New York will join 35 other states that permit wine to be sold in multiple grocery stores if one of the revenue actions in New York state’s 2009 budget proposal is approved.
A coalition of food safety, science and consumer groups has urged President-elect Barack Obama to appoint a Secretary of Agriculture “who has had experience with or has been an advocate of the USDA’s nutrition, food safety, and...
Change to Win, a coalition of seven unions, including the United Food and Commercial Workers, said it did not discuss a possible position at the organization for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was accused this week of seeking to “sell&...
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday said that New York Supermarkets Inc., an independent operator of three stores, has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charges that it denied workers minimum wage and overtime pay.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration drew a mix of praise and criticism here last week after reporting the progress made with its year-old Food Protection Plan. Highlights of the agency's summary include: steps to establish FDA offices in China...
The Food and Drug Administration issued a report yesterday about the progress it’s made under its year-old Food Protection Plan. The risk-based model addresses food safety and defense by focusing on prevention, intervention and response...
The National Organic Standards Board ended three years of debate and approved organic certification standards for seafood, one of the final food categories left without the Certified Organic logo. The recommendations now go to the U.S. Department...
Canadian supermarket operators and city officials have reportedly agreed on a plan to introduce legislation requiring consumers to pay 5 cents for each plastic bag they get from stores.
Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election was also a triumph for the nation's largest supermarket union, which sees the event as a mandate to reform labor law and organize non-union retailers. The president-elect has said he would...
Change has come to America, President-elect Barack Obama said in his acceptance speech after last week's historic election, in which Democrats won not only the presidency but gained a true majority in the Senate and strengthened their lead in the...