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Cold Chain Visibility Tools Make Great Strides

New technology brings a host of tools to improve efficiency and safety.

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Risk/Compliance

F&B Industry Supports Food Safety Improvement, But Calls For Changes To FSMA

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Industry stakeholders weigh in on several aspects of proposed law.

Industry stakeholders think the FSMA sanitary transport rule errs in applying quality standards to safety practices.

Sysco Corp. Disputes FTC Injunction Against US Foods Merger

Sysco filed the memorandum yesterday in the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Columbia in opposition to the FTC's motion for preliminary injunction. A hearing on the FTC's motion is scheduled to begin May 5.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Cargo Ferry Transport Replaces Truck Transport

The result of more than two years of work, the concept has been developed as an alternative transport solution for containers that are carried for more than 200 km on land.

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Chinese Cold Chain To Expand Through 2018

Research on cold chain logistics market says that cold chain logistics will become the most popular sub-industry in logistics field in 2014 to 2018 due to the increasing demand and development potential.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Africa Ports Show Set For June 20 To July 1 In Johannesburg, South Africa

Global trade leaders committed to improving the business of ports and leading change in the ports and harbors sector across Africa will be attending the show.

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Blue Bell Ice Cream Struggles To Find Bacteria Source

The decision to pull all of its products from stores after a listeria outbreak marks one of the most sweeping U.S. food recalls by a single brand and highlights the difficulty of controlling the potentially deadly bacteria.

The decision was the result of findings from an enhanced sampling program initiated by Blue Bell which revealed that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream half gallons produced on March 17, 2015, and March 27, 2015, contained the bacteria. This means Blue Bell has now had several positive tests for Listeria in different places and plants and as previously reported five patients were treated in Kansas and three in Texas after testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

APL, Mitsui OSK Lines And NYK To Begin Asia-South America Service

The new service will use eight 6,000 TEU containerships and will feature a particularly short lead time between Hong Kong and Manzanillo, Mexico — only 17 days, the fastest on the market.

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State Of Foodservice Supply Chain Report: Cost Volatility Emphasizes Importance Of Supply Chain

HAVI Global Solutions

The State of the Foodservice Supply Chain 2014 report compiles the key findings, insights and learnings gleaned from a qualitative assessment of chain restaurant leaders.

Wakima, Wash. Upstart Sells Fresh Food Online And Ships Direct In Church Parking Lots

The company in a way is combining the allure of Costco, drive-thru ease and farmers markets into one experience.

Worst Bird Flu Outbreak Ever; Wisconsin Declares State Of Emergency

The Agriculture Department has spent at least $45 million responding to the U.S. outbreak, including costs for testing, quarantines around infected facilities, and compensation for producers whose birds have been killed by the virus or culled.

The country’s poultry industry may have to live with a deadly bird flu strain for several years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief veterinary officer said Thursday, April 16, 2015 on a visit to Minnesota, the state hit hardest by outbreaks that have cost Midwest producers over 2 million turkeys and chickens.

Beef Association Urges Congress To Pass Trade Promotion Authority

Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced Trade Promotion Authority legislation, which establishes rules for international trade negotiations that will boost American exports and create new economic opportunities.

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