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FDA Strengthens Effort to Make More Use of its Mandatory Recall Authority

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA has implemented several policy changes this last year to improve the food recall process so that the product can be removed as quickly as possible.

Food Recalls

Warehouse Space Tightens as Food Industry Prepares for Brexit

Companies are stockpiling their products as they fear they might get held up at ports if Brexit doesn't reach a deal.

Food Warehouse

Sysco Misses Earnings Target

Transportation costs are squeezing profits from Sysco.

Sysco

Don't Eat Cake: Classic Mixes Recalled for Salmonella Presence

Several Duncan Hines cake mixes have been recalled for salmonella contamination.

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Risk/Compliance

Agriculture Gains from USMCA Could be Negated from Retaliatory Tariffs

Farm Foundation

Improvements included in USMCA will lead to an expansion of U.S. agricultural exports by $450 million, however, those gains will be negated by retaliatory tariffs taken by Canada and Mexico.

Agriculture

Study Finds Food Safety a Concern at Local Farmers Markets

E. coli was present in 40 percent of beef samples, 18 percent of pork samples, almost a third of lettuce and kale samples, and 17 percent of spinach samples.

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FDA Releases Findings from Yuma Lettuce Investigation, Plans to Prevent Future Outbreaks

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA has released an environmental assessment that details final findings from this investigation and recommends a number of steps that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of another outbreak from occurring in the future.

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Risk/Compliance

Kellogg's Cuts 2018 Outlook After Shares Hit 20 Year Low

Kellogg Company

Kellogg's shares have reached a 20-year low, forcing the company to slash its full-year profit and earnings outlook.

Kellogg's

Waste Reduction

Sustainability Pledge Signs on Big-Name Brands

Nearly 250 big-named companies have joined a pledge to eliminate plastic waste by 2025.

Plastic Pollution

FDA Considers Addition of Sesame as Allergen on Food Labels

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Studies suggest that the prevalence of sesame allergies in the United States is more than 0.1 percent, on par with allergies to soy and fish.

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Risk/Compliance

FDA Releases Guides to Help Produce Farmers, Processors Comply with FSMA

The documents will help farmers better understand the range of steps they can take to comply with the Produce Safety Rule and help processors better understand the relevant provisions of the Preventive Control Rule that apply to their practices.

A packing house at Valley Fruit in Wapato, Washington.

Global Wine Production Expected to Grow 12 Percent in 2018

Following a two-decade low in 2017 due to bad weather, output rose globally this year.

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