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March 10, 2009

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 The Front Page

Trade groups back food safety proposals

The Produce Marketing Association is pleased with the introduction of two congressional bills that would address Food and Drug Administration oversight of food safety, according to a news release.
To learn more. . .

* Survey shows need for PACA-like trust in Canada
* New coalition opposes Employee Free Choice Act
* PBH adds 41 videos to its Web site video center
* PACA actions
* Retail Roundup

Outside the Insider

* Food problems elude private inspectors (nytimes.com)
* Food fight! Grocers battle for lower prices (startribune.com)
* Independent grocery stores boost urban fruit, veggie consumption (medicalnewstoday.com)
* When food illnesses spread, Minnesota team gets the call (usatoday.com)
*
It's organic, but does that mean it's safer? (goupstate.com)
* A natural emerges (washingtonpost.com)

 

People

RANDY ROBERTS, government relations director for Publix Super Markets Inc., Lakeland, Florida, has passed away.

ANTHONY J. ROUSE founder of Rouse's Enterprises LLC, Thibodaux, Louisiana, has passed away.

ROCCO (ROCKY) RUSSO SR., founder of Rocky Produce Inc., Detroit, Michigan, has passed away.

KEN McCRORY is now handling dispatch for Great Lakes Truck Brokerage LLC, Dorr Michigan. TAMMY MORSE is no longer with the company.

RON SILVERMAN has joined sales for Produce Packaging Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.

KURT S. SCHERTLE is now vice pres sales and merchandising for Weis Markets Inc., Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

GEORGE MASON of First Choice Distributing Co. LLC, Dallas, Texas, has passed away.

JASON STROS is now on the phones at the St. Louis Office of Pharr, Texas based-London Fruit Inc.

DAN KUDROCH is no longer with Special Edition Marketing (1362385 Ontario Ltd), Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

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