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Choco Taco Dies Despite Online Outrage
Klondike has confirmed the end.
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A customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif.,. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. 'Best before” labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. But “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety, and some worry they encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat.
Packaging
'Best Before' Labels Scrutinized as Food Waste Concerns Grow
The EU is even considering abolishing "best before" labels altogether.
October 5, 2022
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Recalls/Alerts
Cheeses Recalled Over Listeria Risk
The recall includes Brie and Camembert cheeses.
October 4, 2022
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Safety
Supreme Court Grapples with Animal Welfare as Calif. Pork Law Challenged
The law requires pork to be humanely raised.
October 4, 2022
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Chocolate Bunnies Ordered to be Destroyed in Copycat Case
The chocolatier has nixed another knockoff.
October 3, 2022
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Facility
Lamb Weston Fined Over Groundwater Contamination
The company exceeded restrictions on nitrogen-rich wastewater 90 times.
September 30, 2022
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September 9, 2022
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August 26, 2022
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Labeling
Chocolate Maker Announces New Products, Brand Overhaul
Scharffen Berger will add four new flavors.
October 5, 2022
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Ingredients
California Sees Extended Strawberry Peak
The state expects to hit its second-highest season on record.
October 5, 2022
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Safety
'Forever Chemicals' in Deer, Fish Pose Challenges
Some states have started to confront the issue with "do not eat" advisories.
October 5, 2022
Johan Remkes delivers his report into the government's plans to reduce emissions of nitrogen pollutants, The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 5, 2022.
Facility
Mediator in Emissions Dispute Advises Buying Out Big Polluters
The proposal could reignite protests by farmers.
October 5, 2022
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Supply Chain
Kenya 'Effectively' Lifts Ban on Genetically Modified Crops
The move comes as the country struggles with food security and a deadly drought.
October 5, 2022
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Making Your Supply Chain Smarter
These warehouse management tools and strategies can have a positive impact throughout the supply chain.
October 4, 2022
Help wanted sign is displayed in Deerfield, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July, a sign that businesses may pull back further on hiring and potentially cool chronically high inflation. There were 10.1 million advertised jobs on the last day of August, the government said Tuesday, Sept. 4, down a huge 10% from 11.2 million openings in July. In March, job openings had hit a record of nearly 11.9 million.
Labor
U.S. Job Openings Sink
The sharp drop in job openings will be welcomed by the Federal Reserve, which is hoping to reduce the demand for workers.
October 4, 2022
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Consumer Trends
Sugary Foods Not Solely to Blame for Children's Tooth Decay
The full story in complicated, especially in Appalachia.
October 4, 2022
A delivery worker rides his electric bicycle past the New York Stock Exchange, March 16, 2020, in New York. New York City's thousands of food delivery workers will get places to recharge electric bike batteries, cellphones and themselves, under a city plan announced Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, to turn abandoned newsstands and other unused structures into facilities for the 'deliveristas.'
Supply Chain
NYC Plans Recharging Stations for Food Delivery Workers
The city estimates there are 65,000 delivery workers.
October 4, 2022
Activists appeal for a $15 minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the federal minimum wage in 2021 was worth 34% less than in 1968, when its purchasing power peaked.
Labor
Poll Reveals Pessimism about Standard of Living
More than half of Americans believe it’s unlikely younger people today will have better lives than their parents.
October 4, 2022
Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. Cigarette manufacturer ITG Brands assumed liability for tobacco settlement payments to the state of Florida when it acquired four brands from Reynolds American in 2015, a Delaware judge has ruled Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Reynolds sold the Kool, Winston, Salem and Maverick brands to ITG in 2014 to gain federal regulators' approval of Reynolds’ acquisition of Lorillard Inc.
Supply Chain
Judge Rules Tobacco Co is Liable for Settlement Payments
ITG acquired four brands from Reynolds American in 2015 after a pre-existing settlement had occurred.
October 4, 2022
In this photo provided by The Great Pumpkin Farm, Emmett Andrusz, from left, Steve Andrusz and Scott Andrusz, pose with the record setting 2,554-pound pumpkin, in Clarence, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Scott Andrusz's entry broke the previous record of 2,528 pounds.
Consumer Trends
2,554-lb. Pumpkin Carves Out New U.S. Record
An additional 26 pounds was enough to best the previous record.
October 3, 2022
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Consumer Trends
Hungry Planet Launches Into 258 Meijer Store Locations
Hungry Planet is committed to bringing meats made healthier to vast new demographics.
October 3, 2022
Bakiye Durmus hangs tobacco leaves to dry during the harvest season in Doganli village, Adiyaman province, southeast Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Official data released Monday Oct. 3, 2022 shows consumer prices rise 83.45% from a year earlier, further hitting households already facing high energy, food and housing costs. Experts say the real rate of inflation is much higher than official statistics, at an eye-watering 186%.
Supply Chain
Record Inflation Squeezes Turkish Tobacco Industry
Rising costs from fuel to fertilizers have seriously affected the livelihood of workers and owners.
October 3, 2022