(June 6, 2024) Caledonia, WI – Central Storage & Warehouse broke ground on the fourth expansion project at their Caledonia, WI facility location on Thursday morning. This expansion will feature 109,636 SF of new space which will provide the cold-storage operator with a freezer loading dock featuring ten dock doors, almost 15,000 pallet positions andContinue reading “Central Storage & Warehouse and Consolidated Construction Co., Inc. Partner Caledonia Facility Addition”
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Regulatory Update: May 1 – May 31, 2024
This update includes FDA and USDA updates, FDA warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including funding to combat avian flu in the dairy industry, a ruling on “all natural” labeling, and the FDA’s determination on the GRAS status of tara flour. FDA Updates FDA Issues Final Rule to Modify Agricultural Water Provisions ofContinue reading “Regulatory Update: May 1 – May 31, 2024”
Reaching Full Potential: Engauge’s Forklift Training Gets the Industry Certified
More than 400 forklift drivers are newly certified and ready to work safely, and member Engauge Workforce Solutions is to thank. Engauge, based in Menomonee Falls, WI, has been offering weekly comprehensive forklift training in its warehouse facility in its mission to increase workplace safety and OSHA compliance. Participants – 50% of which have comeContinue reading “Reaching Full Potential: Engauge’s Forklift Training Gets the Industry Certified”
Knot Just Any Partnership: Keller and Milwaukee Pretzel Company Partner for Expansion
Just four years after purchasing their production facility, Milwaukee Pretzel Company is feeling the pinch and expanding their production site footprint. The expansion will more than double the size of the their facility, located at 8050 N. Granville Woods Road in Milwaukee, from 22,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet. Increased production floor space, warehouseContinue reading “Knot Just Any Partnership: Keller and Milwaukee Pretzel Company Partner for Expansion”
Regulatory Update: April 1 – April 30, 2024
This update includes FDA and USDA updates, FDA warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including an update on the safety of the country’s commercial milk supply, reports of adulterated and misbranded food, and new technology to help Prepare for FDA’s traceability rule. FDA Updates FDA Collecting Information on Food Calorie and Nutritional LabelingContinue reading “Regulatory Update: April 1 – April 30, 2024”
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Incentives to Assist Kikkoman’s $800 Million Investment in Rural Wisconsin
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced that the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today approved awarding up to $15.5 million in performance-based tax credits to assist Kikkoman Foods Inc. in expanding its operations in Wisconsin. The company plans to invest at least $800 million in expanding its brewing plant inContinue reading “Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Incentives to Assist Kikkoman’s $800 Million Investment in Rural Wisconsin”
Regulatory Update: March 1 – March 31, 2024
This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, and other articles of interest, including claims about yogurt lowering diabetes risk, new rules for voluntary “Product of USA” labeling claims, and more. FDA Updates FDA Issues Final Guidance for New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures March 6: The FDA announced the availability of a finalContinue reading “Regulatory Update: March 1 – March 31, 2024”
Regulatory Update: February 1 – February 29, 2024
This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, and other articles of interest, including the end of PFAS sales in food packaging, misbranded hot dog buns, an online system for identifying foodborne illness outbreaks, and more. FDA Updates FDA Announces the End the Sale of PFAS in Food PackagingFebruary 28: The FDA announcedContinue reading “Regulatory Update: February 1 – February 29, 2024”
Regulatory Update: January 1 – January 31, 2024
This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, and other articles of interest, including regulations related to color additives, undetected nanoplastics found in bottled water, proposed changes to the federal hemp policy, and more. FDA Updates FDA Invites Comments on Petitions Seeking to Amend Food and Color Additive RegulationsJanuary 11: FDA has filedContinue reading “Regulatory Update: January 1 – January 31, 2024”
Regulatory Update: December 1 – December 31, 2023
This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, and other articles of interest, including draft guidance on menu labeling, PFAS found in food processing wastewater, a sustainability lawsuit for seafood, and more. FDA Updates FDA’s Revocation of Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods Goes into EffectDecember 14: On August 9, 2023, the FDA publishedContinue reading “Regulatory Update: December 1 – December 31, 2023”