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Supervalu Provider Wild Harvest Commits To 100% Cage-Free Eggs

The Wild Harvest brand annually sells more than 38 million eggs under 12 different product varieties or SKUs.

France Requires Big Supermarkets To Donate Unsold Food To Charities

Under a new law, France will force big supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities instead of throwing it away or spoiling it so it cannot be eaten.

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FDA Seeks Data On Raw Milk Cheese; Issues Health Risk Alert

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

In issuing this call for data and information, the agency said it is interested in learning more about the standards and practices in use by a wide variety of producers, including the growing artisanal cheese manufacturing community.

The FDA is requesting comments from the public, including scientific data and information, that would assist the agency in identifying and evaluating measures that might minimize the impact of harmful bacteria in cheeses made from unpasteurized milk.

Food Giants Spend Big To Defeat Mandatory GMO Labeling Bill

Environmental Working Group

Analysis shows that Coca-Cola ($5,040,000), PepsiCo ($3,230,000), Kraft ($1,180,000), Kellogg’s ($1,310,000), General Mills ($1,100,000), and Land O’Lakes ($720,000) disclosed the largest lobbying expenditures that mentioned GMO labeling.

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Kellogg To Eliminate Artificial Ingredients In Cereals And Snack Bars

Kellogg Company

The world's biggest breakfast cereal maker is the latest in a string of U.S. food companies to bow to growing pressure to remove synthetic ingredients from products due to health concerns.

Chipotle Continues Search For Sustainable Pork

Pork is still missing from about 40 percent of Chipotle’s 1,878 restaurants, after the company suspended a supplier in January that it said didn’t meet the chain’s animal welfare standards.

Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks Falter

Trade ministers, in a joint statement, said late Friday they had made “significant progress” and will return to their home countries to obtain high-level signoffs for a small number of final sticking points on the agreement.

Talks on the largest regional trade agreement ever appear to be deadlocked over protections for drug companies and access to agriculture markets on both sides of the Pacific.

How New Minimum Wage Could Boost Fast Food Prices 25%

Purdue University

According to a study by the Purdue University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would lead to an estimated 4.3 percent increase in prices at those restaurants.

Protesters, including college students, fast-food restaurant employees and other workers, display placards as they march Tuesday, April 14, 2015, in Boston. Organizers of the event are calling for the nation's lowest paid workers to earn at least $15 per hour.

How Amazon’s Drive-Thru Targets Publix Supermarkets In The Southeast

The Amazon concept, if it comes to fruition, would be a convenient alternative to going to the grocery store — and as a drive-thru, it's one that makes a lot of sense for the car-dependent Southeastern U.S.

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Wendy’s Tests Antibiotic-Free Chicken

Wendy’s officials decided to test the antibiotic-free chicken at a handful of locations in response to its customers’ rising interest in ingredients and how food is produced.

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How FDA Trans Fat Ban Threatens The U.S. Food Supply Chain

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

For food manufacturers whose products currently contain PHOs, supply chain issues may arise as these manufacturers work to exhaust existing supplies, reformulate recipes and identify suitable replacement ingredients.

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U.S. House Votes To Stop States From Requiring GMO Labeling

The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, which passed 275-150, would instead create a federal standard for the voluntary labeling of foods with GMO ingredients.

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