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FDA Proposes Rule For Third Party Audits Of Imported Food

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

This rule establishes regulations for accreditation of third-party auditors to conduct food safety audits.

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Software & Technology

USDA, Microsoft Launch ‘Innovation Challenge’ To Address Food Resiliency

Microsoft Corporation

The challenge invites entrants to develop and publish new applications and tools that can analyze multiple sources of information about the nation's food supply, including key USDA data sets that are now hosted on Microsoft Azure.

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FDA Revises Proposed Nutrition Facts Label To Include Daily Value For Added Sugars

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The proposed rule is a supplement to the March 3, 2014 proposed rule on updating the Nutrition Facts label, under which the FDA proposed that food companies include added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label.

Original label (left) versus the proposed new nutrition facts label (right).

Inside Walmart’s ‘Shark Tank’: Suppliers Pitch Walmart

The daylong event provides a window into the relationship between Walmart and its suppliers as well as the influence retailers have both on selecting the products for their shelves and how those products appear.

Pursuing new suppliers, whose products at least partially are made in the U.S., could help it attract new shoppers and add momentum to a recent run of slightly better U.S. sales.

Report: UPS Negotiates Acquisition Of Coyote Logistics For $1.8 Billion

Coyote Logistics

A deal for the Chicago-based provider of transport-management services could be reached as soon as this month, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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Campbell Soup Co. To Drop Artificial Ingredients

Campbell Soup Co.

Campbell continues to increase its focus on faster-growing categories, such as health and well-being and packaged fresh, while also innovating on its core business portfolio.

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Venture Capital Flocks To Food Delivery: One Investor’s Take On Delivery Wars

More than $1 billion was invested in 2014 – an almost fourfold increase year-on-year – with a further half a billion dollars invested in Q1 2015, according to CB Insights.

California Gov. Brown Calls For Zero Freight Emissions

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

In an executive order, Gov. Brown said the state has set “aggressive targets for reducing pollution” by 2030, including decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and cutting petroleum use in automobiles by half.

California Gov. Jerry Brown

Osamu Corp. Recalls Frozen Yellow Fin Tuna Over Salmonella Risk

There have been two reports of illness to date associated with exposure to AFC sushi in Minnesota.

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California Bridge Collapse Could Delay Freight, Raise Shipping Costs

The 100-mile stretch of the Interstate 10, which carries more than 25,000 cars and trucks daily, was closed indefinitely after a deluge of water, mud and rocks flushed out supporting soil under one end of the bridge.

This aerial photo shows the collapsed elevated section of Interstate 10, Monday, July 20, 2015, in Desert Center, Calif. All traffic along one of the major highways connecting California and Arizona was blocked indefinitely when the bridge over a desert wash collapsed during a major storm, and the roadway in the opposite direction sustained severe damage.

United Natural Foods, Inc. To End Contract With Albertson Supermarket Group

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

UNFI believes that this course of action is in their best long-term interests, as it will now allow them to redirect their resources to pursue previously announced plans to expand our focus in fresh categories such as proteins and specialty cheeses.

BNSF Logistics Acquires Transportation Technology Services

According to BNSF Logistics, TTS will become the company's U.S. rail, project cargo and engineering services division.

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