WASHINGTON (FNS) -- While it will likely remain a mystery how E. coli bacteria got into a batch of fresh apple juice in California this fall, killing one child and making several dozen other people ill, Food and Drug...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- An estimated 400,000 food stamp recipients whose benefits were to be slashed March 1 are eligible for a reprieve.Under new welfare law, food stamp benefits for certain recipients were to be...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Federal Trade Commission here is weighing whether Winn-Dixie Stores' "Every Day Lower Prices" campaign runs afoul of fairness laws governing advertising by drawing erroneous comparisons of...
LANDOVER, Md. (FNS) -- The Teamsters strike against Giant Food here entered its third week, producing spot inventory shortages, but the chain's strategy of using outside suppliers to supply its 174 stores largely...
LANDOVER, Md. (FNS) -- Giant Food truck drivers last week went on strike, forcing the chain to close its two warehouses and contract with wholesalers for direct-store delivery.The contract for Giant's 320 union...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The fate of millions of dollars in generic advertising for produce, as well as milk and other commodities, rests now with the Supreme Court, which has begun to hear arguments in a case challenging...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Clinton administration in its second term is expected to be just as focused on food safety as in its first four years.The most notable example of its continued interest in the safety of the...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A Federal Trade Commission study issued last week said price scanning at supermarkets showed fewer errors than at other types of retailers.For supermarket operators, the FTC study counters a widely...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Pushed by rising dairy and meat costs, retail and wholesale food prices continue to swell.However, several economists told SN they are sticking to a year-end and 1997 forecast of about a 4%...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Foodborne illness is on the rise and a recent meat industry study has identified a big reason: most consumers don't wash their hands before they cook or after they've handled raw chicken and beef...