National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Executive Order “Promoting Competition in the American Economy”

The National Fisheries Institute is pleased that the President’s Executive Order on competition and the economy directs the Federal Maritime Commission to, “vigorously enforce the prohibition of unjust and unreasonable practices in the context of detention and demurrage.”

AMSA Announces Symposium Speakers on Sensors for Monitoring Quality and Safety of Meat and Meat Products in Supply Chain

AMSA is pleased to announce, Drs. Nuria Prieto, Mohammed Kamruzzaman, and Chris Calkins will be the featured speakers in the symposium entitled “Sensors for Monitoring Quality and Safety of Meat and Meat Products in Supply Chain” on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 during the 74th AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) hybrid meeting.

SeaChoice: Canadian Retailers are Not Doing Enough to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Seafood Supply Chains

June 30, 2021 SeaChoice

Despite years of accounts and exposés of slavery, forced labour, human trafficking and other human rights abuses in seafood supply chains, most Canadian retailers’ social responsibility commitments and actionscontinue to be inadequate and untraceable, according to SeaChoice’s fourth update on Seafood Progress, an online platform that profiles seafood commitments and practices of major Canadian retailers.

North American Meat Institute: Meat & Poultry Supply Chain Remains Resilient

In response to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s request for comments on efforts to improve supply chains for the production of agricultural commodities and food products, The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today said the meat and poultry food supply chain remains resilient despite extraordinary circumstances.

Weis Markets Promotes Terry Wallace to Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics

June 3, 2021 Weis Markets

In this position, Mr. Wallace oversees all aspects of the company’s supply chain and distribution activities at its 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Milton, PA. He reports to Kurt Schertle, Chief Operating Officer.