry.
Regulations
Kellogg Recalls Eggo Waffles Over Listeria
Kellogg Company
As of Monday, the Kellogg Co. had not received any reports of illness related to the recalled Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat waffles.
“The recall is a result of routine tests that the company conducts which identified the potential for contamination,” according to the alert from the Kellogg Co. “As soon as the company learned of a potential concern, it moved quickly to identify any foods that might be impacted and resolve the issue.'
Warehousing
Private Equity Giant Blackstone Group to Buy $1.5 Billion Worth of U.S. Logistics Properties
Blackstone Group LP, a private equity company, agreed to buy 46 industrial properties in the U.S. from LBA Realty LLC for $1.5 billion as it steps up investments in stable, income-producing real estate with low risk.
Blackstone Group CEO and Co-founder Stephen Schwarzman.
Risk/Compliance
A New Chapter in Terrorism May Be Emerging
Auburn University Food Systems Institute (AUFSI)
Food corporations have assets that will be prime targets for individuals wishing to cause mass casualties, including refrigeration plants that utilize ammonia as the coolant.
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Transportation
FedEx to Raise Shipping Rates in January
FedEx Corporation
FedEx Express will increase shipping rates by an average of 3.9 percent for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services. FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery will increase shipping rates by an average of 4.9 percent.
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Regulations
Maplevale Farms Sues Chicken Producers for Manipulating Production to Drive Up Prices
Maplevale Farms, a New York food distributor, also sued Pilgrim's Pride, Sanderson Farms and others, on September 2 in Chicago Federal Court.
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