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Global Reefer Shipping Market Poised For Modest Growth To 2019

In the report “Global Reefer Shipping Market 2015-2019,” the major regions analyzed are North Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Danish shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk could split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive.

LA Times Investigation Exposes Plight Of Mexico’s Farm Workers

The report found that farm workers lived in rat-infested labor camps, often without beds or reliable water supplies, and had their pay illegally withheld, which essentially prevented them from leaving during peak harvest periods.

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Free Shuttle Connects Shoppers With Hy-Vee Supermarket In Iowa

The absence of transportation options creates significant challenges for people who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Women, Infants and Children program) subsidies.

Food Labeling Regs Issued in 2015 and 2016 Will Take Effect On Jan. 1, 2018

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

According to the FDA, the extended time frame is intended to minimize the economic impact of labeling changes incurred by the trade community.

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Bendix Roll Stability Now Standard On Utility’s Refrigerated Trailers

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced it would make Bendix’s roll stability a standard spec on its 3000R base model refrigerated trailers.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Slowdown Affecting Idaho Potato Shipments

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)

Idaho potato farmers have seen export shipments returned to the state because they could not be moved timely from West Coast ports.

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Antibiotic-free Chicken, Pork The Goal For Panera Bread

The company’s goal is part of its Food Policy launched earlier this year, which aims to improve the welfare of poultry and livestock in its supply chain.

French Firm Developing Patch For Food Allergies

DBV Technologies is planning further trials of its peanut patch next year, and is also developing a patch for allergy to milk.

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Beer Consumption: What’s Hot, What’s Not

After peaking at nearly 219 million barrels in 2008, total U.S. shipments have declined since, reaching just 211.7 million barrels in 2013.

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Industry Week’s “Six Key Predictions for Manufacturing in 2015”

Industry Week released its predictions for the manufacturing sector, which includes ongoing reshoring by U.S. companies.

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Longshoremen, PMA Still “Far Apart” On US West Coast Contract Talks

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The current contract expired nearly six months ago, and the PMA is charging the longshoremen with deliberately working slower due to the stalemate in contract talks.

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No Joke, Hospital Food Can Taste Really Good

Less than one dozen hospitals across the U.S. operate on-site farms, ranging from a rooftop farm at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island to a 25-acre farm at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Watertown (Wis.) Regional Medical Center Chef Justin Johnson picks banana peppers in the garden behind the hospital.

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