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SAN BERNARDINO — Stater Bros. Markets here said the chain has been named winner of the 2010 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for its green business practices.
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition in the House and Senate on Tuesday introduced bills that will invest $500 million to reduce the number of low-income Americans living in so-called “food deserts” — areas without adequate...
MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu here said two of its Albertsons stores in Santa Barbara, Calif., are among the first supermarkets to achieve a "zero waste" classification in their daily operations, with more than 95% of all waste products being...
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed the sweeping Food and Drug Administration
Food Safety Modernization Act on Tuesday by a 73-25 vote, setting the stage
for reconciliation with a similar House version that passed last year.
PARIS – The Consumer Goods Forum here Monday announced two climate change initiatives, one aimed at ending deforestation, and the other focused on phasing out the use of refrigerant gases with high global-warming potential.
The diet that Mark Haub used to lose 27 pounds in two months more than proves his theory: Only calories count. Haub, a professor who teaches nutrition at Kansas State University, subsisted on a steady supply of junk food snack cakes, doughnuts and...
WASHINGTON Produce groups that had long supported the Food Safety Modernization Act have now taken exception to language that would exempt small farms and business. Debate on the bill, Senate Bill 510, which provides additional resources to the...
WOONSOCKET, R.I. CVS Caremark Corp. here said last week it has recalled a line of reusable bags after tests found elevated levels of lead, while A&P said it returned its bags to the shelves after tests proved the bags were safe. CVS, Winn-Dixie...