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Regulations
GAO: FDA Not Meeting FSMA Mandate To Inspect Foreign Facilities
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Under FSMA, the FDA is to inspect at least 600 foreign food facilities in 2011 and, for each of the next five years, inspect at least twice the number of facilities inspected during the previous year.
Risk/Compliance
Bird Flu Confirmed In Arkansas As Mexico Expands Poultry Ban
The H5N2 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Boone County, Ark., a unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement Wednesday.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
West Coast Port Disruption Continues Despite Labor Pact
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
West Coast ports disruption continues despite a recent agreement between port employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILU), according to Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (ATC).
Regulations
FDA Releases Small Entity Compliance Guide On Menu Labeling
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
The guidance represents FDA’s current thinking on nutrition labeling of standard menu items in restaurants and similar retail food establishments and is intended to help small entities comply with the final rule that becomes effective Dec. 1, 2015.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
West Coast Port Woes Divert Shipments To East Coast
Zepol Corporation
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which make up a combined 40 percent of U.S. container imports, declined by 19 and 20 percent so far in 2015, while the port of New York/Newark has increased container imports by 8 percent this year.
Software & Technology
Wearables/Augmented Reality Software Boost Order Picking 25%, Pilot Test Shows
Workers were guided through the warehouse by graphics displayed on the smart glass to speed up the picking process and reduce errors.
Sustainability
McDonald’s, Tyson Foods, Walmart Advance Beef Supply Chain Sustainability
McDonald's Corp.
The USRSB, a group of U.S. beef value chain participants including producers, processors, retailers, foodservice operators, packers and more hopes to identify sustainability indicators, establish verification methodologies and generate field project data.
Grocery Retail
Walmart Tests Grocery Click And Collect In Arizona
Walmart
Online grocery items have the same prices as store items, and although there is a $30 minimum-purchase requirement, there are no fees.
Home
SideCar Deliveries Mixes Passenger Service With Package Deliveries; Expands Nationwide
Sidecar Deliveries makes the cost of same-day delivery cheaper for companies who integrate with its API — up to 1/5 the price of traditional shippers and cuts the delivery time in half.
Food Safety
European Bank For Reconstruction And Development Expands Food Security Initiative
Launched in 2011, the initiative champions the role of the private sector in boosting food production through technical assistance, policy dialogue and new financing.
Grocery Retail
Amazon.com Opens Store On Alibaba’s Tmall
Amazon
Tmall is an Amazon-like site owned by one of China's largest internet companies, Alibaba.
3PL/4PL
Costa Rica's Largest Infrastructure Project: Container Port Terminal To Quadruple
The new terminal will eventually quadruple the port’s capacity to an estimated 2.5 million TEUs, creating the biggest container port in Latin America.
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