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Carbon Footprint
California Ports Start Plugging Ships Into Shore Power
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Ports, vessels get ready for new statewide regulation to lower emissions through shore power.
Risk/Compliance
FDA To Require Labels on Food Vending Machines
New labeling regulations for vending machines will require companies to display calorie information for food products.
Grocery Retail
Whole Foods Offers $15 Million More For 'Local' Loan Program
Whole Foods
Expansion of retailer's Local Producer Loan Program follows success of first $10 million in low-interest loans to more than 150 businesses.
Warehousing
Mondelez Sells SnackWells to Back to Nature Foods
SnackWell’s cookies and snacks business is sold to Back to Nature Foods Co., LLC.
Food Safety
Fiji Pledges $5.7 million to Enhance Food Security Programs
Government will continue to provide duty-free exemptions on agricultural implements and machinery, and encourage young people to become farmers by extending its agriculture scholarship.
Regulations
Take 'Natural' Claim Off Labels on Products With GMOs
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
Response comes after the Grocery Manufacturer's Association makes announcement they have asked the FDA to allow GMO-produced products to be called natural.
Food Safety
More Efficient Food Systems Needed in Asia
Sustainable practices in food production and consumption need to be adopted Asia-wide to ensure adequate food supply and reduce farming’s environmental impact.
Risk/Compliance
FDA To Ease FSMA Rules for Small Farmers
The proposed rules would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, making sure workers’ hands are washed, irrigation water is clean and that animals stay out of fields.
3PL/4PL
International Gulf Transfer Terminal Center Is Approved
It is expected to expand America’s shipping capacity by more than 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
China Investing in Ports in Pakistan
New intermodal link could see Pakistan’s ports handling up to 5 percent of China’s cargo.
Agriculture
CGIAR Reaches $1 Billion Mark In Funding
CGIAR
The world's largest agriculture research partnership announces its funding has doubled from $500 million in 2008 to $1 billion in 2013.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
South Carolina Port Truckers Face Clean Truck Program Deadline
South Carolina Ports Authority
Registration for the South Carolina Ports Authority’s Clean Truck Certification Program ends December 31st.
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