Supply Chain

MONROVIA, Calif. -- Trader Joe's plans to eliminate some Chinese-grown food products it carries in coming months due to customer concerns about safety, according to an AP report.

MONROVIA, Calif. -- Trader Joe's plans to eliminate some Chinese-grown food products it carries in coming months due to customer concerns about safety, according to an AP report.

SKOKIE, Ill. -- Topco Associates LLC here recently notified its suppliers that they'll now be expected to be certified under a program that assures their food safety and quality management systems are fully documented, verified for effectiveness, and audited annually for compliance by an independent body.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. and OAKLAND, Calif. -- TransFair USA, a third-party, independent certifier of Fair Trade Certified products, said yesterday it has united Wal-Mart, the U.S. government, and a leading coffee company in a three-year, $1.9 million public-private agreement to support Brazilian farmers producing Fair Trade Certified coffee and cooperatives with technical training and infrastructure investment.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here said yesterday it will reveal later this month what it called a first-of-its-kind purchasing policy for farmed shrimp that takes into account health and environmental issues.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Following in the footsteps of coffee retailers such as Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, warehouse retailer Sam's Club here said yesterday it's converting its in-house ground coffee to Fair Trade Certified. To mark the beginning of Fair Trade Month (October), the Members Mark Premium Ground ($6.88 for 39 ounces), is now available in all 586 Sam's Clubs.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Following in the footsteps of coffee retailers such as Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, warehouse retailer Sam's Club here said yesterday it's converting its in-house ground coffee to Fair Trade Certified. To mark the beginning of Fair Trade Month (October), the Members Mark Premium Ground ($6.88 for 39 ounces), is now available in all 586 Sam's Clubs.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Six months after the national recall of Menu Foods' wet dog food, which was found to contain wheat gluten contaminated with melamine, Wegmans Food Markets here is ready to bring it back in the form of Wegmans wet cat food and Bruiser wet dog food.