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Industry News
7-Eleven Inc. is working to acquire most of the Open Pantry chain, which would give it a foothold in Wisconsin, where it does not operate any stores. 7-Eleven applied for licenses for Open Pantry locations in the Milwaukee area, and a company spokeswoman confirmed that a deal is being negotiated but will not close until next month. 7-Eleven plans to buy the majority of the about 25 Open Pantry stores, reported Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
International News
The White House enlisted some of the world's largest food and finance companies to invest more than $3 billion in projects to grow food production for Africa's poor.
Health News
A total of 316 persons were reported infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (304 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (12 persons) in 26 states and the District of Columbia. There were 58 new cases, with the most in New York (10), Massachusetts (6), North Carolina (6) and Virginia (6), since the last update from CDC.
Washington News
The Washington State Department of Health is advising consumers not to eat any fresh or frozen shellfish imported from Korea. FDA reports that all fresh and frozen shellfish and many products made from these shellfish and shipped from Korea to the U.S. may be contaminated. FDA removed all certified dealers in the Korean Shellfish Sanitation Program from its Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List, stopping the shipment of fresh/frozen molluscan shellfish such as oysters, clams, mussels and scallops but excluding canned products.
Market News
The new pecan variety Lipan is a large, high-quality nut which generates excellent yields and improved disease resistance. Lipan produces about a 2,500-lbs.-per-acre yield. About 45 Lipan pecans constitute one pound of in-shell nuts; a lower per-pecan number than many standard varieties, including Pawnee. This means Lipan pecans are larger than Pawnee, the most popular-planted variety in the world, reported Western Farm Press.