As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers criminal charges against McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Congress contemplates giving the FDA more power to force drug recalls.

Wal-Mart has told U.S. manufacturers that it wants to take over the transportation of product from manufacturing plants to Wal-Mart distribution centers (DCs) and retail stores.

The National Consumers League (NCL) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set sanitary and safety standards for “unregulated but crucial” pallets.

The Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) announces that the public review draft of the International Symbology Specification is available for a 60-day public review.

Explosion-proof industrial vacuums can help facilities combat combustible dust hazards.

The RPA challenges the material handling industry to support sustainability and extended producer responsibility.

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