SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Overall shrink loss reported in a major industry survey rose 19% in 2005-2006 to 2.76% of sales, largely as a result of a greater emphasis on perishable sales and the stricter accounting procedures required by Sarbanes-Oxley...
WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration late last week opened a 90-day comment period about whether meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring can be entered into the nation's food supply after FDA scientists issued a report...
WASHINGTON -- As expected, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued a "draft risk assessment" indicating that the meat and milk from cloned cattle, pigs and sheep and the offspring of such animals is safe to eat. The public has 90 days...
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule as soon as today on whether producers can make meat and milk derived from cloned animals available to consumers.
ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Costco Wholesale here experienced inflated prices and costs associated with fresh meat during its fiscal first quarter, but swallowed the increase rather than pass it on to shoppers, company officials said yesterday. Those...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will initiate a new rulemaking process for "all-natural" product claims made by meat and poultry suppliers, as a result of a petition filed by Hormel Foods in October.
LONDON - Tesco here will use IdentiGen's DNA TraceBack tracking system as a means of guaranteeing the source, quality and safety of its beef products, IdentiGEN, Dublin, Ireland, announced yesterday. Under terms of the agreement, Tesco will use...
CLEVELAND - Heinen's Fine Foods will expand its offerings of "Certified Humane" meat, poultry, dairy and egg products, the company announced yesterday at a news briefing at its Brecksville, Ohio store. Developed by Humane Farm Animal Care -- a...
CHICAGO - Sales of fresh foods in supermarkets show no sign of wilting, and have increased over the past year despite a number of foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to perishables.Statistics released during a webinar hosted by Information...
Fast-growing Asian supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market has opened the doors on it first East Coast location, a 60,000-square-foot store in Edison, N.J. The store, a former Pathmark, carries product imported from China, India and other Asian...
