The Grocery Manufacturers Association is pinpointing food for fuel
as a major factor in US food price hikes as indexes this week
showed finished food prices are rising at twice the rate of all
other finished goods.
Food firms and industry associations are stepping up a campaign to
reform the US sugar policy, urging Congress to reject proposals
that would increase the cost of sugar price supports.
To protect the food supply, farms, restaurants and supermarkets
should consider criminal background checks on employees, take care
to safeguard water supplies and keep a closer eye on the salad bar,
the U.S. government says.
Food manufacturer and distributor International Multifoods Corp. IMC.N on Thursday said it expects to complete its $316 million purchase of specialty...
On June 22, the American consumer products group Sara Lee pleaded
guilty in federal court for selling hot dogs and meats in 1998 that
were contaminated...
