Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., will oppose the controversial labor bill known as the Employee Free Choice Act, according to reports yesterday, diminishing chances for the bill in the Senate.
President Obama has unveiled a plan to reform food safety laws and to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration, moves long sought by the food retailing industry. As supermarket operators have been buffeted by recall after recall most recently...
As expected, both the House and Senate introduced versions of the Employee Free Choice Act last week although it appeared that the measure may stall in the Senate again this year, despite increased Democratic majorities and the support of both...
New legislation introduced in Congress last week seeks to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration's ability to monitor food safety. The measures one bill that was introduced in the Senate and another that was expected late last week in the...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association in Washington and the American Frozen Food Institute, McLean, Va., welcomed the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., and Judd Gregg, R-N.H., among others.
The impact of the recession on retailers and consumers, coupled with health and safety concerns associated with goods stolen for resale, may help bring about passage of federal legislation addressing organized retail crime, according to executives...
While it's still too soon to assess the full impact that California's prolonged drought will have on the U.S. agricultural industry, growers and packers in the state's Central Valley region are feeling left high and dry, projecting significant...