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The food industry welcomes efforts to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration's ability to enhance food safety, but remains wary of the legislation that Congress is promulgating to support it. Just last week Grocery Manufacturers Association...
The California Assembly has approved a bill that would bar out-of-state eggs from coming into California if producers do not follow the same rules on hen cages as in-state producers, according to published reports.
Grocery Manufacturers Association on Wednesday said it was opposed to new fees for food-safety inspections that were included in draft legislation in the House.
As Ric Jurgens steps in as the new chairman of Food Marketing Institute, based here, some of the key legislative and regulatory issues that the industry is concerned about have come to the forefront. In a recent interview with SN, Leslie G...
Steve Smith is stepping down as chairman of the Food Marketing Institute, but his leadership there continues as chairman of the revived Strategic Thinking Committee. One of the key areas of focus for the new committee which begins meeting later...
Ric Jurgens, the chief executive officer of West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee, has worked at that same company for 40 years. And during the company's 78-year history, he is only the third person to hold the title of CEO. He brings this background...
Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania yesterday said he would join the Democratic Party and leave the Republicans, which puts the Senate closer to a 60-seat Democratic majority.
The safety of the nation's food supply has remained static over the past three years, suggesting that after decades of improvement, an overhaul might be in order, said a report released this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
While California farmers and growers are facing difficult choices with their crops due to the lack of rain and lack of irrigation water this year, Congress is having its own battles over federal court decisions related to the Endangered Species...