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The US Department of Agriculture continues to collaborate with states and private industry to protect the nation's food supply from terrorist threats.

Congress may consider streamlining rules covering food labels. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Rep. Ed Towns (D-NY) have introduced the National Uniformity for Foods Act (H.R. 4167) that would create national, uniform food safety standards and warning requirements, replacing what backers call a patchwork of state and federal regulations that leave consumers and manufacturers at a disadvantage.

Hormel Foods is planning a $6 million expansion of its meat processing plant in Rochelle, IL. The 27,000-sq.-ft. addition will add space for production of a new line of microwaveable entrees.

Bryon Klemens has been named the leader of the Hershey Co.'s treasury and investor relations.

Coors Brewing Co. is spending nearly $200 million to convert its pre-existing, Elkton, VA, bottling plant into a brewery.

Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is sponsoring legislation to make some OSHA safety initiatives voluntary for small factories.

As the adoption of RFID continues to gather momentum, hardware and software spending will accelerate in late 2006 and 2007, according to Gartner, Inc.

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Setting a new record with a score of 91, the highest score ever recorded in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), H. J. Heinz Company remains the leader in the food manufacturing segment for the sixth straight year.