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Kraft Heinz Recalls Kraft Singles Over Choking

There have been 10 consumer complaints to date about the packaging, including three reports of consumers choking.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Supersized Cargo Skipping Smaller U.S. Ports

Port operators from Newark, N.J., to Long Beach, Calif., are spending billions of dollars to dredge harbors, raise bridges and build larger terminals to accommodate megaships.

The last major container shipping line ended its Portland run in March, leaving the city without regular ocean-bound container service for the first time in four decades.

Chipotle Continues Search For Sustainable Pork

Pork is still missing from about 40 percent of Chipotle’s 1,878 restaurants, after the company suspended a supplier in January that it said didn’t meet the chain’s animal welfare standards.

Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Falter

Trade ministers, in a joint statement, said late Friday they had made “significant progress” and will return to their home countries to obtain high-level signoffs for a small number of final sticking points on the agreement.

Talks on the largest regional trade agreement ever appear to be deadlocked over protections for drug companies and access to agriculture markets on both sides of the Pacific.

European Commission Investigates FedEx/TNT Express Merger

FedEx Corporation

The commission, the European Union's antitrust watchdog, said the two remaining international delivery companies, United Parcel Service Inc. and DHL Worldwide Express Inc., may not provide sufficient competition to the merged company.

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USDA Issues Health Alert As Salmonella Sickens 90 In Washington State

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The whole pigs used for pig roasts have been associated eight Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i- illness clusters throughout the state.

When preparing a pig for a pig roast, FSIS reminds consumers to keep the four steps of food safety steps in mind: clean, separate, cook, and chill.

China Names Suppliers Of Drug-Tainted Meat

WalMart and Tesco are among retailers named by China’s food safety watchdog as inadvertent suppliers of drug-tainted meat.

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How New Minimum Wage Could Boost Fast Food Prices 25%

Purdue University

According to a study by the Purdue University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would lead to an estimated 4.3 percent increase in prices at those restaurants.

Protesters, including college students, fast-food restaurant employees and other workers, display placards as they march Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Boston. Organizers of the event are calling for the nation's lowest paid workers to earn at least $15 per hour.

How Amazon’s Drive-Thru Targets Publix Supermarkets In The Southeast

The Amazon concept, if it comes to fruition, would be a convenient alternative to going to the grocery store — and as a drive-thru, it's one that makes a lot of sense for the car-dependent Southeastern U.S.

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Truck Freight Volumes To Jump 29% In Next 11 Years

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

Even though truck tonnage grows over the forecast period, trucking’s share will dip from 68.8 percent in 2014 to 64.6 percent in 2026.

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Big European Coke Bottlers Explore A Merger

Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. is discussing a tie-up with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Germany’s Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Mislabeling Scandal Hammers Whole Foods Market’s Sales

Thomson Reuters

The Austin, Texas-based chain's same-store sales, a closely watched performance gauge for retailers, were up just 1.3 percent for the quarter ended July 5, far less than the 2.8 percent gain expected by analysts polled by Consensus Metrix.

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