Nonfoods

WASHINGTON DC -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday issued a warning to consumers not to eat certain cans of a hot dog chili sauce under several brands including Kroger's private label, due to a risk of botulism poisoning. Two children in Texas and an Indiana couple who ate these products became seriously ill and have been hospitalized, FDA said.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Baby food company Gerber here has issued a recall of about half a million eight-ounce packs of organic rice and oatmeal cereal because of babies could choke on the product.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Baby food company Gerber here has issued a recall of about half a million eight-ounce packs of organic rice and oatmeal cereal because of babies could choke on the product.

DALLAS - Armando Martin, head of multicultural marketing for SuperValu, the huge food retailer and wholesaler, is a late addition to the speaker lineup at the third annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, August 1-3, 2007, at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas.

DALLAS - Armando Martin, head of multicultural marketing for SuperValu, the huge food retailer and wholesaler, is a late addition to the speaker lineup at the third annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, August 1-3, 2007, at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas.

CINCINNATI -- As part of its continuing leadership in the fight against hunger, the Kroger Co. here is inviting customers to join in "Bringing Hope to the Table," a two-week campaign running this month in every store to support America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

CINCINNATI -- As part of its continuing leadership in the fight against hunger, the Kroger Co. here is inviting customers to join in "Bringing Hope to the Table," a two-week campaign running this month in every store to support America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- As competition continues to hammer food retailers, and consumer shopping habits change, the Hartman Group here is offering retailers "six tough tips" in its latest HartBeat report.