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After more than a year of debate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a new, voluntary standard for producers that wish to market meats as naturally raised. During the federally mandated comment period prior to this ruling, more than 44...
The $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law last week should provide some tax breaks for retailers who invest in new equipment or hire certain individuals, according to industry trade groups. There are a number of things that could...
Hold on to your soft drinks, supermarkets here comes another sin tax. Legislators in New York, Massachusetts and elsewhere have proposed taxing sweet snacks and sodas by as much as 18%. In doing so, they hope to tackle two nagging problems...
The food industry is urgently driving issues it considers high-priority from food safety and the controversial Employee Free Choice Act, to credit card interchange fees, organized retail crime, tax matters, pension solvency, immigration reform...
Retailers could see new food safety legislation or stricter enforcement of current regulations this year, according to panelists at the National Grocers Association's annual convention last week. Reflecting on the recent salmonella outbreak...
The Food Marketing Institute, in conjunction with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association, sent a letter yesterday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch...
Confusion sums up how executives in food distribution view the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, passed last year by Congress. In January, Consumer Product Safety Commissioners voted a one-year stay for manufacturers and importers to test...