Nonfoods

IRVINE, Calif. - While federal lawmakers listened to testimony from leaders of the produce and meat industry yesterday during the first in a series of hearings examining the allegedly flawed national food safety framework, Western Growers Association (WGA) here was cheering the green light given this week by California officials for the farm industry's plan to establish voluntary safety standards for leafy vegetables.

WATSONVILLE, Cal. -- Some 200 industry representatives gathered here at the first California Strawberry Food Safety Summit to hear a panel of prominent experts, industry leaders and regulators from the front lines of food safety.

WATSONVILLE, Cal. -- Some 200 industry representatives gathered here at the first California Strawberry Food Safety Summit to hear a panel of prominent experts, industry leaders and regulators from the front lines of food safety.

NORWALK, Conn. -- The Stew Leonard III Children's Charities here said it has released a children's storybook "The Healthy Way," seeking to show youngsters "how to incorporate healthy eating and activity in a fun, engaging way."

NORWALK, Conn. -- The Stew Leonard III Children's Charities here said it has released a children's storybook "The Healthy Way," seeking to show youngsters "how to incorporate healthy eating and activity in a fun, engaging way."

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. here, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., has signed the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement. Under the voluntary agreement, all participants must adhere to established good agricultural practices (GAP) and food safety guidelines.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. here, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., has signed the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement. Under the voluntary agreement, all participants must adhere to established good agricultural practices (GAP) and food safety guidelines.

PHOENIX - Arizona's biggest metropolitan area is where Tesco's much-anticipated hybrid format will first touch U.S. soil, the U.K. retailer revealed yesterday during an event hosted here by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. The retailer also unveiled the new banner and logo that it intends to paper several West Coast markets with.