Loblaw Cos., Brampton, Ontario, is scanning bar-coded bananas, apples and avocados at 15 stores in Ontario, according to Larry Kieswetter, senior director, produce procurement for Loblaw.
A suit filed against Safeway last year over the potential presence of benzene in its private-label Safeway Select Diet Orange soft drink was settled last week, according to a published report.
A new study examining the concept of food miles concluded that the environmental benefits found in growing organic produce was reversed by longer-distance transportation requirements.