
New tests could hamper food outbreak detection
New tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous ...

Arkansas-based Tyson to audit treatment of animals
The nation's largest meat company, Tyson Foods Inc., announced Friday that it will do an animal treatment audit of suppliers' farms. The news comes ...

Safeway bets that loyalty program will pay off
Safeway Inc. is betting that its investment in a new customer loyalty program will eventually pay off, as the supermarket operator looks to fend off ...

Market flatlines, pulled by jobless claims, Europe
The market closed roughly flat Thursday, underwhelmed by encouraging jobs news but unrattled by worrisome developments in the global economy. In the ...
Problems found at peanut butter plant in 2010
The Food and Drug Administration found what it called "objectionable conditions" at a New Mexico peanut butter plant in 2010, two years before the ...

Peanut butter recall includes major retailers
A recall of peanut butter and other nut products has some of the country's largest grocery stores pulling store-brand products off their shelves.

Safeway profit drops amid growing competition
Safeway Inc. said Thursday that its net income fell 16 percent in the second quarter, as the grocery store operator spent more on advertising and ...
APNewsBreak: Costco turns against tight sow pens
Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday joined a growing list of retailers and restaurants in asking suppliers to phase out the use of small pens for ...

Visa, MasterCard in $6B settlement over card fees
Visa, MasterCard and major banks agreed to pay retailers at least $6 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit that alleged the card issuers conspired ...
Retailers sue Pfizer, charge generic Lipitor delay
Five large drug and grocery chains are suing Pfizer Inc. and a second drugmaker, alleging they conspired to delay sales of cheap generic versions of ...