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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Unemployed Kansans have started getting an extra $25 in their weekly jobless benefits, and food stamp recipients will see an increase in benefits because of the federal stimulus package, state officials said Monday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez on Friday warned Venezuela's largest food producer that its entire operations could soon be expropriated amid a personal spat between Chavez and its president.
Chavez accused Empresas Polar president Loren..
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The Dominican Republic will rely on international loans and anticipated drops in food and fuel prices to weather the global economic crisis, President Leonel Fernandez said Friday in his annual address to Congress..
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ATLANTA (AP) -- From school lunches to nutrition bars and ice cream, the nationwide salmonella outbreak has reached deep into the American food supply -- even though many people had never heard of the small company at the center of the investigation until..
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ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal probe into a deadly salmonella outbreak has exposed a dirty secret: Food producers in most states are not required to alert health regulators if internal tests show possible contamination at their plants.
The legal loophole surf..
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- State regulators continued their 5-year legal battle to compel food companies to paste labels on tuna cans warning of potentially unhealthy mercury levels.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency alr..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/eb825c/south_africa_food) has announced the addition of the "South Africa Food and Drink Report Q4 2008" report to their offering.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicate 13.3 percent Maine households were having difficulty getting adequate food even before the economic slowdown.
The department's food security report covering the period betwee..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/93dc29/snapshots_uk_canne) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots UK Canned Food 2008" report to their offering.
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LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 200 pork chain professionals are expected at the second annual Responsible Pork Symposium, to be held Feb. 23-25, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. Last year's attendees included representatives from all segments of t..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents food, beverage and consumer products companies, spent nearly $1.7 million in the third quarter to lobby on food safety, trade and other issues, according to a recent disclosure rep..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Dairy Foods Association, whose members include Dean Foods Co., Lifeway Foods Inc. and ConAgra Foods Inc., spent $110,000 in the third quarter to lobby on nutrition policy, food safety and other issues, according to a r..
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food Marketing Institute spent more than $1.6 million in the third quarter to lobby on food safety, retail crime and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices were flat in September as retreating costs for gasoline, clothes and new cars helped to offset rising prices for food, medical care and other things.
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MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spain's annual inflation rate eased to 4.5 percent last month as the country's economic turmoil reduced demand and put pressure on oil and food prices, the National Statistics Agency reported Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax re..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The nation's retailers could face the weakest holiday season since 1991 as shoppers confront high gas and food prices, a turbulent stock market, slumping home prices and a weakening job market, according to Deloitte Research's forecast re..
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c24473/snapshots_us_dog_f) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots US Dog Food 2008" report to their offering.
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DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7cd85d/snapshots_us_cat_f) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots US Cat Food 2008" report to their offering.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana appeared to be out of the direct path of Hurricane Ike, but the state's recovery from Gustav began showing strains: Huge crowds overwhelmed facilities for emergency food stamps and a shortage of tarps hindered homeowners..
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