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Senate Blocks Bill To Prevent State GMO Labeling

The Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Act (S2609), authored by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., which would create a national voluntary labeling standard for genetically engineered foods, did not pass.

The Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Act (S2609), authored by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (pictured above), would create a national voluntary labeling standard for genetically engineered foods.

VersaCold Logistics Services Acquires Coastal Pacific Xpress In Canada

The acquisition comes just one month after the announcement of VersaCold's acquisition of Gary Heer Transport and the launch of its newest subsidiary, VersaCold North America Transportation Solutions Limited (VNATS).

VersaCold Logistics Services, Canada's largest supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on the handling of temperature sensitive products, has entered into an agreement to acquire Coastal Pacific Xpress (CPX), British Columbia’s largest refrigerated carrier specializing in the shipping of perishable and ambient products throughout Canada and the U.S.

Bumble Bee Foods Recalls Canned Tuna Over Contamination

There are a total of 31,579 cases that are included in the recall which were produced in February 2016 and distributed nationally.

Bumble Bee Foods, LLC announced today that it is voluntarily recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee.

Risk/Compliance

U.S. Eases Restrictions on Travel To Cuba

The changes come days before Obama will land in Cuba, the first visit by a sitting American president in 88 years and a marquee element of his foreign policy.

The actions are some of the most significant regulatory changes the Treasury and the Department of Commerce have made on the way toward normalization that Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba announced in December 2014.

Whole Foods To Install Rooftop Solar Panels At 100 Sites

Whole Foods plans to install rooftop solar panels at up to 100 locations in deals with NRG Energy and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's SolarCity, according to USA Today.

In a decision late on Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins in San Jose, California said PETA failed to show that Whole Foods' alleged misrepresentations on in-store signs, placards and napkins defrauded consumers into overpaying.

How Collaborative Robots Will Transform Logistics

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Current research shows that 80 percent of logistics facilities today are still manual.

The report highlights that the development of the next generation of robots that can see, move, react to their environment and work at precision tasks alongside people, is on a fast track powered by the explosion in labor-intensive e-commerce and diminishing and ageing workforces.

Food Companies Ramp Up Food Origin Disclosure

Companies are rushing to meet consumers’ increasing demand to know more about what’s in their food, where it came from, and how it was produced, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The North American spat pitting Canada and Mexico against the U.S. over meat labels has sown confusion among producers and shippers in all three countries, with a trade war potentially just weeks away, according to Reuters.

U.S. Gains Full Access For U.S. Beef and Beef Products to Peru

This agreement, reached during Secretary Vilsack's trade and investment mission to Peru, removes those barriers – called the export verification program – and assures American ranchers of expanded market access.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (pictured above) announced that the U.S. government has reached agreement with the government of Peru to remove barriers for U.S. beef exports to Peru that have remained in effect since 2003.

Canadian Pacific Railway Files Proxy Statement In Proposed Norfolk Southern Merger

Canadian Pacific Railway has filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the shareholders request that the board of directors engage in good faith discussions with them regarding the proposed merger.

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Rail & Intermodal

DOT Seeks Input On Sleep Apnea For Commercial Drivers

U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that DOT take action to address OSA screening and treatment for transportation workers.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Container Rates Fall To New Lows

An oversupply of massive new container ships serving the China-to-Europe routes has pushed smaller ships to the Atlantic Ocean and depressed rates between North America and Europe.

A slowdown in Chinese economic growth has hammered the global shipping industry, which exited the Great Recession to take advantage of low interest rates to buy new ships to handle a rising amount of coal, iron ore and consumer goods. But as China’s factories scale back and the economies of Europe and North America gear down, the amount of cargo traversing the oceans has slowed.

Global Investment Group To Acquire The Fresh Market For $1.36 Billion

The Fresh Market, Inc. a specialty grocery retailer and an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement whereby certain funds managed by Apollo will acquire The Fresh Market for approximately $1.36 billion.

The transaction was unanimously approved by the board of directors of The Fresh Market, other than Ray Berry, chairman and founder of The Fresh Market, who recused himself from all board discussions related to the review and from the Board vote approving the transaction.

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