EPA Region 7 has reached a consent agreement with FMC Corporation of Philadelphia, Pa., to resolve allegations that it improperly advertised its Capture LFR Insecticide with five Nebraska radio stations and a regional radio network in ...
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New Zealand Government has announced plans to introduce a new Health Star Rating food labeling system, which will help in making healthy food choices. New Zealand Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye said that cabinet has agreed to adopt ...
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Chateau Morrisette Winery in the US has selected Athens Distributing as its distribution partner, in a move to expand its retail wine distribution to Middle Tennessee. Under the partnership, Athens will make Chateau Morrisette's wine ...
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Compared to other industries, the technology industry has a truly cross-regional reach. Supply chains for products like semi-conductors, consumer electronics, mobile devices, PCs, tablets and printers are global in nature, as parts are ...
The Portland City Council has voted in a bid to ban the usage of foam packaging in stores as well as restaurants so as to cut down trash that is polluting waterways. The two 6-3 votes will see the ban of foam packaging and enactment of a ...
Food industry’s trade association, the Grocery Manufacturers Association in the US and other industry groups have filed a suit in federal court to block Vermont’s genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling law. Filed in the ...
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US-based Tyson Foods has submitted an offer to acquire packaged foods company Hillshire Brands in an all-cash deal of $6.8bn. Tyson's offer of $50.00 per share in cash is expected to provide Hillshire shareholders with an immediate ...
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Producers looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for local foods but having difficulty in finding methods to process their poultry, rabbit and fish for retail sale may want to consider setting up their own processing ...
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A new study has found that fluctuations in temperature during transportation and retail sale of leafy greens negatively impacts both the product's quality and microbial safety. In a study published in the February issue of Journal of Food ...
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Terra Tech Corp (TRTC) subsidiary Edible Garden, a locally grown herb and produce cultivator, signed a distribution deal with Sunshine Growers out of Lakeland, Florida. Under the terms of the deal Sunshine will cultivate the full line of ...
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As part of the international DETOX campaign, the environmental organisation Greenpeace released the new report “Chemistry For Any Weather – Part II” mid of December 2013. For this purpose, Greenpeace commissioned two ...
Cloud's Meats, Inc., of Carthage, MO, is voluntarily recalling beef and pork products that may possibly be contaminated with E. coli after positive test results in samples of items produced in mid-November. According to a Dec. 2 news ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted undertakings from both Coles and Woolworths supermarket groups that they will each voluntarily cease making fuel saving offers that are wholly or partially funded by any ...
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Palama Holdings, LLC, a Kapolei, HI, establishment, is recalling approximately 3,600 pounds of raw, frozen marinated chicken products because they may have experienced temperature abuse in the distribution chain. The products subject to ...
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Palama Holdings is recalling about 3,600 pounds of raw, frozen marinated chicken products after potential temperature irregularities have been identified, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ...
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