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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

The shutdown resulted from a federal investigation following four cases of infant bacterial infections in babies who consumed formula from the plant, with the FDA reporting two deaths. The CDC typically receives reports of 2-4 infant infections per year. Costco limited purchases to five per member while supplies last.

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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

GlobalTranz

The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries. We deal with our suppliers of transportation on a daily basis: our select carrier partners.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports. Goods in a free zone can be assembled, broken up, distributed, manufactured, processed, stored, sold, sorted or repacked – and then sent to another free zone or exported. In this 2022 guide to freeports: What is a freeport?