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House of Representatives Rejects Farm Bill
The House of Representatives recently overwhelmingly voted against the Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management act. This act was a modified version of a five-year farm bill. This bill had been popular with a large number of industry leaders in the grocery sector and the news of its rejection is sure to come as a…
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Meal Kits Inspire New Strategy
Innovations continue to define the grocery industry as consumers and suppliers continue to look for better ways to package and sell their produce. Consumers are continually looking for suppliers who are willing to provide them better services and products. This has sparked a lot of competition. One of the most recent innovations in the industry…
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Unified Grocer Partners with Charlie’s Produce
Unified Grocer is one of the leading grocery stalls in the country. The company recently made an announcement that it will be working with Charlie’s Produce as their exclusive and only partner in reaching out to the needs of their customers in the areas around Oregon, Alaska and Washington. This is part of the strategy…
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Antibiotic-Resistant Campylobacter in Canadian Chicken
According to a Canadian Health Agency report, a significant amount of Campylobacter separated from retail chicken in Canada showed resistance to the main antibiotic used for treating human bacterial infections. The resistance to the antibiotic was tracked from 2003 through 2010 in seven provinces of Canada. The highest resistance rates were reported in Saskatchewan and…
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Food Safety ‘Blacklist’ Issued in Shanghai
The Shanghai FDA presented a published list of individuals and companies accused of infringing food safety regulations. The aim of publishing the list was to curb the increasing rate of food crimes. The companies mentioned in the list will be given a highest level of administrative punishment. Additionally, the executives of those companies will be…
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Government Asked to Take Food Safety into Consideration in the Review of Smithfield Deal
A proposal made by the United States government is for the country’s biggest pork company, Smithfield Foods, to be sold to the largest processor of meat in China, Shuanghui International. Fifteen senators from the two sides have urged the government to take food safety regulations into consideration in the course of reviewing the deal. The…
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Minnesota Dairy Farm Blamed for the Latest Raw Milk Outbreak
The dairy farm has been held responsible for a total of six illnesses, three of which have been identified as resulting from Campylobacter jejuni, a bacteria species. The outbreak was reported on the 25th of June by the Department of Health in Minnesota. The department further added that the six illnesses were detected by routine…
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BJ’s Wholesale Jobs
What is BJ’s Wholesale BJ’s Wholesale is a membership warehouse club that has over 190 different clubs from Maine all the way to Florida. Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to join and become a member. The appeal of being a club member is that you can save over 30% on every item…
