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SEP 2014

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N E W S F R O M A C R O S S T H E F O O D S U P P LY C H A I N SUPPLY SCAN 8 SEPTEMBER 2014 • FOOD LOGISTICS www.foodlogistics.com USDA Updates Safety Inspection Rules For Poultry The U.S. Department of Agri- culture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will now require that all poultry companies take measures to prevent Salmonel- la and Campylobacter contamina- tion rather than addressing con- tamination after it occurs. For the first time ever, all poultry facilities will be required to perform their own microbiological testing at two points in their production process to show that they are controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter. These requirements are in addition to FSIS' own testing, which the agency will continue to perform. FSIS is also introduc- ing the optional New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS), in which poultry companies must sort their own product for qual- ity defects before presenting it to FSIS inspectors. This system allows for FSIS inspectors to focus less on routine quality assurance tasks that have little relationship to preventing pathogens and instead focus more on strategies that are proven to strengthen food safety. Seegrid Partners With DMLogic for AGV Software Seegrid Corp., a provider of vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs), named DMLogic as the preferred integration partner for Seegrid Supervisor, a network appliance installed on-site, which communicates with AGVs over WiFi. For customers choosing to integrate Seegrid Supervisor with an existing software system, such as a warehouse management system or manufacturing execution sys- tem, DMLogic created a standard application programming interface (API), providing a platform for capturing and exchanging tasks automatically with Seegrid AGVs. Automating transactions creates a seamless channel between the Seegrid Supervisor, customer's soft- ware system, and Seegrid AGVs. The DMLogic API automates the exchange of task level information between a customer's software sys- tem and Seegrid Supervisor. Tasks are captured and queued for the disposition of the AGVs; once the movements are finished, notifica- tions are automatically confirmed back to the host software system updating the task as complete. Hackers Breach Payment Networks At Alberton's and Supervalu Over the summer, hackers broke into the credit and debit card pay- ment networks at Albertson's and SuperValu. The hack impacted the chains' umbrella of stores as well, including Albertson's Acme, Jew- el-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market supermarkets, along with Super- Valu's Cub Foods, Hornbacher's, Farm Fresh, Shop 'N Save and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy. Paradox Partners With Supply Chain Network To Facilitate Expansion In Europe Supply Chain Network (SCN) announced a partnership with Para- dox that will provide Paradox's prod- ucts to European shippers and carri- ers and facilitate Paradox's expansion into Europe. The partnership will provide European shippers, carriers and 3PLs access to Paradox's prod- ucts along with SCN's services pro- viding a one-stop shop for all their logistics software and service needs. According to Ellie Glenn, presi- dent of Paradox, the agreement with SCN "culminates several dis- cussions we had with them in the last few months that emphasized the need for competitive logistics software solutions for the UK and Western Europe markets." HTS Code Value (US$) 1801000000 - Cocoa Beans, Whole/Broken $1,029,446,517 1804000000 - Cocoa Butter, Fat And Oil $384,031,500 1806909019 - Cocoa Preparations $236,281,162 1806205000 - Chocolate, Bulk Forms $180,444,311 $174,088,518 1806909090 - Cocoa Preparations $166,093,295 1805000000 - Cocoa Powder, No Sugar $153,598,446 1806310049 - Chocolate $80,605,280 1806909011 - Cocoa, No Sale, Peanuts $79,677,401 1806323000 - Chocolate, Blocks Slabs $78,158,436 All Others $373,768,733 Top Cocoa HTS Imports (Jan-July 2014) U.S. Imports of Cocoa All data provided by Zepol visit zepol.com for a Free Trial U.S. imports of cocoa totaled over $2.9 billion so far this year (Jan-July 2014). Cocoa imports are up over 19% compared with the same time in 2013. Cocoa beans are the top cocoa product imported in the United States and the majority of U.S. cocoa imports originates in Cote D'ivoire. $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 Value USD (Millions) U . S . I m p o r t s o f C o c o a 27% 22% 9% 5% 5% 32% Cote D'ivoire Canada Mexico Indonesia Ghana All Others C o u n t r i e s o f O r i g i n J a n - J u l y 2 0 1 4 b y t o t a l v a l u e 1806329000 - Chocolate & Food Preparations Source: Zepol, www.zepol.com Image from Seegrid.com.

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