Stories Tagged "groceries"
Market to Market (February 8, 2013)
posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM
Food Deserts in Urban and Rural America
posted on April 13, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Study: Half of Supermarket Meat May Have Staph Bug
posted on April 21, 2011 at 3:04 PM
ATLANTA (AP) — Half the meat and poultry sold in the supermarket may be tainted with the staph germ, a new report suggests.
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Grocers Say High Vegetable Prices Should Drop Soon
posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:03 AM
CHAMPAIGN, Ill (AP) -- A nearly 50 percent increase in vegetable prices that has sent shoppers reeling in the produce aisle should ease in the coming weeks as farmers send grocers more tomatoes, lettuce and other crops.
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Supermarkets Getting Squeezed
posted on January 21, 2011 at 1:01 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Rising food prices mean grocery store chains must absorb extra costs on items like meat, seafood, and produce, or they try to pass them along to customers.
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Wal-Mart Looks to Stock More Local Produce
posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to double its sales of locally sourced produce in the U.S.
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California Aims to Boost Enforcement of Organic Rules
posted on July 16, 2010 at 2:07 PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) - It's been barely a year since Luis Miranda began selling organic produce at farmers markets near his home in California's Central Valley, but he's already seen every trick in the book.
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Grocery Closings Leave Rural Residents Few Options
posted on June 25, 2010 at 7:06 PM
TURKEY, Texas (AP) -- Craig Chancellor tried everything he could, but last November he finally closed the Turkey General Store, leaving the small Texas Panhandle town without a grocery.
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Canada Takes US to WTO Over Cattle and Hog Labeling
posted on October 9, 2009 at 3:10 PM
OTTAWA (AP) -- Canada is asking the World Trade Organization to intervene in a dispute with the United States over cattle and hog exports.
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Country of Origin Labeling
posted on March 20, 2009 at 8:03 PM
USDA to Meat Industry: Give Shoppers More Details
posted on February 20, 2009 at 8:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has asked the meat industry to voluntarily give the public more information about where their food comes from.
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Mexico Joins Canada in WTO Beef Complaint vs. US
posted on December 19, 2008 at 8:12 PM
GENEVA (AP) — Mexico joined Canada in opposing a new U.S law on country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork by filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Thursday.
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Canada Hauls US to WTO Over Beef & Pork Rules
posted on December 5, 2008 at 8:12 PM
GENEVA (AP) — Canada filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Tuesday over a new U.S law that requires retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork, officials said.
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Country-of-Origin Labeling Put into Effect
posted on October 3, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Farm Groups Worried About Meat Labeling Law
posted on September 26, 2008 at 8:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Farm groups are protesting the Agriculture Department's use of a new food labeling law, saying it has loopholes that could confuse consumers about where their meat comes from.
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