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Russia Seizes Control Of Ukraine Chocolate Maker Roshen

Russian riot police took control of the facility on Wednesday without producing any documents and without giving Roshen executives any official warnings.

FDA Survey: Cantaloupe Safety Is Improving

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

By and large, the samples of melons tested during last summer's survey came back free of salmonella, E. coli and listeria.

TRSA Announces Hygienically Clean Certification For Food Safety

The textile services industry’s leading association has developed a certification program for laundries serving the food manufacturing/processing sectors that emphasizes inspection and testing.

USDA Is Sued Over Its Approval Of GM Alfalfa

The Center for Food Safety hopes to obtain documents from the USDA that could shed light on how it made its decision, since the group has tried unsuccessfully to gain their release through the Freedom of Information Act.

MTC Logistics Facility Earns GFSI Certification From The BRC

Refrigerated LTL and FTL transportation provider earned a certification through the British Retail Consortium (BRC) under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) for its Port of Baltimore distribution center.

Baker Cold Storage, Lineage Logistics To Build Huge Facility

The $75 million, 250,000-square-foot facility breaks ground on 12.6 acres at the Port of Long Beach in a ceremony yesterday.

Rise In Produce Prices Not Due To Drought ... Yet

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Retail fruit prices edged higher in February, but a research economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is too soon to assign blame for fresh produce inflation on the California drought.

RoadRunner Acquires Cold Chain Specialist Unitrans International

Roadrunner Transportation Systems

The non-asset based trucking company purchased the international and domestic logistics provider for $55.5 million.

FDA Still Deciding Its Opinion On GM Fish

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said it was examining as many as 35,000 comments about the application on the GM salmon by Boston-based AquaBounty Technologies Inc.

Software & Technology

TellSpec Partners With Texas Instraments On Consumer Food Scanner

The TellSpec scanner will identify calories, macronutrients, ingredients, allergens and chemicals in food and beverages.

Starbucks Plans To Offer More Food, More Tech In 2014

Starbucks calls itself the largest mobile payments retailer in the U.S. and plans to allow customers to order in advance before even entering its stores.

Carbon Footprint

MillerCoors Makes Water Conservation Its Top Sustainability Goal

MillerCoors is taking a "no water, no beer," approach towards stressed U.S. water supplies and is focusing on sustainability.

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