CHEYENNE, Wyo. - About 100 Taco John's franchises in the Midwest are switching to a different fresh produce vendor as a precautionary response to reports of E. coli illnesses at three of the franchises, officials said yesterday. The three...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will initiate a new rulemaking process for "all-natural" product claims made by meat and poultry suppliers, as a result of a petition filed by Hormel Foods in October.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - In response to the multi-state E. coli outbreak surrounding its restaurants in three states, Taco Bell has voluntarily pulled green onions from its 5,800 units yesterday after preliminary tests by an independent...

NEW YORK - The New York City Board of Health yesterday voted unanimously to ban trans fats in the city's more than 22,000 restaurants, making New York the first major U.S. city to enact such a ban.

TRENTON, N.J. - Health authorities were trying to pinpoint the source of an outbreak of E. coli illnesses in New Jersey and New York that has been linked to the Taco Bell restaurant chain, according to published reports.

As long as they have plenty of hungry office workers in the neighborhood, supermarkets will make money on catering programs.That was the consensus, anyway, among retailers interviewed by SN. In a spot check around the country, SN found many...

INDIANAPOLIS - Marsh Supermarkets here uses a combination of careful screening of people, including employees, suppliers and distributors, as well as technology to minimize threats to food.In compliance with bioterrorism regulations, Marsh as well...

It's hard to believe that pumpkin pie, carrot cake or chocolate icing could be hazardous to your health.Yet without adequate sanitation and food defense mechanisms in place, delicious desserts can cause human illnesses as a result of contamination...