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Japan’s Kagome Corp. To Enter U.S. By Acquiring Preferred Brands International

The acquisition sees Kagome enter the U.S. consumer foods area and the company flagged the fast growth of ethnic food sales in the market, which generated sales of $3.4 billion in 2013.

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Blue Bell Ice Cream Recalls All Products Over Listeria

A statement from Blue Bell CEO and President Paul Kruse

Swisslog Acquires FORTE Industries, Boosting Its Strategy In North America

Swisslog Americas

FORTE’s expertise in conveyor systems, case and piece picking, and sortation solutions, particularly in the e-commerce and multichannel retail segment, will strengthen Swisslog’s offering in North America.

Feds May Test Food Products For Glyphosate Herbicide

World Health Organization (WHO)

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, has come under intense scrutiny since a research unit of the World Health Organization reported last month it was classifying glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic to humans."

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Customs Targets Mislabeled Food Imports

This operation is part of a continued effort to interrupt what CBP calls “an extensive network of purposely mislabeled and high-risk agriculture products coming from Hong Kong, China, India and Saudi Arabia.”

Boxes of frozen fillets of catfish of the genus Pangasius -- called basa, swai or sutchi -- that were imported into the United States from Vietnam falsely labeled as sole to avoid anti-dumping duties.

Coca-Cola To Buy Chinese Beverage Company

Coca-Cola Company

Headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian Province, Xiamen Culiangwang's top-selling products include green bean, red bean and walnut flavors of plant-based protein drinks sold under the brand China Green Culiangwang.

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USDA Announces Record Number Of Organic Producers in U.S.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

According to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP), the number of domestic certified organic operations increased by more than 5 percent over the last year.

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Rivals Resist Sysco/US Foods Merger

The Federal Trade Commission has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to temporarily stop the $3.5 billion Sysco/US Foods deal, with a hearing scheduled for May 5 on that preliminary injunction.

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Freight Capacity For Vans And Flatbeds Loosens In Early April

DAT Freight & Analytics

Reefer load-to-truck dropped by 20 percent while spot reefer rates remained flat.

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GS1 Connect To Feature Strong Food Focus May 31 To June 4 In Austin, Texas

This year’s conference theme “Innovate. Collaborate. Transform.” reflects the power of GS1 Standards in addressing today’s most pressing supply chain needs.

GS1 standards make whole-chain traceability possible due to the fact that they provide interoperability between existing systems and solutions.

Report: FDA Lacks Funds To Enforce FSMA

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Connecticut state representative Rosa DeLauro (D) – who played a key role in writing the food safety act – says that two parties are to blame: the White House, along with the FDA’s parent agency – the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Nestle To Divest Davigel To Brakes Group

Davigel, which supplies frozen and chilled meals and ice cream to restaurants and hospitals, was part of the Buitoni frozen food business Nestle bought in 1989.

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