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LANDOVER, Md. ¿ Giant Food of Landover's new Nature¿s Promise line of health-oriented private label products was created specifically to address Giant Food shoppers' demand for a better value offering in organic and natural foods, the chain said yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO - The Justice Department's decision not to challenge a February ruling that overturned the Bush administration's ban on hemp-derived foods has opened a way for such products to gain popularity in the United States, said industry observers.