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The City Planning Commission here last week voted unanimously to adopt a program providing financial and zoning incentives for supermarkets in underserved communities. The FRESH program will bring fresh food choices into over 45 underserved and...
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., said he is planning to introduce a new version of the Employee Free Choice Act that could garner enough support to prevent a Republican filibuster. According to reports, Specter's proposal, which he has been working on...
In anticipation of federal legislation that will establish a cap-and-trade system to reduce the production of greenhouse gas emissions, food retailers should assess their carbon footprint and their level of energy efficiency, said a Safeway...
A proposal in the California Senate that would require alcohol sales to be processed by live cashiers rather than through self-service checkouts has been postponed until next year.
With both regional and federal cap-and-trade regulations looming, Safeway has found its membership in the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) to be good way to get ready, said Cathy Ikeuchi, manager of energy operations for Safeway.
The Food Marketing Institute here is confident that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Reportable Food Electronic Portal and Registry, launched last week, will complement the industry's Rapid Recall Exchange, an electronic database designed...
WASHINGTON As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's efforts to modernize the nation's food safety systems, the agency last week announced that all food facilities must alert the FDA within 24 hours of discovering any pathogens or...
The state of Michigan is offering tax incentives to companies that develop or expand grocery stores in underserved areas. Public Act 231, which amends the state's Commercial Rehabilitation Act, has the potential to generate economic growth that...
The Supreme Court here heard oral arguments last week in the Ohio Grocers Association effort challenging the constitutionality of applying the state's Commercial Activities Tax to supermarkets.