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Asian Fruit To Save The Diet Beverage Sector?

Monk fruit could be the ingredient soda makers have sought for decades - a natural product with great taste and no calories.

Crowley's Puerto Rico Warehouse Designated as Foreign Trade Zone

Caribbean logistics unit has recently been granted reclassification of its Puerto Rico warehousing and distribution center to Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status.

Hershey Acquires Chinese Confectionery Company

The Hershey Company

Candy maker has signed an agreement to acquire 80 percent of the iconic Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd.

Risk/Compliance

NiceLabel Offers Free Produce Traceability Solution For PTI Compliance

NiceLabel has developed a free, easy to use online PTI label printing application for produce suppliers.

Risk/Compliance

FDA Proposes New Food Defense Rule Under FSMA

The proposed rule is the sixth issued under the landmark FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

Taiwan FDA Starts Initial Wave of Dairy Plant Inspections

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Officials said the first round of inspections will target fresh milk produced at 20 factories of 17 dairy companies.

Third-Party Testing For Food Safety Is On The Rise

Food Contract Lab Report (FCLR) is the first report to examine this market segment in detail, and reviews test volumes, revenues and emerging trends in quality and safety testing conducted by third party laboratories for food companies around the world.

Global Green Inc.'s Salmonella Vaccine Meets FDA Food Policy

The Salmogenics vaccine is injected into the egg, before the chick is hatched, improving the immune system, health and welfare of the chicken from the first day of age.

Software & Technology

Will the U.S. Add Latin America Countries to NAFTA?

Secretary of State John Kerry says he could envision a wider pact beyond NAFTA that includes

Whole Foods to Drop Chobani From Its Shelves

The high-end grocery chain will reportedly stop selling Chobani yogurt by early 2014 to make room for more organic and GMO-free brands.

ATA, Minnesota Truckers Ask FMCSA For Sleeper Berth Pilot Project

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

The industry backs a pilot program to study the safety benefits and impacts of increased flexibility in the use of sleeper berth breaks by professional truck drivers.

US, Brazil Closer to Bilateral Beef Trade

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

A joint statement released from the the USDA and the Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food hints at amending rules that currently limit trade.

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