An organic industry watchdog contends the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly allowed a flood of hydroponically-produced fruits and vegetables, largely imported, to be illegally labeled and sold as "organic." This produce is ...
Tags: Cornucopia Institute, USDA
Meat processor Atria has received approval from the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority to acquire Kaivon Liha Kaunismaa. In June, Atria announced that it would purchase 70% stake in Kaivon Liha to expand its business in Finland. ...
Tags: Atria, Kaivon Liha, acquisition
Australia's consumer watchdog has filed a lawsuit against H.J. Heinz Company, alleging that it made false and misleading representations in its advertisement for Little Kids Shredz products. The Australian Competition and Consumer ...
Tags: Shredz products, ACCC, sugar
The Group´s current chief executive John Walden is to step down following the £1.4bn deal. Sainsbury’s chief financial officer, John Rogers has been lined up to lead the Argos owner Home Retail Group once the takeover ...
Tags: Argos, takeover, the digital transformation
US consumer watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen for deceiving consumers with illegal devices in its cars. FTC said the German carmaker had carried out false advertising campaign to promote ...
Tags: FTC, Federal Trade Commison, Volkswagen, Illegal emission devices
Grocery chain Trader Joe's has recalled two types of chocolate bars after it found that its supplier has not disclosed milk in those products. The company has voluntarily issued an alert on the consumption of its Chocolate Orange ...
Tags: Trader Joe, Chocolate bars
Coles has been a focus of the TWU’s road transport campaign promoting ‘Safe Rates’. The Transport Workers’ Union has lodged an application at the road safety watchdog to force major retailers to pay transport ...
Tags: TWU, Coles, Safe Rates, Retail front
Against: NatRoad Australians should brace themselves for higher prices whilst owner-operator truckers are at risk of losing their livelihood ,if a new Order takes effect next month – with The National Road Transport Association ...
Tags: Natroad, Truck, Clash looms
Consumer Watchdog demands police investigation and release of technical data and video of the recent Google car crashing with a municipal bus in California. Google's account of the crash was posted on the California Department of Motor ...
Senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have called for "rock-solid will and resolve" to ensure the success of the Party's clean governance and anti-corruption campaign. They also agreed that the sixth plenary session of the ...
Tags: CPC, Corruption
UK-based dairy processing company Dairy Crest has acquired the remaining 50% shares in Promovita Ingredients Limited held by Fayrefield Foods Limited for £6m cash. Promovita was established as 50:50 joint venture between Dairy Crest ...
Tags: Dairy Crest, Promovita, Agriculture
Toshiba Corp. said on Saturday its group net loss for the business year ending in March will far outweigh that of the previous year's and may top its record of 398.8 billion yen (3.29 billion U.S. dollars) logged in the year through March ...
Tags: Toshiba, Record Losses
Scandal-plagued Toshiba Corp. on Monday unveiled wholesale restructuring plans in an aggressive move to return the ailing electronics firm to profitability which will include some 7,800 jobs being slashed from its workforce. The firm ...
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has ordered Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen to recall and repair 15,000 vehicles featuring 3.0-liter diesel engines sold in the state since 2009. According to the watchdog, the vehicles contain an ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Audi, 3.0-liter diesel engines
The US Federal transportation officials are planning to revise polices on self-driving cars and will release an update to the policies in the coming weeks. In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued ...
Tags: Self-Driving Cars