Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Rocket Hits Tesco Lotus Store in Bangkok
BANGKOK - A Tesco Lotus supermarket in Bangkok was hit today by an anti-tank rocket that exploded in a nearby building housing the office of El Al Israel Airlines, Reuters reports. Police said the incident did not appear to be related to the conflict in the Middle East. No one was killed or injured in the blast, police reported.
Florida Pulls Clementines From Shelves
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fearing a Medfly outbreak, agriculture officials in Florida ordered Friday that all Spanish Clementines be pulled from grocery stores across the state, The Associated Press reports.

USDA, Harvard to Release Mad Cow Study

WASHINGTON - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Harvard University today are supposed to release a long-awaited study assessing the likelihood that "mad cow" disease could spread to the United States, Reuters reported.
Discrimination Suit to Be Filed Against Kroger

WASHINGTON - A Washington, D.C.-based law firm said on Wednesday it would file a class action suit against Kroger Co. charging that the company used racially discriminatory selection and promotion procedures, Reuters reported.
Chiquita Files Chapter 11 Debt Restructuring Plan as Expected

CINCINNATI - Chiquita Brands International Inc. today filed in Federal Court in Cincinnati a Pre-Arranged Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Pollio Recalls Cheese Products on Salmonella Concern

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Pollio Italian Cheese Company on Friday recalled certain Polly-O ricotta cheese packages and some foodservice ricotta products because of potential contamination from Salmonella bacteria.
EU Rules Against Tesco in Case with Levi Strauss

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union's highest court today rejected demands from UK supermarket giant Tesco for the right to import Levi's jeans from the United States, the BBC reported.
Trader Joe's Bans GMOs from Private-label Products

California grocery chain Trader Joe's has agreed to ban genetically modified ingredients from its thousands of private-label products in response to consumer pressure, the Los Angeles Times reported today.
Bomb Explodes at Tesco Store in Thailand

LONDON - A bomb exploded in the parking lot at a Tesco store in Thailand, the BBC reported today. It was the third time the UK retailer's Thai subsidiaries had been targeted since July.
Senate Committee Wants to Expand Food Stamp Program

WASHINGTON - Congress is considering restoring food stamps to legal immigrants who stopped receiving benefits in the 1996 welfare overhaul, The Associated Press reported today.

Rocket Hits Tesco Lotus Store in Bangkok

Florida Pulls Clementines From Shelves

USDA, Harvard to Release Mad Cow Study

Discrimination Suit to Be Filed Against Kroger

Chiquita Files Chapter 11 Debt Restructuring Plan as Expected

Pollio Recalls Cheese Products on Salmonella Concern

EU Rules Against Tesco in Case with Levi Strauss

Trader Joe's Bans GMOs from Private-label Products

Bomb Explodes at Tesco Store in Thailand

Senate Committee Wants to Expand Food Stamp Program