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When Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc., needed a
partner to achieve higher service levels, profitability and efficiency, it chose
Raymond. Read how Raymond goes above and beyond by
clicking here. |
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 On 26 May, the U.S.
House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft legislation entitled the
“Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009”. The 116 page draft addresses several food
safety policies that would impact the cold chain including a new system of
facility registration, fees and inspection under which refrigerated warehouses
would have to comply. Several of the major provisions are
summarized here.
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 On 24-26 June, the
Cooperative League of the USA (CLUSA), in partnership with the World Food
Logistics Organization (WFLO), Louisiana State University (LSU) and the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), will present the Cold
Store Operations Course in Managua, Nicaragua. This unique course has been
designed specifically for middle and lower level managers and senior level
supervisors of cold storage facilities in Nicaragua and Latin America.
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 Thank you to those of you
who have taken the time to participate in the Government Affairs Survey dealing
with U.S. federal regulations. Your participation in this short survey will help
inform GCCA staff and the Government Affairs Committee about areas where
additional programmatic emphasis should be placed to help members comply with
U.S. federal regulations.
We have recieved good responses to the survey, but would still like to hear from
those of you who have not yet participated. The survey will close on June 5th,
so you still have a few days to make sure we receive your input on the current
regulatory environment. Individual responses will be kept confidential. Thank
you for your assistance in providing important perspectives to help guide our
new government affairs program.
Click here to
participate in the survey OR visit the
GCCA Government
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 Insurance companies are
looking to PRW’s to have a plan in place for the continuation of business should
an incident occur at a location and the frozen/cooled product needs to be moved.
The plan may include back up power (generators) and a formal agreement for
backup power to be provided in the event of power loss. The plan could also
include a formal agreement to move product to a frozen area such as a
neighboring PRW, refrigerated rail cars, or refrigerated trailers in the event
of power loss.
This plan is something that is going to be required in the near future so we
urge all IARW members to make sure that they not only have a Continuity Plan but
that it is up to date. Our Lockton Loss Prevention Engineer, Bruce White, has
put together a beginning template for members to get a start on their Business
Continuity Plan if you do not already have one in place. You will want to
incorporate many other areas in this plan such as plans for customer
communication, shipment diversion, employee information, cell phones, and many
other areas which may be specific to your company.
Find the template here. As always, call your IARW Insurance Services Team
with any questions. Call Connie Phipps at +1 816 960 9946 or
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The City of
Altoona, Iowa, USA, in partnership with Altoona-based Iowa Cold Storage,LLC,
will build an extension of the rail service in the Gateway East Industrial
Park in Altoona.
See full release.
New Orleans Cold
Storage has promoted Randy Scarpero to Vice President of Operations.
Read full story from New Orleans Business News.
Bellingham Cold Storage (BCS) has
selected a handheld barcode scanner solution from Ryzex and Psion Teklogix
to increase productivity.
See full story from Data Collection Online.
PenserSC has gained about 1.5
million cubic feet of frozen and refrigerated space
by buying Caribbean Cold Storage.
See full story from Jacksonville Business Journal.
A EUR 600,000 cold storage
facility was given to The Zamboanga del Norte Government and the City of Dipolog,
Phillipines'
bottled sardines industry.
See full story from FIS.
Position Available:
Immediate opening for “hands-on” experienced engineer (8+ years experience
required). Company based in Maryland, USA, travel required. Please contact Karen
Deadmon at +1 240 313 7941 or
kld@jamisondoor.com for additional information.
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Business
Supermarket News released its Top
25 Worldwide Food Retailers list based on on sales for calendar year 2008.
See full story
from Supermarket News.
Wal-Mart will open its first sales
venture in India, Best Modern Price Wholesale, on 30 May.
See full story from AFP.
Nicaragua will allow U.S. live
cattle, as well as beef products from cattle of all ages, across its border.
See full
story from American Shipper.
The forecast for fiscal 2009 U.S.
agricultural exports is $96 billion.
See full report from ERS.
Climate change is turning the
oceans more acidic, according to 70 national science academies.
See full story from Reuters.
Colombia is the largest U.S.
agricultural market in South America, accounting for about 47% of U.S.
agricultural exports to the region.
See full report.
Greece is an import-dependent
country with total 2008 U.S. agricultural imports of $161 million.
See full report.
The traceability systems on farms
in Ireland have been robustly vindicated after last year’s dioxin crisis.
See full story
from The Irish Examiner.
New Products
An infusion of a mixture of organic
plant acids and extracts combined with irradiation may significantly reduce
pathogenic bacteria in and on chicken breast meat.
See full story from
EVANA.
Trends
Meat & Livestock Australia will launch a campaign promoting the environmental
credentials of its livestock industry. The promotion will coincide with
World Environment Day on 5 June.
See full release.
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Seventeen U.S. Senators introduced a bill easing
U.S. trade restrictions to Cuba, the "Promoting American Agricultural and
Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009."
See full story from AAP.
An annual user fee of $1,000 per facility for all food producers is part
of the draft food-safety legislation proposed by the U.S. House.
See full story from CQ Politics.
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell are protesting
USDA's decision to end Philadelphia's Universal Feeding program.
See full story from The Philadelphia Inquirer.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced The Food Safety Rapid Response Act
of 2009, addressing the CDC's role pertaining to foodborne disease.
See
full release.
Europe has agreed to accept a lot more non-hormone-treated beef from the
United States.
See full story from Capital Press.
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