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Spot Load Volume Up 8.5% In Past Week

DAT Freight & Analytics

An 8.5 percent increase in the total number of available spot loads and higher diesel prices also played key roles in the spot rate picture.

The number of posted reefer loads increased 19 percent as available capacity declined 5 percent, compared to the previous week. The result was a 4.1 reefer load-to-truck ratio, a 25 percent increase.

General Mills Inc. Recalls 10 Million Pounds of Flour in E.Coli Outbreak

While attempting to track the cause of the illness, the CDC found that approximately half of the individuals who became sick reported making something homemade with flour at some point prior to becoming ill.

A full list of the recalled flours is listed on the General Mills website.

FDA Sets Targets for Reducing Sodium in Processed and Prepared Food

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Americans consume almost 50 percent more sodium than what most experts recommend.

The draft short-term (two-year) and long-term (10-year) voluntary targets for the industry are intended to help the American public gradually reduce sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams (mg) per day, a level recommended by leading experts and the overwhelming body of scientific evidence. The targets are also intended to complement many existing efforts by food manufacturers, restaurants, and food service operations to reduce sodium in foods.

Pizza Hut to Remove Antibiotics and Preservatives

This announcement comes roughly a year after Pizza Hut became the first national pizza restaurant to remove artificial flavors and colors from its core pizzas in May 2015.

Pizza Hut will remove BHA/BHT from all meats by end of July 2016, artificial preservatives from cheese by end of March 2017, and antibiotics important to human medicine from chicken for its pizzas by end of March 2017.

Grocery Delivery Startups Lead Food Industry in Raising Capital

Grocery delivery companies globally raised $429 million so far this year, according to data from CB Insights. Meal delivery companies raised $352 million during the same period.

The growing fleet of motorbike couriers on Chinese roads is the latest challenge to long-established but struggling Western companies such as McDonald’s Corp. and Yum Brands Inc., which owns KFC and Pizza Hut outlets.

Groceries Delivered Direct To The Fridge When You’re Not Home? Test Begins In Sweden

The Swedish experiment is part of a global race aimed at solving one of the main headaches facing retailers and logistics companies from Amazon.com Inc. to United Parcel Service Inc.: elusive customers.

A Scandinavian courier company, PostNord AB, and supermarket chain, ICA AB, are testing a service to deliver groceries directly to the kitchen with about 20 households, promising that messengers will remove their shoes and unpack online deliveries, even when customers are away, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Freight Executive Has Suggestions For Fulfilling Online Grocery Orders

Uber’s recent decision to end instant deliveries indicates that the company’s courier-provided meals posed a greater logistical challenge than the giant company anticipated.

If Uber couldn’t do it, it’s not hard to see why some of the other high-end courier startups like DoorDash and Instacart are struggling as well, according to Jaime Jimenez, CEO of freight-moving company iContainers.

Agriculture Department Invests $8.8 Million In Biofuels At Renewable Energy Sites

he funding is being provided through USDA's Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in the 2008 Farm Bill.

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Global Cold Chain To Grow 7% Annually Through 2020

The high growth potential in emerging markets and untapped regions provides new growth opportunities for market players.

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Calls For Mandatory GMO Labeling

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

In the absence of Congress creating a national standard for labeling products made from genetically modified organisms, a flawed, de facto system has cropped up, Vilsack said at the Organic Trade Association's annual policy summit.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement at the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) Summit.

U.S. Lawmakers Pass Bill To Reduce Ports Backlog

According to AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle, among the most important aspects of this legislation is that it puts WRDA back on an every-two-year cycle, avoiding a backlog of projects and adopting policy changes to make the system work more efficiently.

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U.S. Senate Votes To End Catfish Inspection Program

The joint resolution terminates catfish inspection through a technical action nullifying a rule published in December 2015 that set up the mandatory inspection program.

The program has been in effect for both domestic and foreign catfish species only since April 15, and it may be drawing fire from Capitol Hill because it is finding dangerous carcinogens and antibiotics in fish shipments from Asian nations.

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