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The US FDA’s Phase-Out of Synthetic Food Dyes – Supply Chain Impacts & Challenges

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food supply by the end of 2026. For companies managing large product portfolios, the scale of these changes will be resource-intensive and time-sensitive, particularly given the proposed 2026 target for full transition. The affected dyes include Red No. 40, Yellow Nos. 5 and 6, Blue Nos. 1 and 2, Green No. 3, Citrus Red No.

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Layoffs hit Amazon Fresh, Kroger, UNFI and other food companies

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In February, Albertsons laid off 156 Safeway corporate employees in Pleasanton, California, according to WARN notices. Walnut Creek, California-based Del Monte Foods has production and distribution locations across the U.S. by the end of 2026. It was at least the second round of staff cuts made this year by Albertsons.

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Hybrid Class 8 Truck Maker Nikola Files for Bankruptcy

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The WSJ report further observes: The limited availability to fill trucks with clean hydrogen has been a major challenge for Nikola, and the company in 2022 identified sites for fueling stations at the Port of Long Beach in Southern California.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for June 12, 2025

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220 That is the number of citations that the state of California has issued in the last six months to warehouse operators for failing to submit timely reports for the state’s warehouse indirect-source rule. What’s that, you ask? The state has collected more than $1.3

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The need to know

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Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk "70% of the workers are gone," one farmer said as most of the work is mostly done by immigrants, impacting business. Exclusive: Nissan seeks to delay supplier payments to free up cash, company emails show Nissan Motor (7201.T)

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The need to know

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Trump to sign resolutions nixing California's EV rules, White House official says U.S. Peru turns to China as US tariffs squeeze blueberry exports In Peru's Pisco Desert, rows of blueberry bushes towering as much as two meters high stretch towards the horizon, finally giving way to sand dunes. tariffs loom.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. To start, Pepsi is using the trucks to deliver Frito-Lay products from its Modesto, California, facility up to 425 miles on a single charge. The expansion will also grow Target’s workforce.