Nonfoods

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Just in time for National Pet Month in May, mass merchandiser Kmart has launched a new line of private label pet products for dogs and cats called Champion Breed.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The produce department of a San Francisco Safeway store provided the backdrop for the official unveiling of a new public health initiative -- Fruits & Veggies-More Matters ¿- by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), based here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

NEWARK, Del. -- The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here has committed to a half-million-dollar partnership with Scholastic, Inc. to encourage the nation's schoolchildren to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. This classroom-based initiative supports Produce for Better Health's (PBH) "Campaign for Children¿s Health."

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The produce department of a San Francisco Safeway store provided the backdrop for the official unveiling of a new public health initiative -- Fruits & Veggies-More Matters ¿- by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), based here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Just in time for National Pet Month in May, mass merchandiser Kmart has launched a new line of private label pet products for dogs and cats called Champion Breed.

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Jewel-Osco based here opened the doors of its newest store in Bourbonnais, Ill., a 62,000 square-footer that features its parent company, Supervalu's, "Premium Fresh and Healthy" decor package, as well as expanded frozen aisles and a variety of diverse foods, including a "Wild Harvest" shop that contains a large selection of natural and organic foods.

WASHINGTON - Both pet owners and pet food sellers across the continent were rocked over the weekend by news of a major product recall by a large national and store brand manufacturer, tied to as many as 10 reported incidents of kidney failure in pets.

WASHINGTON - Both pet owners and pet food sellers across the continent were rocked over the weekend by news of a major product recall by a large national and store brand manufacturer, tied to as many as 10 reported incidents of kidney failure in pets.