Recently added articles from Frozen Food Digest:
Convention fever.(PUBLISHER'S THOUGHTS)
Apr 01, 2009; ... It's a great sensation. You must feel the fever. It goes on all year long. I mean convention fever. First, the date is checked out. Does the date conflict with another upcoming convention or seminar? Then we discuss it with associates. Are several ...
United States Cold Storage scheduled to open first facility in Indiana: expands Midwest capabilities with 6.2 million cubic feet in Lebanon, IN.
Apr 01, 2009 ... This July, United States Cold Storage (USCS), one of the leading public refrigerated warehousing (PRW) companies in the USA, will open the doors of an ultra-modern, high volume distribution center in Lebanon, Indiana. The $38 million facility will feature convertible temperature ...
Dot Foods to redistribute imported lamb nationwide.(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Starting March 16, Dot Foods Inc., the largest food redistributor in the United States, will be the first and only company to redistribute imported lamb from coast to coast. Dot Foods will be stocking New Zealand and Australian Frenched Racks, as well as many other items from The Lamb Co ....
Seafreeze Cold Storage sold.(Warehouses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... San Francisco firm Bay Grove Capital acquired Seafreeze Cold Storage of Seattle, a former subsidiary of Toyo ...
Nutrition assistance.
Apr 01, 2009 ... USDA intends to purchase $60 million of turkey, $25 million of pork ...
ASHRAE rolls into Louisville for 2009 Annual Conference.(Conference news)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The pounding hoof beats into the final turn. Ice tinkles in the glass of a frosted mint julep. The plaintive echoes of rivercraft are heard as they signal the drawbridge. These are the sights and sounds of Louisville--the home of ASHRAE's 2009 Annual Conference. ...
Everest Cold Storage opens in Quebec.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Everest Cold Storage opened its new ...
Truck legislation introduced.(Transportation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 was introduced on March 30, by Representatives Michael Michaud (D-Maine) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio). If enacted, the bill would ...
Family Dollar introducing 250 new food items.(Transportation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Family Dollar will introduce 250 new food items, including Triscuits and Double Stuf Oreos, reported Fortune. Overall, the company's prices are 20% to 40% cheaper than those found in traditional supermarkets and are about the ...
North Star Beef forced to shut down.(Transportation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... North Star Beef Inc. was forced to shut down by EPA because its water contained excessive levels of arsenic. Plant owner William Gilge stated he could not afford to fix the problem in time to avoid ...
AFFI commends senator Durbin's work on FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.(Part 1: Proposed Legislation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... On March 3, 2009, American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz issued the following statement following Senator Richard Durbin's introduction of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. "I commend Senator Durbin for leading this legislative effort toward ...
Representatives Costa and Putnam introduce safe FEAST act.(Part 1: Proposed Legislation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... On March 6, Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Adam Putnam (R-Fla.), and a bipartisan group of 21 members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act of 2009 (Safe FEAST). This food safety legislation would ...
Card check legislation introduced in Senate and House of Representatives.(Part 1: Proposed Legislation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Representative George Miller (D-Calif.) introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), also known as 'card check', in their respective congressional bodies on Tuesday, March 10. The proposal, which has the endorsement of labor special interest groups but ...
HHS study finds many food facilities failing to keep records required by FDA.(Part 2: Reports and Hearings)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A report recently released by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson states that 59 percent (70 of 118) of the food facilities studied did not meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) requirements of maintaining records about their sources, ...
Senate Committee holds hearings on child nutrition issues.(Part 2: Reports and Hearings)
Apr 01, 2009 ... In 2009, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has held three hearings on child nutrition issues in preparation for the reauthorization of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other Department of Agriculture nutrition programs set to expire at the end of the year ....
House approves budget increase for FDA.(Part 3: FDA Considerations)
Apr 01, 2009 ... By a 245-178 vote, the House of Representatives passed an omnibus appropriations bill on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, that would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a budget increase of roughly $325 million for the fiscal year 2009. Of the $325 million increase for ...
President Obama addresses FDA concerns.(Part 3: FDA Considerations)
Apr 01, 2009 ... President Obama used his weekly address on Saturday, March 14, 2009, to make several announcements regarding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The president nominated Margaret Hamburg to be FDA commissioner. Hamburg, a well known bioterrorism expert with years of experience in public ...
Nordic to add 50 jobs.(Warehouses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Nordic Cold Storage has opened a new distribution center at Port of ...
Cold storage computer.(Warehouses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... LXE Inc. has introduced the MX7CS handheld data ...
PadenCold opens facility.(Warehouses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... PadenCold has announced the opening of its second cold ...