food chain

  • A Year After: The BP Oil Spill’s Effect on Food

    A Year After: The BP Oil Spill’s Effect on Food

    It has been a year since the BP oil spill, currently considered the largest oil spill on the Gulf. After a year has passed, researchers are still continuing studies and tests into the effects the oil spill has created on food, whether directly or otherwise. The combination of crude oil and chemical dispersants that have…

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  • United States Foodservice Continues to Advocate for Food Safety

    United States Foodservice Continues to Advocate for Food Safety

    The United States Foodservice, a leader among food distributors in America, continues to strongly advocate the implementation of food safety programs to protect the whole of America’s food chain. Just this week, U.S. Foodservice’s Senior Vice President, Jorge Hernandez, delivered a presentation on food safety entitled “Food Safety from Farm to Fork.” The presentation was…

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  • Retailers Experience Food Stamp Reduction

    Retailers Experience Food Stamp Reduction

    Grocers and retailers had to brace themselves for a consumer spending drain when the food stamp benefits’ boost expired late last month. The change left forty-eight million American citizens with approximately sixteen billion dollars less to use in the next three years. This change comes a few months following the end of consumers’ monthly benefits…

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