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Report Cites Food Products As Winners From Trans-Pacific Partnership

The TPP Agreement would provide positive benefits for the U.S. food and agriculture sector, primarily through new export market access in Japan and Vietnam—two countries where the agricultural sectors are currently protected by high tariffs.

The increase in export opportunities as a result of additional access to TPP markets would outweigh the effects of the new access the United States would provide to TPP partners, the report notes.

Global Food And Beverage Companies Commit To Trans Fat Phase-Out Worldwide

World Health Organization (WHO)

IFBA is a group of 11 global food and non-alcoholic beverage companies: The Coca-Cola Co., Ferrero, General Mills Inc., Grupo Bimbo, Kellogg, Mars Inc., McDonald’s Corp., Mondelēz International, Nestlé Inc., PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever.

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Safety & Security

Papa John’s Salads And Produce Recalls Kale Salad With Chicken Over Listeria

The problem was discovered on May 19, 2016, when they were notified by SunOpta that its sunflower kernel products used in Papa John’s Salads and Produce products were involved in a recall due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Papa John’s Salads and Produce is recalling approximately 373 pounds of ready-to-eat salad with chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Six U.S. Ports Team With 19 Container Lines On Container Weight Rule

Five of the six operating ports that have signed on to the agreement have laid out their guidance for export shippers using their facilities.

The Port of New Orleans container yards stay busy year round.

US Foods To Acquire Produce Processor/Distributor Freshway Foods

The transaction is expected to close on June 10, 2016.

Freshway Foods provides value-added fresh-cut produce that includes the cutting, cleaning, chopping and packaging of raw produce resulting in a product that can be customized to meet any customer’s preferences and delivered ready for immediate use.

FDA Modernizes Nutrition Facts Label For Packaged Foods

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA is also making minor changes to the Supplement Facts label found on dietary supplements to make it consistent with the Nutrition Facts label.

Most food manufacturers will be required to use the new label by July 26, 2018. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales will have an additional year to comply with the new rules.

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U.S. Labor Department Mandates Higher Overtime Pay, Unsettling Employers

U.S. Department of Labor

Currently, salaried employees who earn more than $23,660 a year and meet other criteria are not entitled by law to overtime pay, which is 1.5 times an equivalent hourly wage after an employee works more than 40 hours a week.

The threshold is scheduled to roughly double, to $47,476, on Dec. 1. That means millions of workers who were salaried will have to have their hours tracked to see if they qualify for overtime pay.

Sanitary Cold Chain Offers FSMA Compliance Training For Carriers

More than 84,000 food shippers, carriers and receivers are impacted by this new law and most have less than one year for full compliance, according to Sanitary Cold Chain.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Expansion To Bring Reefer Opportunities

Recent trends suggest that the supply chain will shift from container vessels to more versatile reefer containers.

With the Panama Canal expansion, the temperature-controlled logistics industry will benefit from Neopanamax container vessels that will move twice, or even triple, the amount of cargo allowed today.

Featured In Food Logistics: Pallet Solution Concerns Expand Beyond Sanitation And Sustainability

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FSMA requires that transportation equipment is adequately cleanable for intended use to prevent food from becoming contaminated.

The SKU explosion is also having an impact on pallets since f&b manufacturers are introducing a larger variety of products that have different packaging and handling needs. Pallet suppliers say f&b products sometimes require customized pallets.

Scientists: Genetically Engineered Food Is Safe

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine has found — based on 900 studies and reviews of the disease data out there — that there is no evidence of human health effects from the embrace of genetically modified crops.

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Amazon Brings 1-Hour Delivery To New York City And Dallas Restaurants

Now Manhattan and Dallas customers can view participating restaurants, browse menus, place orders, track the status of their delivery, and watch as their delivery driver travels from the restaurant to the delivery address in real time.

Amazon.com announced that Prime members in New York City and Dallas, Texas, can now enjoy free one-hour delivery from local restaurants.

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