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Food Companies Scramble to Cut Palm Oil From Supply Chains

The roster of food companies that want to eliminate palm oil from their products is getting longer, but palm oil sourcing will provide perhaps the biggest test of companies’ ability to trace and eliminate contentious materials from their products.

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Food Industry Fights Vermont's GMO Food Labeling Law

The legal challenge was widely expected and Vermont created a "food fight fund" in anticipation of the move because it was the first state to pass a GMO labeling law that did not require other states to go first.

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Farmers: Food safety Rules Could Put Them Out of Business

Connecticut's dwindling number of commercial vegetable and fruit farmers say it could cost them tens of thousands of dollars to comply with the complex regulations the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to issue this year.

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Wing-In-Ground Effect Vessels: Future Freight Transport?

WIG craft are maritime vessels that would be built to maritime structural standards and designs include pontoons, water skis and possibly hydrofoils to allow for touch down on and lift-off from a water surface.

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House Committee Approves Trade Promotion Authority; Beef Association Applauds Vote

The House Ways and Means Committee passed Trade Promotion Authority legislation (H.R. 1890) by a bi-partisan vote of 25 to 13.

Both countries will immediately begin updating their administrative procedures in order to allow trade to resume. U.S. companies will need to complete Brazil's regular facilities registration process.

'Agrobots' Offer A Solution To U.S. Farm Labor Shortage

A 14-arm automated harvester that wheels through rows of strawberry plants, harnessing high-powered computing, color sensors and small metal baskets attached to the robotic arms to pluck ripe strawberries from below leaves while ignoring unripe fruit.

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Walmart Fine Tunes Its Fresh Produce Supply Chain; An Inside Look

Earlier this month, Walmart quietly opened a sorting and culling operation in Los Angeles to hasten the procurement process, similar to an operation in McAllen, Texas, that allows Walmart more flexibility in buying product.

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Risk/Compliance

FSMA And Small Companies: Compliance Shouldn't Be An Issue

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Companies large and small will find plenty of resources at their disposal to handle food safely.

Food Logistics managing editor Elliot Maras.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Cargo Ferry Transport Replaces Truck Transport

The result of more than two years of work, the concept has been developed as an alternative transport solution for containers that are carried for more than 200 km on land.

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Chinese Cold Chain To Expand Through 2018

Research on cold chain logistics market says that cold chain logistics will become the most popular sub-industry in logistics field in 2014 to 2018 due to the increasing demand and development potential.

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Wakima, Wash. Upstart Sells Fresh Food Online And Ships Direct In Church Parking Lots

The company in a way is combining the allure of Costco, drive-thru ease and farmers markets into one experience.

Beef Association Urges Congress To Pass Trade Promotion Authority

Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced Trade Promotion Authority legislation, which establishes rules for international trade negotiations that will boost American exports and create new economic opportunities.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis.

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