Laws & Regulations

Whole Foods Market is seeking to garner support for its opposition to a proposed Federal Trade Commission regulation that would set a five-month time frame for the evidentiary hearing from the date of the complaint in merger cases.

The California Grocers Association said it is one of four private-sector partners that has agreed to work with the California Office of Emergency Services in a new statewide disaster-response system designed to expedite relief efforts and maximize...

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday said it has charged two former top executives at drug store chain Duane Reade with accounting fraud, alleging that they executed false-payment schemes that inflated the company’s profits.

Two owners of an Associated Supermarket in Brooklyn were arrested this week and charged with filing false documents with the state, defrauding employees and paying illegal wages.

Union workers at Heinen’s and Giant Eagle stores have reportedly reached an agreement on a new contract.

After years of debate and postponement, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements will be effective, beginning tomorrow, on unprocessed perishables, including produce, meat, poultry and certain kinds of...

Philip Morris USA filed suit in federal court here yesterday to overturn a San Francisco ordinance that would ban the sale of tobacco at pharmacies.

The National Retail Federation told a congressional committee yesterday that online auction sites have gone beyond being a convenient new fencing option for professional shoplifters and have begun to lure amateurs into the growing world of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Organic Program in Washington recently released an updated report of its five-year audit of accredited organic certification firms, which had initially caused a stir among the media. The report showed...

Country-of-origin labeling requirements are set to take effect next week, on Sept. 30, but there is still some confusion in the marketplace. And to help clear up any lingering questions, suppliers, retailers and government officials will discuss...