Grocery Manufacturers Association is keeping its eye on several pieces of legislation affecting CPG companies that are expected to work their way through Congress this year, including measures impacting food safety, ingredient safety, and health...
The Federal Trade Commission is keeping a close eye on nutritional claims made by major food marketers, said Leonard Gordon, director of the northeast regional office of the Federal Trade Commission, Thursday.
Robert Shupper, dairy category manager for Giant Foods, Carlisle, Pa., has been appointed to the federal Dairy Industry Advisory Committee by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in addition to 16 other members.
The good news for food retailers is that the estate tax has officially been repealed. The bad news is that nobody knows how long it will last or what form it might take when it does return. As 2009 came to a close last week, the estate tax a 45%...
State health departments completed fewer foodborne illness outbreak investigations in 2007 than in any other prior year since 1998, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The data, which was published as...
On the eve of a final vote by the U.S. Senate on a health care reform bill last week, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores issued an update to its members apprising them of provisions within the bill favoring community pharmacy.
The Senate health care reform legislation will undermine affordable health care and stifle retail job growth for years to come, according to the Retail Industry Leaders Association.
The widespread impact of the recession was the biggest story of 2009, and while food retail had its own share of difficulties, it proved to be one of the more resilient industries during the prolonged economic downturn. Shoppers were watching...