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Tampa, Fla. Produce Firm To Build Warehouse In Cuba

Tampa-based Florida Produce of Hillsborough County Inc. has been granted a license, which permits the firm to open a warehouse facility in Cuba.

The Florida Produce facility is expected to store food, drinking water, liquor, telecommunications equipment, building equipment, restaurant equipment and agricultural equipment. It will also serve as a physical location, which will enable the direct transfer of title and goods once paid, as permitted under the newly expanded guidelines.

Unpasteurized Apple Juice Linked To E.Coli Infections In California

One person was hospitalized. They reportedly became ill in mid-October after buying the raw apple juice for home consumption or being served it at the High Hill Ranch near Placerville, Calif.

House Approves $325 Billion For Transportation

The House approved the bill that calls for spending $261 billion on highways and $55 billion on transit over six years. The legislation authorizes highway funding for six years, but only if Congress can come up with a way to pay for the final three years.

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McDonald’s Europe Sources 100% Wood Fiber From Recycled Or Virgin Sources

McDonald's Corp.

This means the wood fiber used by the company comes from either recycled sources or forests certified to one of two globally recognized standards for responsible forest management.

This means the wood fiber used by the company comes from either recycled sources or forests certified to one of two globally recognized standards for responsible forest management: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard or a Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) national standard.

Consumers Sue General Mills Over Gluten-Free Cheerios

The plaintiffs want General Mills to claim responsibility for notifying consumers about the “true nature of the ‘Gluten Free’ Cheerios,” to avoid further deceptive labeling, and to surrender profits made from selling the improperly-labeled cereal.

A month after General Mills recalled 1.8 million boxes of supposedly gluten-free Cheerios because they contained wheat, two California shoppers filed a proposed class action suit against General Mills and the manufacturing manager at the plant that accidentally introduced wheat-containing flour into gluten-free Cheerios.

Software & Technology

Walmart, Amazon And Google Join Government’s Drone Task Force

The companies, all three of which are working on drone delivery systems, are among 25 members that have been asked to formulate recommendations by Nov. 20 on how such a registration system would work and what types of drones should be exempt.

Under the new rules, drone flights will be approved for agriculture, research and development, educational and academic use, and powerline, pipeline and antenna inspections. They will also be approved for aiding rescue operations, bridge inspections, aerial photography and wildlife nesting area evaluations.

Kraft Heinz To Close Seven U.S. And Canada Plants, Cut 2,600 Jobs

The company said it would close manufacturing facilities in Fullerton and San Leandro, Calif.; Federalsburg, Md.; St. Marys, Ontario, Canada; Campbell, N.Y.; Lehigh Valley, Penn.; and Madison, Wis. The closures will occur over the next 12 to 24 months.

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House Kills Amendment To Raise Truck Weight Limits

The amendment would have given states the option to raise the federal gross vehicle weight limit from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds for trucks equipped with six axles rather than the typical five, but the amendment failed Nov. 3.

The amendment would have given states the option to raise the federal gross vehicle weight limit from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds for trucks equipped with six axles rather than the typical five, but the amendment failed Nov. 3, said Ken Barbic, senior director of federal government affairs for Western Growers.

Fast Food Workers Plan Nationwide Strike For $15/Hour Pay

The group representing the workers, Fight for $15, plans on Tuesday to stage protests at restaurants in 270 cities, the most since it began organizing the demonstrations three years ago.

Protesters, including college students, fast-food restaurant employees and other workers, display placards as they march Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Boston. Organizers of the event are calling for the nation's lowest paid workers to earn at least $15 per hour.

Maersk Line To Slash 4,000 Jobs In Response To Market Outlook

A.P. Moller- Maersk

Over the next two years, Maersk Line expects to lower the annual sales, general and administration (SG&A) cost run-rate by $250 million with an impact of $150 million in 2016.

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Target Struggles With Food Supply Chain, Considers New Partnerships

Target Corporation

The potential shift to relying on outside partners comes as Target pushes to revamp its food business with newer offerings and aims to get a bigger slice of online grocery sales, which will put new pressures on its food supply chain.

In a move designed to reflect the changing tastes of Americans looking for healthier options, packaged and processed foods will get less optimal shelf space and promotional signage in its grocery aisles in favor of fresh food items.

Grocery Industry Seeks FDA Clarification On Chain Restaurant Menu Labeling

FMI - The Food Industry Association

FMI, on behalf of the supermarket industry, seeks common-sense flexibility for the regulation constructed for use in chain restaurant environments, but which does not translate effectively or efficiently in a grocery store setting.

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