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Humane Society Calls For Federal Investigation Of Costco Eggs

The complaints filed with the FTC and the FDA allege that Costco egg supplier, Hillandale Farms, deceived consumers concerned about animal welfare and that the filthy and unsanitary conditions present serious food safety concerns.

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Worker Visa Delays Cost U.S. Farmers Millions

The problem with the U.S. visa system began on June 9, and the U.S. had been able to issue only a relatively small number of visas to those affected by the outage, including seasonal and humanitarian workers.

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Featured In Food Logistics: 2015 Top Green Providers List

This year’s list represents transportation providers, 3PLs, cold storage providers, technology companies, pallet manufacturers and others key to supporting a more sustainable food supply chain.

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Featured In Food Logistics: Sustainability Makes Strides In The Food Supply Chain

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The biggest takeaway from the 2014 Grant Thornton LLP survey, “The State of Sustainability at Food and Beverage Companies,” is that sustainability has become a competitive advantage.

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Canada And Mexico Plot Tariffs On U.S. Meat Imports In Labelling Row

The Canadian and Mexican governments are preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs on American imports, including meat, over the US’s country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for meat and livestock.

The North American spat pitting Canada and Mexico against the U.S. over meat labels has sown confusion among producers and shippers in all three countries, with a trade war potentially just weeks away, according to Reuters.

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New York City Claims Whole Foods Market Overcharged, Mislabeled Package Weights

The New York Department of Consumer Affairs tested 80 types of prepackaged products and found all of them had mislabeled weight.

The natural foods and organic retailer, which has outlets in the UK, is said to have overstated weights of pre-packaged meat, dairy and baked products.

Carbon Footprint

A Little Green Goes A Long Way

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Sustainability In The Food Supply Chain: ROI Makes Strides

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Research finds food and beverage players now cite sustainability as a competitive advantage.

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Electrification

Alternative Fuels: The Quest Continues

As alternative fuel vehicle technology continues to innovate, companies at the forefront are finding out that switching requires collaboration and strong partnerships.

Dan Walsh, a Frito-Lay employee, is seen using Frito-Lay’s CNG fueling station in Beloit, Wis. Frito-Lay Lay hopes to build seven public CNG fueling stations across the U.S., providing fuel for the expanding Frito-Lay fleet, as well as service other companies using alternative fuel vehicles.

Carbon Footprint

Food Logistics’ 2015 Top Green Providers

Sustainability manifests itself in a variety of ways throughout the food and beverage supply chain, from reducing food waste to ‘leaning’ transportation and operations and boosting renewable energy use.

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General Mills Cereals To Remove Artificial Flavors And Colors

Today, more than 60 percent of General Mills cereals like Cinnamon Toast Crunch and original Cheerios are already without artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources and have been that way for a long time.

This March 22, 2011 file photo shows boxes of General Mills cereals in Portland, Ore. General Mills on Monday, June 22, 2015 said it is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its cereals, the latest company to respond to a growing desire for food made with ingredients people see as natural.

Fuel Efficiency

EPA, DOT Propose Greenhouse Gas And Fuel Efficiency Standards For Heavy-Duty Trucks

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles currently account for about 20 percent of GHG emissions and oil use in the U.S. transportation sector, but only comprise about five percent of vehicles on the road.

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