Last updated on November 4th, 2015 at 04:29 pm
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All American Meats of Omaha, Nebraska, is recalling approximately 167,427 pounds of ground beef products that may be adulterated with E.coli. The ground beef items were produced on Oct. 16. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 20420” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered on Oct. 30 when a positive result for E.coli in commerce surveillance program testing was traced back to the establishment. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products…
Walgreen’s Boots Alliance is ready to divest more than 1,000 stores to win federal regulatory approval for its planned acquisition of Rite Aid. However, Walgreen’s says the most likely outcome is a divesture of less than 500 stores…
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) joined more than 70 food and agriculture associations in sending a letter urging Congress to include the Safe, Flexible and Efficient (SAFE) Trucking Act, House Resolution 3488, as an amendment to the highway reauthorization legislation. According to IDFA, the dairy industry relies heavily on commercial trucks to get milk from the farm to plants, and to move dairy foods from the plants to grocery shelves across the country. Because the products are perishable, they must move quickly and efficiently. Federal l transportation rules now force trucks to leave plants when they are less than full because the trucks reach the current weight limit before they meet the capacity limit. By raising the federal gross vehicle weight limit for trucks equipped with six axles rather than the typical five, and giving states the flexibility to utilize these trucks where they see fit, the SAFE Trucking Act would modernize truck shipments on interstate highways by allowing trucks to carry more product and thereby reducing the number of trucks on the roadways.
