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Foodservice Industry Actively Shaping Safety Regulations and Standards

McLane Company Inc.

In this excerpt, Syndee Stiles, vice president of operations support at McLane Foodservice, discusses the regulatory environment surrounding food safety, the GS1 US Standards initiative and more…

The IFDA Food Safety Committee works to ensure regulators understand foodservice distribution.

Design Considerations For Refrigeration And Cooling

Companies that rely on refrigeration and cooling—and the mechanical systems that power them—should focus carefully on feasibility planning and strategic growth projections when evaluating their facility needs.

Todd Heine is a Principal at Avison Young Corporate Food Services Group that focuses on working with food manufacturing and food distribution companies throughout North America.

How Globalization Challenges Safety In The Food Supply Chain

Safety technologies emerge to close safety gaps.

Sanitation is especially important in areas where pesticides use may be restricted.

Trying To Make Sense Of A DIM Situation

New dimensional weight charges will affect most food and beverage shippers.

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Kraft Heinz To Slash 2,500 Jobs In North America

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Indian Court Orders Retest Of Maggi Noodles

India’s federal food-safety watchdog banned Nestlé’s Maggi 2-Minute Noodles in June after it said tests found lead levels above permissible limits, making the product “unsafe and hazardous.”

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U.S. Farms Struggle To Find Workers

Overall in the U.S., the decline in workers is reducing fruit and vegetable production by 9.5 percent, or $3.1 billion, a year, according to a recently published analysis of government data by the Partnership for a New American Economy.

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American Trucking Associations Slams FMCSA Over Hours Of Service Changes

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

The ATA chided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for ignoring the bulk of the Government Accountability Office’s report on the agency’s 2013 hours-of-service (HOS) changes, choosing instead to cherry pick a handful of points.

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India To Seek Nearly $100 Million In Damages From Nestle Over Noodle Recall

Nestle, which has been accused of unfair trade practices, would be the first foreign firm to be asked to pay damages on behalf of consumers.

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Judge Outlaws Idaho Ban On Undercover Videos At Factory Farms

U.S. Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the District of Idaho swept away the state's ban on the grounds that the law violated the 1st Amendment and selectively targeted activists or journalists who might be critical of factory farm practices.

The lawsuit was brought by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and PETA.

Cyclospora Infection Afflicts 457 People In 29 States

The CDC update of 457 ill persons with confirmed Cyclospora infection from 29 states is 73 more people and two additional states since the previous CDC update one week ago.

Reported U.S. cases of laboratory-confirmed, domestically acquired cyclosporiasis in persons with onset of illness since May 1, 2015.

Russia To Ban More Countries’ Food Exports

Interfax news agency said the banned food imports list would be expanded by seven countries in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.

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