National Retail Federation last week said it projects a 0.5% decline in retail sales for 2009, noting that consumer spending could increase in the second half of the year as a result of a massive, government-sponsored economic stimulus program...

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., last week called for the Department of Justice to investigate whether the behavior of the Peanut Corporation of America warrants criminal prosecution. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently concluded an...

The United Food & Commercial Workers Union yesterday called for “immediate confirmation” of President Obama’s choice for secretary of labor, Hilda Solis.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association is recommending that the Obama administration and 111th Congress increase the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s food-related spending to $900 million by fiscal year 2012. GMA is also pushing for the...

Food Marketing Institute’s new president and chief executive officer said the association is working diligently on a range of issues with Congress and the incoming Obama administration.

Although Barack Obama has earmarked health care reform as one of his administration's top priorities for the coming year, the president-elect isn't alone in Washington driving the 2009 health reform steamroller. Congressional Democrats, including...

Ohio retailers are confronting cost increases on many fronts, including rising taxes levied by the debt-ridden state government. One such tax is the commercial activity tax, or CAT, which the Ohio Grocers Association here is seeking to kill. The...

Barack Obama's impending presidency and the heftier Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress create not only important new opportunities, but also potential challenges for supermarket pharmacy. The possible downside is the concern by some...

Industry and consumer groups, as well as the government, have sharpened their focus on keeping E. coli-contaminated meat out of the supply chain. That's not to say any big changes have been made yet, but the spotlight has been trained on the issue...