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Pork Farmers Rap Subway’s Antibiotic Removal, Claiming It Will Jeopardize Food Safety

The National Pork Producers Council criticized Subway’s decision to eliminate antibiotics from protein and urged the fast food chain to reconsider this decision in a full-page advertisement in Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Walgreens To Acquire Rite Aid Corp.

The combination of Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid creates an opportunity to deliver a retail pharmacy for U.S. consumers in an evolving and increasingly personalized healthcare environment.

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Rite Aid Corp. have entered into an agreement under which Walgreens will acquire all outstanding shares of Rite Aid, a U.S. retail pharmacy chain, for a total enterprise value of approximately $17.2 billion.

Petitioners Call On General Mills Inc. To Stop Funding Anti-GMO Labeling

General Mills, known for cereal brands like Cheerios and Wheaties, has spent millions of dollars fighting efforts to require labels on food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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Senate Approves Three-Week Extension For Transpotation Funding

The bill would extend federal transportation spending until Nov. 20 and prevent a shutdown in funding on Thursday, when the current authority expires.

Lawmakers in both chambers have said the temporary patch will provide time for them to finish work on a long-sought multiyear highway funding bill.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. To Acquire Diamond Foods For $1.91 Billion

The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, who recommend that their respective stockholders approve the transaction.

The transaction expands Snyder's-Lance's footprint in 'better-for-you' snacking and increases the Company's existing natural food channel presence.

Fleet Management

Fleet Management Technology, New Food Safety Rules Highlight IFDA Solutions Conference In Phoenix

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

Attendees nationwide learned that fleet and vehicle management technology allows them to work more efficiently and helps them comply with more stringent food safety regulations.

Mark Mullins of Ben E. Keith Foods, center, notes DriveCam’s benefits during the IFDA Solutions Conference in Phoenix, flanked by Mike Hummel of Martin Bros. Co., at left and Danny Duke of Shamrock Food Co., at right.

Rail & Intermodal

House Passes Deadline Extension For Railroad Safety

The rail industry and its customers have long sought an extension to the year-end deadline to install the safety system, called positive train control, on more than 60,000 miles of track.

Napa valley wine is a growing business for RailAmerica.

Trucking Companies Note Weak LTL Demand, May Cut Shipping Rates

September activity is coming in below expectations at many companies, and some large manufacturers are now predicting the industrial sector will contract in the final months of 2015.

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CDC Links 24 Infections To Soft Cheese

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

There are five rare DNA fingerprints of Listeria included in this investigation, which whole genome sequencing has shown to be closely related genetically.

The 24 illnesses in nine states have been report since Aug. 8, 2010. One death was reported from Ohio. Twenty-one people were hospitalized. Five illnesses were pregnancy-related; one resulted in a fetal loss. The illnesses are in California (14), Colorado (1), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (1), New York (2), Ohio (1), Tennessee (1), and Washington (1).

Software Solutions

Customer Data And The Supply Chain: P&G’s Approach Reveals The Scope Of The Challenge

At last week’s Teradata 2015 Partners Conference & Expo in Anaheim, Calif., coping with expanding amounts of data has emphasized the importance of integrating databases to enable different departments to make use of data and prevent duplication of tasks.

Big data has allowed grocery retailers to move from transaction-based commerce to interaction- and observation-based analysis and decision-making capabilities.

World Health Organization: Processed Meat Linked To Cancer

World Health Organization (WHO)

IARC classified processed meat as "carcinogenic to humans" on its group one list along with tobacco and asbestos, for which there is "sufficient evidence" of cancer links.

World Health Organization (WHO) experts said eating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages and bacon can cause colorectal cancer in humans.

Walmart Seeks Permission To Test Home Delivery Drones

The world's largest retailer by revenue has for several months been conducting indoor tests of small unmanned aircraft systems – the term regulators use for drones – and is now seeking for the first time to test the machines outdoors.

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